† 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).
| c 1000 Ags. Gosp. Mark iv. 38 He wæs..slapende, & hi awehton hine. c 1160 Hatton G., Awehten. 1205 Lay. 812 Heo heom aweihten c 1300 K. Alis. 5858 The Kyng..hastilich hymself aweightte. c 1300 Vox & 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.
| c 1000 Ags. Gosp. Luke iii. 8 He mæᵹ of þysum stanum abrahames bearn aweccan. [So Hatton G.] 1205 Lay. 29285 Þe wind com..and þat fur awehte. c 1220 Sawles Warde in Cott. Hom. 267 Þvs ah mon..wið þulliche þohtes awecchen his heorte. c 1220 Leg. St. Kath. 1042 He..wið his word awahte þe liflese liches to lif. |