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ADAW
Etymology
Verb
adaw (third-person singular simple present adaws, present participle adawing, simple past and past participle adawed)
(obsolete) To subdue, daunt.
(obsolete) To awaken, arouse.
Anagrams
• Awad, WADA, Wada, da'wa, dawa
Source: Wiktionary
A*daw", v. t. Etym: [Cf. OE. adawe of dawe, AS. of dagum from days, i. e., from life, out of life.]
Definition: To subdue; to daunt. [Obs.] The sight whereof did greatly him adaw. Spenser.
A*daw", v. t. & i. Etym: [OE. adawen to wake; pref. a- (cf. Goth. us- , Ger. er-) + dawen, dagon, to dawn. See Daw.]
Definition: 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 Edition
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