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Rimbaud · 07-30-2004, 07:37 AM

Main Entry: awe

Pronunciation: 'o

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse agi; akin to Old English ege awe, Greek achos pain

1 : an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime <stood in awe of the king> <regard nature's wonders with awe>

2 archaic a : DREAD, TERROR b : the power to inspire dread

Ty to m-w.com.

07-30-2004, 07:37 AM	#39
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	Dear Mariska Main Entry: awe Pronunciation: 'o Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse agi; akin to Old English ege awe, Greek achos pain 1 : an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime <stood in awe of the king> <regard nature's wonders with awe> 2 archaic a : DREAD, TERROR b : the power to inspire dread Ty to m-w.com. __________________ And all the rest is literature

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