An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

A. S. daeg-ian, Sw. dag-as, lucescere.

Daw, s. Day; O. E. dawe.

Dwne of Daw, dead.
Wyntown.

DAW, DA, s.
1. A sluggard, S.
Douglas.
2. Appropriated to a woman, as equivalent to E. drab, S. B.
Kelly.

Isl. daa, defect, fainting; deliquium animi.

DAW, s. An atom, a particle, S. B.

Anc. Goth, daa, vaporare.

DAWACHE, DAVOCH, s. As much land as can be properly laboured by eight oxen.
Quon. Att.

Gael, damh, pron. dav, an ox, and ach, field.

DAWCH, DAW, adj. Apparently the same with Daue, inactive.
Wallace.