Etymology

adaw

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Today it means: To daunt, overcome, subdue. Full definition →

Middle English adawen
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adaw · verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromadawen“to terminate, defeat”
  2. English todayadaw

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”).

adaw · verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromadawen“to dawn, arise, awaken”
  2. English todayadaw

Inherited from Middle English adawen (“to dawn, arise, awaken”), from a- + dawen (“to dawn”).

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