awreccan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *uzwrakjaną.
Verb[edit]
āwreċċan
- to awaken
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of St. John the Apostle"
- Drusiana þa ārās swilce of slæpe āwreht, and, carfull be ðæs apostoles hæse, hām ġewende.
- Drusiana then arose as if from sleep awakened, and, mindful of the apostle's command, returned home.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of St. John the Apostle"
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of āwreċċan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | āwreċċan | āwreċċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | āwreċċe | āwrehte |
| second person singular | āwreċest | āwrehtest |
| third person singular | āwreċeþ | āwrehte |
| plural | āwreċċaþ | āwrehton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | āwreċċe | āwrehte |
| plural | āwreċċen | āwrehten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | āwreċe | |
| plural | āwreċċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| āwreċċende | āwreht | |
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “á-wreccan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.