beslapen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/bəˈslaː.pə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to sleep with, to have sex with, to bed
  • (transitive) to sleep on (an object, e.g. a bed)
  • (reflexive) to sleep on (a subject or matter, to think it through)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch beslâpen pre from Dutch, Flemish slapen (sleep, sleeping).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

slapen

Gloss

sleep, sleeping

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

寝, 眠, 睡

Emoji
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