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egsa

  • noun [ masculine ]
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egsa, ægsa, an; m.
Fear, horror, dread; tĭmor, horror, terror
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  • 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
    • .
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