- onwæcnan
- wv/i1b to awake; arise, spring, be born [=áwæcnan]
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
onwæcnan
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onwæcnian — wv/i2 to awake; arise, spring, be born [=áwæcnan] … Old to modern English dictionary
awake — {{11}}awake (adj.) not asleep, c.1300, shortened from awaken, pp. of O.E. awæcnan (see AWAKEN (Cf. awaken)). {{12}}awake (v.) a merger of two Middle English verbs: 1. awaken, from O.E. awæcnan (earlier onwæcnan; strong, past tense awoc, pp.… … Etymology dictionary
awaken — (v.) O.E. awæcnan (intrans.), to spring into being, arise, originate, also, less often, to wake up; earlier onwæcnan, from A (Cf. a ) (1) on + wæcnan (see WAKEN (Cf. waken)). Transitive meaning to rouse from sleep is recorded from 1510s;… … Etymology dictionary
awake — I. /əˈweɪk / (say uh wayk) verb (awoke or awaked, awoken, awaking) –verb (t) 1. to rouse from sleep; wake up. 2. to stir the interest of; excite. 3. to stir, disturb (the memories, fears, etc.). –verb (i) 4. to wake up. 5. to come to a… …
in — 1. A. prep w.d.i. of position or location in, on; within any place or thing; (1a.) where a place is defined by a characteristic; (1b.) with proper names of countries, towns, etc.; in Breotene in Britain; (2.) of position; (a) on; þes wudu ligeþ… … Old to modern English dictionary
awaken — verb 1》 stop or cause to stop sleeping. 2》 rouse (a feeling). Derivatives awakening noun & adjective Origin OE onwæcnan, from on on + waken … English new terms dictionary
