Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Daze \Daze\ (d[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazed} (d[=a]zd); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Dazing}.] [OE. dasen, prob. from Icel. dasask
   to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf. Sw. dasa to lie idle,
   and OD. daesen to be foolish, insane, daes, dwaes, D. dwaas,
   foolish, insane, AS. dw[=ae]s, dysig, stupid. [root]71. Cf.
   {Dizzy}, {Doze}.]
   To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or
   with fear; to confuse; to benumb.

         While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen.
                                                  --Spenser.

         Such souls, Whose sudden visitations daze the world.
                                                  --Sir H.
                                                  Taylor.

         He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an
         odd though a sufficient substitute for interest.
                                                  --Dickens.

Daze \Daze\, n.
   1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.]

   2. (Mining) A glittering stone.

Source : WordNet®

daze
     n 1: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when
          something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's
          deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" [syn:
           {shock}, {stupor}]
     2: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: {fog}, {haze}]
     v 1: to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from
          intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright
          headlights" [syn: {dazzle}, {bedazzle}]
     2: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news
        stunned her" [syn: {stun}, {bedaze}]