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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dreme, n. Also: dreime, dreym; drame, dramme; dream(e. [ME. dreme (c 1250), answering in form to OE. dréam, in meaning to ON. draumr.]

1. A dream; a vision during sleep.(a) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 2862.
His dewynouris he gart but hone Be called, and tald thaim his dreme sone c1420 Wynt. v. 5560.
Off hys slepe quhen he wes browcht, Off this dreme he had gret thoucht 1456 Hay II. 142/2.
Slombering efter mete, with fantasies and fleying in dremys a1500 Bk. Chess 84.
For he couth nocht kepe Intill his mynd the dremes of his sleipe c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxv. 141.
Quhen I awoik, my dreme it was so nyce Fra euery wicht I hid it 1535 Stewart 44642.
Mony one … With that same flude war borne quyt awa, Or euir thai wist, or walknit of thair dreme a1578 Pitsc. I. 393 h.
The king of Scotlandis visiouns and dremes(b) 1513 Doug. ii. xii. 64.
The figur fled as … a waverand swevyn or dreym Ib. iii. iii. 47.
This was nowthir dreym nor fantasy 15.. Clar. ii. 1373.
Now braiding in his dreime for joy(c) 1560 Rolland Seven S. 5100.
We ar spa men … And can discus all dreames sa cunninglie 1567 G. Ball. 102.
As quhen ane man awaikis of his dreame a1578 Pitsc. I. 67/17.
He beleifit this to be na wther thing but ane werie dreame

b. The time occupied by a dream. 1540 Lynd. Sat. 98 (B).
I knaw my dayis indeuris bot a drame a1578 Pitsc. I. 376/30.
Now it is … That princes dayes induires bot ane dreme

2. A vision or fancy like a dream. 1533 Gau 3/12.
In the quhilk bukis thair is sa mony … fablis and dremis gadrit to gider c1520-c1535 Nisbet III. 325.]
[Faith is not mannis opinion ande dramme c1540 Lynd. Kitteis Conf. 99.
Ȝit it is nocht bot mennis drame, The peple to confound and schame 1562-3 Winȝet II. 51/30.
Thai woud dremis of new doctrine of certane voud women 1567 G. Ball. 192.
Ȝe preiche ȝour awin dremis