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dawed

dawed is the simple past and past participle of daw.

Meaning of daw

Verb

daw (third-person singular simple present daws, present participle dawing, simple past and past participle dawed)

  1. (obsolete outside Scotland) To dawn.
  2. (obsolete) To wake (someone) up.
    • ANd whanne the Quene herd them saye soo
      she felle to the erthe in a dede swoune
      and thenne syr Bors took her vp
      and dawed her
      & whanne she was awaked she kneled afore the thre knyghtes
      and helde vp bothe their handes and besoughte them to seke hym
      And when the queen heard them say so she fell to...1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter 10, in Le Morte Darthur, book XI
  3. (obsolete) To daunt; to terrify.

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Questions about dawed

What is dawed the simple past and past participle of?
Dawed is the simple past and past participle of daw.

Words near dawed in the dictionary

  1. Dawdon
  2. dawds
  3. Dawdy
  4. Dawdys
  5. Dawe
  6. dawed
  7. Dawega
  8. Dawei
  9. Dawes
  10. Dawes County
  11. Dawes Point

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