adj
Meaning 1
Obsolete form of eager.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
eagre
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈeɪɡə(ɹ)/
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/ˈiːɡə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -eɪɡə(ɹ)
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rhymes with -iːɡə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
a tidal bore
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tidal bore, bore, aegir, eager
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tidal flow, tidal current
History
Etymology
See eager.
Not attested in Middle English; either from Old English *ēagor (“water, sea”) (attested in ēagorstrēam) or Old Norse ægir (“sea, ocean”); however, both possibilities fail to show the phonological outcome one would expect.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Māori: rōrea — a tidal bore
- Polish: fala skacząca — a tidal bore
- Turkish: gelgit dalgası — a tidal bore