egernesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

egyrnesse, egrenesse, egrinesse, egrenez, egirnesse, egirnes, egrenes

Etymology

From egre +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛːɡərnɛs/

Noun

egernesse

Violentness, ferocity; wrath, strength.
(rare) Acidity; the quality of being sour.
(rare) Rapacity; greediness.

Descendants

English: eagerness

References

“ēgreness(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-11.

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