English
Etymology
Old English wæcnan.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�weɪk�n/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪk�n|-eɪk�n
Verb
en-verb
#to awake or rouse from sleep; to stir
Middle English
Etymology
Old English wacan
Verb
waken (past wook, past participle waken)
- to wake, cease from sleep, to be awake
- to remain awake on watch especially over a corpse
Related terms
wake: a watch, vigil
wakien: to watch, awake (from Old English wacian)
waknen: to waken, to be aroused from sleep (from Old English wæcnan)
Descendants
wake, watch
Category:Middle English verbs
fr:waken
io:waken
nl:waken
te:waken
vi:waken
zh:waken
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