awacan

Old English

Etymology

From ā- +‎ wacan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈwɑ.kɑn/

Verb

āwacan

1. (intransitive) to wake up

Usage notes

• The Late West Saxon of Ælfric used this word for "to wake up" (intransitive), while the Early West Saxon of King Alfred used onwæcnan in the present tense and onwacan in the past tense. Both sub-dialects used āweċċan for the transitive sense ("to wake somebody up").

Conjugation

Conjugation of āwacan (strong class 6)

infinitive	āwacan	āwacenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āwace	āwōc
second person singular	āwæcst	āwōce
third person singular	āwæcþ	āwōc
plural	āwacaþ	āwōcon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āwace	āwōce
plural	āwacen	āwōcen
imperative
singular	āwac
plural	āwacaþ
participle	present	past
	āwacende	āwæcen, āwacen

Related terms

• āwacian
• āweċċan (“to wake someone up”)
• wacian (“to be awake”)

Descendants

• Middle English: awaken
  • English: awake
  • Scots: awake, awaik