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eagre

USAY-gur/ˈeɪɡɚ/AY-guh/ˈeɪɡə/
As an adjectiveEE-gur

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2 meanings of eagre

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A large wave that travels up a river when the rising sea tide pushes against the flow.

    Like a moving wall of water pushing up a river instead of down it.

    The eagre rushed up the river and lifted the small boats at the dock.

    Every fall, crowds gather on the bridge to watch the eagre surge inland.

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  2. 2
    adjectiveobsolete
    Obsolete form of eager. It is an old spelling that people no longer use.
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Origin

This word is not found in Middle English. It may come from an Old English word *ēagor meaning "water, sea" or from Old Norse ægir meaning "sea, ocean", but neither fits the sound changes we would expect.