Obs. [f. A- pref. 1 + DAW, OE. daȝian to dawn, become day, awake; cf. MHG. er-tagen to dawn. Occ. found as of-daw, prob. by confusion with the adv. adawe or of-dawe.]
1. intr. To wake up, awake, from sleep, swoon, etc.
c. 1300. K. Alis., 2265. Glitoun tho gan furst of-dawen, And his lymes to him drawen.
c. 1374. Chaucer, Troilus, III. 1120. He gan his breeth to drawe, And of his swoun soone aftir that adawe.
1430. Lydg., Chron. Troy, I. v. Reioyse wolde these folkes amerous … And efte adawen of their paynes smerte.
1530. Palsgr., 417. I adawe or adawne, as the daye dothe in the mornynge whan the sonne draweth towardes his rysyng.
2. trans. To awaken, arouse, recall to consciousness. (The earlier instances may be intr.)
c. 1386. Chaucer, Mercht’s. T., 1156. Til that he be adawed verrayly.
c. 1430. Lydg., Chron. Troy, III. xxii. Hector … a thousand knightes slowe That neuer were adawed of their sowe.
1447. Bokenham, Lyvys of Seyntys (1835), 56. He thus ageyn was com And wel adawed of his swouwnynge.
1530. Palsgr., 417. I adawe one out of a swounde … He fell in soche a swoune that we had moche a do to adawe hym.
