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eges ful

  • adjective
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Grammar
eges ful, ege-ful, -full; adj. [eges ful full of fear = ]
Fearful, terrible, wonderful; tĭmōre plēnus, terrĭbĭlis, admīrābĭlis
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  • Ðú [God] eart egesful

    tu [Deus] terrĭbĭlis es,

    • Ps. Lamb. 75, 8: Cd. 177
      • ;
    • Th. 222,
      • 17;
    • Dan. 106: Exon. 30 a
      • ;
    • Th. 93,
      • 20;
    • Cri. 1529
      • .

  • Bera sceal on hǽþe, eald and egesfull

    the bear shall be on the heath, old and terrible.

    • Menol. Fox 519
      • ;
    • Gn. C. 30: Beo. Th. 5850
      • ;
    • B. 2929
      • .

  • Drihten ys mǽre God and mihtig and egefull

    Dŏmĭnus est Deus magnus et pŏtens et terrĭbĭlis.

    • Deut. 10, 17: Bt. 18,
      • 2;
    • Fox 64,
      • 14.

  • Eálá Drihten, lá hú egesful oððe hú wundorlíc is ðín nama

    Dŏmĭne, quam admīrābĭle est nōmen tuum!

    • Ps. Lamb. 8, 2. 10
      • .
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v.  ege-full egys full.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “eges ful.” 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/9108.

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