aweccan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ā- + weċċan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aː.ˈwet.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

āweċċan

  1. (transitive) to wake up
    Ne āweċe þū slǣpende lēon.
    Don't wake a sleeping lion.
    Iċ hopiġe þæt iċ þē ne āweahte.
    I hope I didn't wake you up.
    Hlūd ġecnoc æt þǣre dura hine āweahte.
    A loud knocking at the door woke him up.
    Iċ slēp swā fæste þæt þā weardas sċoldon mē āweċċan.
    I slept so soundly that the guards had to wake me up.
    Þū brǣċe mīn hūs on middan þǣre nihte swā swā þēof and þū mē sæġst þæt þū noldest mē āweċċan?
    You broke into my house in the middle of the night like a thief and you're telling me that you didn't want to wake me up?

Conjugation

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