Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ADAW
v.t.To daunt; to subject. [Not used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ADAW
A *daw ", v. t. Etym: [Cf. OE. adawe of dawe, AS. of dagum from days, i. e., from life, out of life. ]
Defn: To subdue; to daunt. [Obs. ] The sight whereof did greatly him adaw. Spenser.
ADAW
A *daw ", v. t. & i. Etym: [OE. adawen to wake; pref. a- (cf. Goth. us- , Ger. er- ) + dawen, dagon, to dawn. See Daw. ]
Defn: To awaken; to arouse. [Obs. ] A man that waketh of his sleep He may not suddenly well taken keep Upon a thing, ne seen it parfitly Till that he be adawed verily. Chaucer.
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