eagre
eagre · eagres
A tidal boreA tidal bore
/ˈeɪɡə(ɹ)/
Meaning
1 sensesA tidal bore
More definitions
- a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Not attested in Middle English; either from Old English *ēagor (“water, sea”) (attested inNot 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.
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