"eagre" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more eagre [comparative], most eagre [superlative]
Etymology: See eager. Head templates: {{en-adj}} eagre (comparative more eagre, superlative most eagre)
  1. Obsolete form of eager. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: eager Derived forms: eagreness
    Sense id: en-eagre-en-adj-FW-fA0JZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈeɪɡə(ɹ)/, /ˈiːɡə(ɹ)/ Forms: eagres [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪɡə(ɹ), -iːɡə(ɹ) Etymology: Not attested in Middle English; either from Old English ēagor (“water, sea”) or Old Norse ægir (“sea, ocean”); however, both possibilities fail to show the phonological outcome one would expect. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|ēagor|t=water, sea}} Old English ēagor (“water, sea”), {{der|en|non|ægir|t=sea, ocean}} Old Norse ægir (“sea, ocean”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} eagre (plural eagres)
  1. a tidal bore Synonyms: tidal bore, bore, aegir, eager, eger, egre, eygre Translations (a tidal bore): rōrea (Maori)
    Sense id: en-eagre-en-noun-3B2YVYPv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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