night-waken.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtweɪk/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌweɪk/

Forms: see night n. and wake n.¹; also late Middle English nygwake.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., wake n.¹

Etymology: < night n. + wake n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch nachtwāke (Dutch (archaic or regional) nachtwaak), Middle Low German nachtwāke, Old High German nahtwahha (Middle High German nahtwache, German Nachtwache), Old Icelandic náttvaka, Old Swedish nattavaka, natvaka.

Now archaic and historical.

The action of staying awake, or maintaining a watch, during the night; a nocturnal vigil. Also: a wake, feast, or revel held at night.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [noun] > action, fact, or instance of staying awake at night > or watching

night-wakeOE

night watchOE

the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > night feast

night-wake1521

midnight banquet1715

midnight feast1734

OE Seafarer 6 Þær mec oft bigeat nearo nihtwaco æt nacan stefnan.

1416 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 249 (MED) Capellani parochiales de Masham recusant facere at celebraræ exequias infancium et pauperum quorumcunque defunctorum, ni primitus per amicos et parentes sit eis satisfactum pro qualibet nygwake, 7 d.

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 86 A nightewakys, vigilie, excubie.

1521 in F. Collins Wills & Admin. Knaresborough Court Rolls (1902) I. 13 For nyght wakes and hedemasse pennys viij d.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxi. 375 Their shamefull night-wakes and misteries celebrated in the darke.

1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. ii. 67 The living [were] merry and rejoycing, though without drinke at the night-wake of their dead Camerades and friends.

a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 137 A tyrannical Prince, killed by his Satrapaes and Noblemen at that feast or drunken night-wake.

1783 J. Hall-Stevenson Baron's Tale ix, in Moral Tales 42 Their hops, love-feasts and agapees; Our balls, methodist night-wakes, cotteries.

1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake ii. xiii. 196 Yet, though the dawn of morning shone, No lady from that night-wake gone, Not even the queen durst sleep alone.

1873 Appletons' Jrnl. 15 Nov. 627/3 Here a velario, or night-wake, for the departed is being held.

2000 Independent (Nexis) 28 May 21 For days and nights on end people marched in the streets,..organised night wakes and sit-ins [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night-wake
释义	night-waken. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtweɪk/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌweɪk/ Forms: see night n. and wake n.¹; also late Middle English nygwake. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., wake n.¹ Etymology: < night n. + wake n.¹ Compare Middle Dutch nachtwāke (Dutch (archaic or regional) nachtwaak), Middle Low German nachtwāke, Old High German nahtwahha (Middle High German nahtwache, German Nachtwache), Old Icelandic náttvaka, Old Swedish nattavaka, natvaka. Now archaic and historical. The action of staying awake, or maintaining a watch, during the night; a nocturnal vigil. Also: a wake, feast, or revel held at night. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > [noun] > action, fact, or instance of staying awake at night > or watching night-wakeOE night watchOE the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > night feast night-wake1521 midnight banquet1715 midnight feast1734 OE Seafarer 6 Þær mec oft bigeat nearo nihtwaco æt nacan stefnan. 1416 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 249 (MED) Capellani parochiales de Masham recusant facere at celebraræ exequias infancium et pauperum quorumcunque defunctorum, ni primitus per amicos et parentes sit eis satisfactum pro qualibet nygwake, 7 d. ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 86 A nightewakys, vigilie, excubie. 1521 in F. Collins Wills & Admin. Knaresborough Court Rolls (1902) I. 13 For nyght wakes and hedemasse pennys viij d. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxi. 375 Their shamefull night-wakes and misteries celebrated in the darke. 1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. ii. 67 The living [were] merry and rejoycing, though without drinke at the night-wake of their dead Camerades and friends. a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 137 A tyrannical Prince, killed by his Satrapaes and Noblemen at that feast or drunken night-wake. 1783 J. Hall-Stevenson Baron's Tale ix, in Moral Tales 42 Their hops, love-feasts and agapees; Our balls, methodist night-wakes, cotteries. 1813 J. Hogg Queen's Wake ii. xiii. 196 Yet, though the dawn of morning shone, No lady from that night-wake gone, Not even the queen durst sleep alone. 1873 Appletons' Jrnl. 15 Nov. 627/3 Here a velario, or night-wake, for the departed is being held. 2000 Independent (Nexis) 28 May 21 For days and nights on end people marched in the streets,..organised night wakes and sit-ins [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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