Asleep, 1) in sleep, sleeping: “lying once a.” Sonn. 154, 1. Tp. I, 2, 232. II, 1, 191. II, 1, 191 II, 1, 191 2, 155. III, 2, 68. III, 2, 68 V, 98. Gentl. III, 1, 25. IV, 2, 136. Ado III, 3, 71. Mids. II, 1, 177. 2, 101. IV, 1, 133. IV, 1, 133 V, 331. Tw. I, 5, 151. H4A I, 3, 221. II, 4, 577. H6A III, 2, 122. H6B I, 1, 249. R3 I, 4, 96. H8 IV, 2, 81. Cor. IV, 5, 2. Hml. III, 3, 89 “(when he is drunk a.).” Oth. IV, 2, 97, etc. got 'tween a. and wake (== between a. and awake) Lr. I, 2, 15. Figuratively: “though credit be a.” Wint. V, 2, 67. “their pride and mettle is a.” H4A IV, 3, 22.
2) into sleep: “fall a.” Sonn. 153, 1. H4A III, 3, 112. “laugh me a.” Tp. II, 1, 189. “sing me a.” Mids. II, 2, 7. Tit. V, 3, 163. “rock me a.” H4B II, 4, 211. “lull a.” Cor. III, 2, 115. “to bring her babe a.” Tit. II, 3, 29. “sucks the nurse a.” Ant. V, 2, 313 etc.