vække
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish wække, from Old Norse vekja, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną (“to wake”), cognate with Swedish väcka, English watch, wake, and German wecken.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
vække (past tense vækkede or vakte, past participle vækket or vakt)
- (transitive) to wake up (to cause someone to stop sleeping)
- (transitive) to arouse, cause (e.g. curiosity, interest, anger, laughter)
- (transitive) to awaken (spiritually or politically)
Usage notes edit
- The older forms vakte and vakt are never used in the literal sense of the word.
Conjugation edit
Inflection of vække
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “vække” in Den Danske Ordbog