What does "adaw" mean?

Adaw: To subdue; to daunt. [Obs.] The sight whereof did greatly him adaw. Spenser.

Additional senses

  1. 2.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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