寝ね静しずまる

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

fall asleep; go to sleep; be asleep

Describes a state where everyone in a place has gone to sleep and it has become quiet. Often used for nighttime scenes in houses, neighborhoods, or towns.

• 夜よが更ふけて、町まちはすっかり寝ね静しずまっていた。

  The night grew late and the town was completely asleep.

• 家か族ぞくが寝ね静しずまった後あと、彼かれはこっそり家いえを抜ぬけ出だした。

  After his family had fallen asleep, he quietly slipped out of the house.