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Pronunciation : A*daw"
Part of Speech : v. t.
Etymology : [Cf. OE. adawe of dawe, AS. of dagum from days, i. e., from life, out of life.]
Definition : Defn: To subdue; to daunt. [Obs.] The sight whereof did greatly him adaw. Spenser.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : A*daw"
Part of Speech : v. t. & i.
Etymology : [OE. adawen to wake; pref. a- (cf. Goth. us- , Ger. er-) + dawen, dagon, to dawn. See Daw.]
Definition : 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.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913