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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [Two distinct but synonymous verbs from the same root coalesced in early [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English].: | + | [Two distinct but synonymous verbs from the same root coalesced in early [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English].: |
− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Awakening''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Awakening this link].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Awakening''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Awakening this link].</center> |
| ===The strong verb=== | | ===The strong verb=== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English]. (? wæcnan), wóc, wócon, *wacen. (The present-stem is wanting, unless it be presented by wæcnan: see WAKEN v.) The strong pa. tense is found only in [[English]]; the strong pa. pple., not recorded in OE., but found in later periods, occurs in ON. vakenn, and as adj. (‘awake’) in MSw. vakin, Sw., Norw. vaken, Da. vaagen; N.Fris. vaaken is prob. from Scandinavian. | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English]. (? wæcnan), wóc, wócon, *wacen. (The present-stem is wanting, unless it be presented by wæcnan: see WAKEN v.) The strong pa. tense is found only in [[English]]; the strong pa. pple., not recorded in OE., but found in later periods, occurs in ON. vakenn, and as adj. (‘awake’) in MSw. vakin, Sw., Norw. vaken, Da. vaagen; N.Fris. vaaken is prob. from Scandinavian. |
| ===The weak verb=== | | ===The weak verb=== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English]. wacian, corresponding to OFris. wakia, waka (mod. WFris. weitsje, NFris. waake), OHG. wahhên, wachên, -ân (MHG., mod.G. wachen), ON. vaka, pa. tense vak a (Norw., MSw., Sw. vaka, Da. vaage), Goth. wakan: OTeut. *wak{a}jan (whence also the OE. doublet wæccan WATCH v.), or to OS., OLow Frankish wakon (MDu., Du., MLG., LG. waken), OHG. wachôn: OTeut. *wak{o}jan. | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English]. wacian, corresponding to OFris. wakia, waka (mod. WFris. weitsje, NFris. waake), OHG. wahhên, wachên, -ân (MHG., mod.G. wachen), ON. vaka, pa. tense vak a (Norw., MSw., Sw. vaka, Da. vaage), Goth. wakan: OTeut. *wak{a}jan (whence also the OE. doublet wæccan WATCH v.), or to OS., OLow Frankish wakon (MDu., Du., MLG., LG. waken), OHG. wachôn: OTeut. *wak{o}jan. |
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| The Teut. root *wak- *w{o}k- in Goth. w{o}kains wakefulness, and, with different sense, in Goth. w{o}kr-s, OE. w{o}cor, ON. okr growth, increase, usury: see OCKER n.1) represents a pre-Teut. *wag-: *weg-; cf. L. veg{e)re to rouse, excite, also intr. to be [[lively]] or [[active]], vig{e}re to be vigorous, vigil wakeful, Skr. v{a}jas neut. vigour; perh. to be referred to the Indo-Eur. root *aweg-, represented by L. aug{e}re, Goth. aukan to increase, OE. éacan to grow (see EKE v.), and with -s extension by Gr. to increase, OTeut. *wa{i}s- to grow (see WAX v.). | | The Teut. root *wak- *w{o}k- in Goth. w{o}kains wakefulness, and, with different sense, in Goth. w{o}kr-s, OE. w{o}cor, ON. okr growth, increase, usury: see OCKER n.1) represents a pre-Teut. *wag-: *weg-; cf. L. veg{e)re to rouse, excite, also intr. to be [[lively]] or [[active]], vig{e}re to be vigorous, vigil wakeful, Skr. v{a}jas neut. vigour; perh. to be referred to the Indo-Eur. root *aweg-, represented by L. aug{e}re, Goth. aukan to increase, OE. éacan to grow (see EKE v.), and with -s extension by Gr. to increase, OTeut. *wa{i}s- to grow (see WAX v.). |