aweccan

Old English

Alternative forms

• āƿeċċan — wynn spelling

Etymology

From ā- +‎ weċċan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈwet.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

Conjugation of āweċċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	āweċċan	āweċċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āweċċe	āweahte
second person singular	āweċest	āweahtest
third person singular	āweċeþ	āweahte
plural	āweċċaþ	āweahton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āweċċe	āweahte
plural	āweċċen	āweahten
imperative
singular	āweċe
plural	āweċċaþ
participle	present	past
	āweċċende	āweaht

Related terms

• āwacan