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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Adown \A*down"\, adverb [OE. adun, adoun, adune. AS. of d[=u]ne off the hill. See {Down}.] From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground. [Archaic] ''Thrice did she sink adown.'' --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Adown \A*down"\, preposition Down. [Archaic & Poetic]
Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed. --Prior.
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