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Webster 1913 Edition

Adaw

A-daw′

,
Verb.
T.
[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.

A-daw′

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Adaw

ADAW'

,
Verb.
T.
To daunt; to subject. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

adaw

adaw

English

Verb

adaw ‎(third-person singular simple present adaws, present participle adawing, simple past and past participle adawed)

  1. (obsolete) To subdue; to daunt.
    • Spenser
      He, comming home at undertime, there found / The fayrest creature, that he ever saw, / Sitting beside his mother on the ground; / The sight whereof did greatly him adaw.

Dupaninan Agta

Noun

adaw

  1. baby monkey

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈadau̯/

Verb

adaw

  1. to leave
  2. to allow
  3. to let go

Conjugation

  • first-person singular present: adawaf, eidawaf
  • third-person singular preterite: edewis

Descendants

Etymology

Compare Middle English adawe.

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