\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.]
      The sight whereof did greatly him adaw.  --Spenser.

\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.]
      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.