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† aˈwecche, v. Obs.
Forms: 1–3 aweccan, 3–4 awecche. pa. tense 1–3 awehte, aweahte, awahte, 3 aweihte, aweightte. pa. pple. 1–3 aweht.
[OE. awęcc(e)an, cogn. with OS. awękkjan, OHG. arwechhan, -wekkan, irwecchen, -weken, MHG. erwecken, Goth. uswakjan; f. a- prefix 1 up + węcc(e)an, Goth. wakjan, causal deriv. of wakan to wake: see wecche. The modern spelling would have been awetch.]
1. trans. To arouse out of sleep (or swoon).
c1000Ags. Gosp. Mark iv. 38 He wæs..slapende, & hi awehton hine. c1160Hatton G., Awehten. 1205Lay. 812 Heo heom aweihten c1300K. Alis. 5858 The Kyng..hastilich hymself aweightte. c1300Vox & Wolf 266 in Rel. Ant. II. 277 O frere..of here slep hem shulde awecche.
2. transf. and fig. To awaken into life or activity.
c1000Ags. Gosp. Luke iii. 8 He mæᵹ of þysum stanum abrahames bearn aweccan. [So Hatton G.] 1205Lay. 29285 Þe wind com..and þat fur awehte. c1220Sawles Warde in Cott. Hom. 267 Þvs ah mon..wið þulliche þohtes awecchen his heorte. c1220Leg. St. Kath. 1042 He..wið his word awahte þe liflese liches to lif. |