[awe] n [ME, fr. ON agi; akin to OE ege awe, Gk achos pain] (13c) 1: an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime "stood in ~ of the king" "regard nature's wonders with ~"
2. archaic a: dread, terror b: the power to inspire dread
[2]awe vt awed ; aw.ing (13c): to inspire with awe