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wacan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
wacan, p. wóc; pp. wacen
Wright's OE grammar
§508;
To wake; but occurring mostly in the sense to come into being, be born, spring
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  • Sió mǽgburg ðe ic æfter wóc

    the family from which I sprang,

      Exon. Th. 401, 34; Rä. 21, 21.
  • Abrahame wóc bearn of brýde

    to Abraham a child was born of his wife,

      Cd. Th. 167, 10; Gen. 2763: Beo. Th. 3925; B. 1960.
  • Of ðam eorle wóc unrím þeóda,

      Cd. Th. 99, 15; Gen. 1646: 98, 29; Gen. 1637: Beo. Th. 2535; B. 1265.
  • Ðæm feówer bearn in worold wócun,

      119; B. 60.
  • Wócon,

      Cd. Th. 131, 31; Gen. 2184.
  • Þanon his eaforan wócan, bearn from brýde,

      65, 5; Gen. 1061.
  • Ǽr him sunu wóce,

      70, 25; Gen. 1158.
Etymology
[He awoc (woc, 2nd MS.) of slæpe, Laym. 25566. Ðe king woc, Gen. and Ex. 2111. Aboute þe middel of þe nith wok Ubbe, Havel. 2093.]
Similar entries
v. á-, on-wacan.
Linked entries
v.  on-wacan on-wacan.
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