ppl. a. Obs. [Origin obscure. There was no vb. agaze (agǽstan taking the place of *agǽsan in OE. = Goth. usgaisjan), and the sense is against its being pa. pple. of simple GAZE, with A- for ȝe-. Prob. a variant of agast (AGHAST), preserving long quantity of OE. gǽstan (with agast, agās’d, agāsed; cf. lit, līghted; dreamt, drēamed; past, passed, pāced), and influenced in use by to gaze, stand at gaze.] Affrighted, astounded, amazed.
c. 1400. Chester Plays, II. 85. Þe were so sore agased.
1557. Earl Surrey, in Tottell’s Misc. (Arb.), 4. My spretes doe all resorte To stande agazed.
1591. Shaks., 1 Hen. VI., I. i. 126. The whole army stood agaz’d on him.
1600. in Farr’s S. P. (1845), II. 438. Of vnderstanding rob’d, I stand agaz’d.
