adaw Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cf. OE. adawe of dawe, AS. of dagum from days, i. e., from life, out of life.

To subdue; to daunt. Obs.
The sight whereof did greatly him adaw. Spenser.

OE. adawen to wake; pref. a- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-) + dawen, dagon, to dawn. See Daw.

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.