/ˈeɪɡə(ɹ)/, /ˈiːɡə(ɹ)/
OriginNot 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.
- a tidal bore
“A large wave like an eagre, diverging from its bow, was extending to either bank, swamping the tules and threatening to submerge the lower levees.”
Formseagres(plural) · aegir(alternative) · eager(alternative) · eger(alternative) · egre(alternative) · eygre(alternative)