\A*down"\, adv. [OE. adun, adoun, adune. AS. of d[=u]ne
off the hill. See {Down}.]
From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on
the ground. [Archaic] ``Thrice did she sink adown.''
--Spenser.

\A*down"\, prep.
Down. [Archaic & Poetic]
      Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed.
                                               --Prior.