- áwæcnian
- wv/t2 to awaken, revive; arise, originate, spring from
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
áwæcnian
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lǽcnian — see lácnian … Old to modern English dictionary
onwæcnian — wv/i2 to awake; arise, spring, be born [=áwæcnan] … Old to modern English dictionary
tǽcnian — see tácnian … Old to modern English dictionary
wræcnian — see wracnian … Old to modern English dictionary
wæcnian — wv/i2 to come into being, awake, come forth, spring from, arise, be born … Old to modern English dictionary
Foretoken — Fore*to ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foretokened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foretokening}.] [AS. foret[=a]cnian; fore + t[=a]cnian.] To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate. [1913 Webster] Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood. Daniel … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foretokened — Foretoken Fore*to ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foretokened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foretokening}.] [AS. foret[=a]cnian; fore + t[=a]cnian.] To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate. [1913 Webster] Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foretokening — Foretoken Fore*to ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foretokened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foretokening}.] [AS. foret[=a]cnian; fore + t[=a]cnian.] To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate. [1913 Webster] Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
awaken — verb (awakened; awakening) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English awæcnian, from a + wæcnian to waken Date: before 12th century awake • awakener noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
awaken — a•wak•en [[t]əˈweɪ kən[/t]] v. t. v. i. to waken • Etymology: bef. 900; ME awak(e)nen, OE awæcnian, earlier onwæcnian; see a , waken a•wak′en•er, n … From formal English to slang
