aweccan
Old English
Alternative forms
- āƿeċċan — wynn spelling
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
āweċċan
- (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 |
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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 |