v. t. [ Cf. OE. adawe of dawe, AS. of dagum from days,
The sight whereof did greatly him adaw. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]