awacan

== Old English == === Etymology === From ā- +‎ wacan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑːˈwɑ.kɑn/ === Verb === āwacan (intransitive) to wake up ==== Usage notes ==== The Late West Saxon of Ælfric used this word for "to wake up" (intransitive), while the Early West Saxon of King Alfred used onwæcnan in the present tense and onwacan in the past tense. Both sub-dialects used āweċċan for the transitive sense ("to wake somebody up"). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== āwacian āweċċan (“to wake someone up”) wacian (“to be awake”) ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: awaken English: awake Scots: awake, awaik