Egsa

Old English Dictionary Entry

Egsa

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: ægsa, an; Related words: egesa. egsa

Definitions

1 egsa

m. Fear, horror, dread; tĭmor, horror, terror :-- Egsa com ofer me tĭmor vēnit sŭper me, Ps. Spl. 54, 5 : Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 26; Cri. 839: Cd. 221; Th. 288, 12; Sat. 379. Beóþ egsan of heofene ĕrunt terrōres de cælo, Lk. Bos. 21, 11: Cd. 148; Th. 186, 10; Exod. 136.

Runic Inscription

ᛖᚷᛋᚪ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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