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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1599
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Awake, Awaik, v. Also: avak. P. t. awoke, awoyk, awoik, avoik, awouk, awuke, avak; awakit. [ME. awake, early ME. awakie(n), OE. áwacian (p.t. áwóc): see Wake v. The p.t. awoik, etc., may belong here or to Awalk v.1]
1. intr. To awaken, wake up.(a) c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 244 (as I did awake of my sueving). 1513 Doug. xiii. Prol. 172 (awaik on fut). 15.. Clariodus ii. 1375 (now slumbering soft, now braid awaiking). 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 102 (as quhen ane man awaikis of his dreme).(b) a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 345 (Cresseid fra it awoik). c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxx. 50 (I awoik [M. awuke] as wy that wes in weir); xxxv. 41 (quhen I awoik [M. awoyk]). 1513 Doug. xiii. Prol. 154 (I for feir awoik). 15.. Clariodus i. 96 (quhen he out of his swoun awoke). a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS xxxv. 55 (quhill scho awoik guid tent he tuik). a1585 Maitland Quarto MS lxv. 16 (quhen I awouk).
2. tr. To keep watch over. 1545 Treasurer's Accounts VIII. 421.
To the foure men that avoik the artalȝe at Douglas, viij s. 1547 Ib. IX. 104.
Eftir losing of this artalȝere to vj men quhilk awauke [sic] the samyn upoun the sandes of Leith 1548 Ib. 198.
To tua men quhilk awoik the samyn [canon]
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