waked

Then I went to my usual refuge, and, fully intending to keep awake, as a sort of vigil appropriate to the occasion, fell fast asleep and dreamed propitious dreams till my rosy-faced cousin waked me with a kiss.

Hospital Sketches 1863

At night the dead body is waked, that is to say, all the friends and neighbours of the deceased collect in a barn or stable, where the corpse is laid upon some boards, or an unhinged door, supported upon stools, the face exposed, the rest of the body covered with a white sheet.

Castle Rackrent 2006

My calling waked Mr. Wortley, and he was much more surprised than myself at the situation we were in, and assured me that he had passed the Alps five times in different places, without ever having gone a road so dangerous.

Lady Mary Wortley Montague Melville, Lewis 1925

At night the dead body is waked, that is to say, all the friends and neighbours of the deceased collect in a barn or stable, where the corpse is laid upon some boards, or an unhinged door, supported upon stools, the face exposed, the rest of the body covered with a white sheet.

Castle Rackrent Maria Edgeworth 1808

At night the dead body is waked, that is to say, all the friends and neighbours of the deceased collect in a barn or stable, where the corpse is laid upon some boards, or an unhinged door, supported upon stools, the face exposed, the rest of the body covered with a white sheet.

Tales and Novels — Volume 04 Maria Edgeworth 1808

At night the dead body is waked, that is to say, all the friends and neighbours of the deceased collect in a barn or stable, where the corpse is laid upon some boards, or an unhinged door, supported upon stools, the face exposed, the rest of the body covered with a white sheet.

Castle Rackrent: An Hibernian Tale 1800

Some prisoners have been "waked" for five nights, one it is said, even for nine.

The Necessity of Atheism David Marshall Brooks

My waking (and I was "waked" in two senses) endangered, and at the same time prevented, the probable burning down of the building.

Ranching, Sport and Travel Thomas Carson

And, indeed, if the spirits were not too fastidious, and if they had so desired, they could have easily flown away, not only with the "waked," but with the "wakers" as well.

The Man from Glengarry; a tale of the Ottawa Ralph Connor 1898

My calling waked (sic) Mr W ” ” Y, and he was much more surprised than myself at the situation we were in, and assured me, that he passed the Alps five times in different places, without ever having gone a road so dangerous.

Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M--y W--y M--e Montague, Lady Mary W 1724