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egesian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Wright's OE grammar
§536; §659;
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to terrify, inspire (with) fear or awe.
absolute
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  • Oft Scyld Scéfing monegum mǽgðum meodosetla ofteáh, egsode eorl (

    the hero inspired (men with) fear

    ),
      B. 6.

  • Hé egesiende stiérð

    terroribus retrahet,

      Past. 53, 16.
with acc.
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  • Hié ofergietað ðǽre hirdelican lufan and egesiað hié and ðreátigeað mid onwalde suá suá hláfordas

    hos, pastoralis mansuetudinis obliti, jure dominationis terrent,

      Past. 145, 2.

  • Hé egesode ðá ðe on unryht hǽmdon

    fornicationis metum praemisit,

      397, 20.

  • Hé ðæt mód his hiéremonna óliccende egesige and ðreátigende ólicce

    corda subditorum et terrendo demulceat, et tamen ad terroris reverentiam demulcendo constringat,

      127, 7.
to threaten
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  • Egsude

    minaretur,

      An. Ox. 2481.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “egesian.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/43888.

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