眠ねぶり人びと

noun

someone who is fast asleep

Archaic term for a person in a deep sleep; not used in modern everyday Japanese.

• 古ふるい物もの語がたりでは、眠ねぶり人びとは深ふかい眠ねむりに落おちている者ものを指さす。

  In old tales, 眠り人 refers to someone who has fallen into a deep sleep.