The Collaborative International Dictionary
Adaw
Adaw \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.
Adaw
Adaw \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.
Wiktionary
adaw
vb. (context obsolete English) To subdue; to daunt.