a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng (Harl.) l. 4106 (MED) Eutycyus þe abbot..herd sey, hys bere was do adawe.
1447 O. Bokenham (Arun.) (1938) l. 6427 (MED) He cruelly shuld be brought adawe.
a1475 (?a1350) (Harl.) (1927) l. 231a (MED) Who hathe my fadir slauwe, And my broder brought a-dauwe?