ppl. a. Obs. [f. A- pref. 1 intensive + dased; see DASE, DAZE. As adase is not found, it is doubtful whether a-dased is not merely the pa. pple. of dase with A particle, repr. earlier i-, y-, ȝc..] Stupefied, confused, dulled, dazzled.
a. 1500. Poem, in Todd’s Illustr., 297. As a wytles man gretely adased, I gave no credence.
1532. More, Confut. Tindale, Wks. 1557, 459/1. Wold haue made euery mans eyes so adased, that no man should haue spied his falshed.
1556. Abp. Parker, Psalt., Ps. cxvi. 336. Myne eyes were so adasd.
