Adaw

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adaw \A*daw"\, 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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adaw \A*daw"\, 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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