"edgrow" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛdɡɹəʊ/
Etymology: From Middle English edgrow, edgrowe, from Old English *edgrōwe (“regrowth”), from edgrōwan (“to grow back”), suggested by derivative edgrōwung (“a regrowing, a growing again”), equivalent to ed- + grow. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|edgrow}} Middle English edgrow, {{m|enm|edgrowe}} edgrowe, {{inh|en|ang|*edgrōwe||regrowth}} Old English *edgrōwe (“regrowth”), {{m|ang|edgrōwan||to grow back}} edgrōwan (“to grow back”), {{m|ang|edgrōwung||a regrowing, a growing again}} edgrōwung (“a regrowing, a growing again”), {{prefix|en|ed|grow}} ed- + grow Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} edgrow (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Aftergrass; eddish. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: edgrowth, edgrew
    Sense id: en-edgrow-en-noun-ricOnw~5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ed-

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