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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old Norse |
| Origin: | agi |
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awe1
[uncountable]
[uncountable]1 a feeling of great respect and liking for someone or something : He felt great awe for the landscape.
He felt great awe for the landscape.2 to admire someone and have great respect for them and sometimes a slight fear of them : All of the neighbours were a little in awe of my mother. The villagers hold them in awe and think of them as gods.
be/stand in awe of somebody
also hold somebody in aweAll of the neighbours were a little in awe of my mother.The villagers hold them in awe and think of them as gods.