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/daw/, n.1. jackdaw.2. Obs. simpleton; fool.[1400-50; late ME dawe; cf. OHG taha]
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Daw — or DAW may refer to: People Daw (surname) Daw (given name) Dâw people, an indigenous people of the Amazon Rainforest Daw, honorific used in Burmese names Places Daw, Mauritania, village Daw Mill, a mine located in Warwickshire, England Daw Park,… … Wikipedia
daw — daw·dler; daw·dling·ly; daw·dling·ness; daw·ny; daw·so·nia; daw·so·ni·a·les; daw·son·ite; daw; daw·dle; … English syllables
Daw — (d[add]), n. [OE. dawe; akin to OHG. t[=a]ha, MHG. t[=a]he, t[=a]hele, G. dohle. Cf. {Caddow}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A European bird of the Crow family ({Corvus monedula}), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw. [1913 Webster] The loud daw,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Daw — Daw, v. i. [OE. dawen. See {Dawn}.] To dawn. [Obs.] See Dawn. Drayton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Daw — Daw, v. t. [Contr. fr. {Adaw}.] 1. To rouse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To daunt; to terrify. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
DAW — ist die Abkürzung für: Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR Deutsche Amphibolin Werke von Robert Murjahn Stiftung Co KG Deutsch Asiatischer Wirtschaftskreis e.V. Deutsche Ausrüstungswerke Digital Analog Wandler Digital Audio Workstation Division… … Deutsch Wikipedia
DAW — DAW, Abk. für Digital analog Wandler … Universal-Lexikon
daw — early 15c., from P.Gmc. *dakhwo (Cf. O.H.G. taha, Ger. Dohle), perhaps imitative of bird s cry. M.L. tacula, It. taccola are said to be Germanic loan words … Etymology dictionary
daw- — *daw germ.?, Verb: nhd. rinnen, rennen; ne. run (Verb); Hinweis: s. *dawwa ; Etymologie: idg. *dʰeu (1), Verb, laufen, rinnen, Pokorny 259?; Literatur: Falk/Torp 204 … Germanisches Wörterbuch
daw — daw1 [dô] n. [ME dawe, akin to OHG taha, Ger dohle < PGmc * dhakw , echoic of its cry] JACKDAW daw2 [dô] vi. Scot. to dawn … English World dictionary
