| 释义 |
daw
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 |