to waken from sleep

  • 21wake — {{11}}wake (n.1) track left by a moving ship, 1540s, perhaps from M.L.G. or M.Du. wake hole in the ice, from O.N. vok, vaka hole in the ice, from P.Gmc. *wakwo. The sense perhaps evolved via track made by a vessel through ice. Perhaps the English …

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  • 22The Lochmaben Harper (ballad) — The Lochmaben Harper or The Blind Harper is a traditional British Folk ballad ((Child # 192, Roud # 85) [http://library.efdss.org/cgi bin/query.cgi?index roud=on cross=off type=Song access=off op 9=or field 9= op 12=or field 12= op 13=or field 13 …

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  • 23wake — I [[t]weɪk[/t]] v. waked woke, waked wok•en, wak•ing, 1) to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often fol. by up) 2) to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awake: to wake from one s daydreams[/ex] 3) to become cognizant… …

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  • 24awaken — (v.) O.E. awæcnan (intrans.), to spring into being, arise, originate, also, less often, to wake up; earlier onwæcnan, from A (Cf. a ) (1) on + wæcnan (see WAKEN (Cf. waken)). Transitive meaning to rouse from sleep is recorded from 1510s;… …

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  • 25stir — stir1 [stʉr] vt. stirred, stirring [ME stirien < OE styrian: see STORM] 1. to move, shake, agitate, etc., esp. slightly 2. to change the position of slightly; displace [to stir a log] 3. to rouse from sleep, lethargy, indifference, etc …

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  • 26Wake — Wake, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waked}or {Woke} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Waking}.] [AS. wacan, wacian; akin to OFries. waka, OS. wak?n, D. waken, G. wachen, OHG. wahh?n, Icel. vaka, Sw. vaken, Dan. vaage, Goth. wakan, v. i., uswakjan, v. t., Skr.… …

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  • 27Waked — Wake Wake, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waked}or {Woke} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Waking}.] [AS. wacan, wacian; akin to OFries. waka, OS. wak?n, D. waken, G. wachen, OHG. wahh?n, Icel. vaka, Sw. vaken, Dan. vaage, Goth. wakan, v. i., uswakjan, v. t., Skr. v[ …

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  • 28Waking — Wake Wake, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waked}or {Woke} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Waking}.] [AS. wacan, wacian; akin to OFries. waka, OS. wak?n, D. waken, G. wachen, OHG. wahh?n, Icel. vaka, Sw. vaken, Dan. vaage, Goth. wakan, v. i., uswakjan, v. t., Skr. v[ …

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  • 29Woke — Wake Wake, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waked}or {Woke} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Waking}.] [AS. wacan, wacian; akin to OFries. waka, OS. wak?n, D. waken, G. wachen, OHG. wahh?n, Icel. vaka, Sw. vaken, Dan. vaage, Goth. wakan, v. i., uswakjan, v. t., Skr. v[ …

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  • 30Wake — Wake, v. t. 1. To rouse from sleep; to awake. [1913 Webster] The angel . . . came again and waked me. Zech. iv. 1. [1913 Webster] 2. To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite. I shall waken all this company. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Lest… …

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