GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Adaw , v. t. [Cf. OE. adawe of dawe, AS. of dagum from days, i. e., from life, out of life.] To subdue; to daunt. [Obs.]
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   The sight whereof did greatly him adaw.
   Spenser.
   
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   Adaw, v. t. & i. [OE. adawen to wake; pref. a- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-) + dawen, dagon, to dawn. See Daw.] To awaken; to arouse. [Obs.]
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   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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