adaw.
To daunt, overcome, subdue.
Meaning & usage
To daunt, overcome, subdue.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English adawen (“to terminate, defeat”), from adawe (“dead, nonexistent”), from a- (“of”) + dawe, dawen, Early Middle English dative plurals of day (“day”).
To awaken, arouse.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English adawen (“to dawn, arise, awaken”), from a- + dawen (“to dawn”).
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