I. ˈdȧ, ˈdȯ intransitive verb
( dawed -ȧd, -ȯd ; or sometimes dew ˈd(y)ü ; daw·en ˈdȧən, ˈdȯən ; or sometimes dawed ; dawing ; daws )
Etymology: Middle English dawen, dagen, from Old English dagian; akin to Old High German tagēn to dawn, Old Norse daga, denominatives from the root of English day
chiefly Scotland : dawn
II. ˈdȯ, Scot ˈdȧ or ˈdȯ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English dawe; akin to Old High German taha jackdaw
1. : jackdaw
2. obsolete : nitwit , simpleton , fool
3. Scotland
a. : a lazy person : sluggard
b. : a slovenly woman : slattern
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: short for adaw
obsolete : daunt
IV. ˈdȯ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Irish Gaelic & Scottish Gaelic dath color, dye, stain, from Old Irish dath color; akin to Old Irish date agreeable
: the pinkish yellow color of the eyes of some game fowls