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Thesaurus: adaw

To subdue; to daunt.

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  1. v. t. To subdue; to daunt.
  2. v. t. & i. To awaken; to arouse.
  3. To subdue; to daunt. [Obs.] The sight whereof did greatly him adaw. Spenser. 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.
  4. To subdue; to daunt. [Obs.]The sight whereof did greatly him adaw. Spenser.