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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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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.. Clar. ii. 1375 (now slumbering soft, now braid awaiking). 1567 G. Ball. 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.. Clar. i. 96 (quhen he out of his swoun awoke). a1570-86 Maitl. F. xxxv. 55 (quhill scho awoik guid tent he tuik). a1585 Maitl. Q. lxv. 16 (quhen I awouk).

2. tr. To keep watch over. 1545 Treas. Acc. 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]