A·daw, v. t. & i. 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.
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A·daw v. t. To subdue; to daunt. [Obs.]
The sight whereof did greatly him adaw. --Spenser.