WAKE, WAKEFUL, WAKEFULLY, WAKEFULNESS
ADJECTIVES
► LEVISOMNOUS soon waked, watchful; light-sleeping → 1656 obs.
► WACKER ► WHACKER wakeful, easily awakened → 1790 Eng. dial.
► WACKERSOME wakeful, wide-awake → 1858 Eng. dial.
► WAKERIFE wakeful, watchful, indisposed to sleep → c1480 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► WAKERLY wakeful, watchful → c1400 obs.
► WAKRONG wakeful → 1340-70 obs.
► WAKY wakeful → a1541 obs.
ADVERBS
► WAKERIFELIE wakefully → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
INTERJECTIONS
► WAKEY, WAKEY, EGGS AND BAKEY! used for calling someone from sleep to breakfast → 2000 US sl.
► WAKEY, WAKEY, HANDS OFF SNAKIE! used for humorously waking up a male → 1985 Aust. sl.
NOUNS
► WAKE the state of wakefulness, esp. during normal hours of sleep → a1250 obs.
► WAKERIFENESS the state of wakefulness; sleeplessness → 1891 Sc.
NOUNS – PERSON
► KNOCKER-UP a person who goes round the streets in the early morning to awaken people → 1861 Eng. dial.
► UP-KNOCKER a man employed by workpeople to wake them in the morning → 1899 Eng. dial.
VERBS
► ADAW to wake up, to awake, from sleep, swoon, etc. → c1300 obs.
► AWECCHE to wake someone up; to wake up, to regain consciousness → a1000 obs.
► CALL ONE OUT to wake someone → 1954 Amer. dial.
► DARE UP to wake or rouse up a person that is asleep or dying → 1873 Eng. dial.
► DAW to awake from sleep, to arouse → c1314 obs. exc. Sc.
► I-WAKE to wake → c1275 obs.
► KNOCK UP to wake someone by knocking on their door or window → 1663 Brit. sl.
► RAISE to awaken, to rouse → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► RALLY to wake a person, to rouse → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SHAKE ONE’S EARS to wake up, to bestir oneself → 1580
► SURFACE to wake up, get up or leave one’s room in the morning → 1963 sl.
► VIGILATE to be wakeful or sleepless → 1758 obs.
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