Awe

Morpheme

Awe

Type

free base

Denotation

fear, terror, reverence, amazement

Etymology

Middle English aue, aghe from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse agi

Evidence

awe, awed, aweful, aweless, awes, awesome, awesomely, awestricken, awestruck, awful, awing, inawe, overawe, underawe