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egre (1121-25)
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egre (1121-25)

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eagre;  aegre,  aigre  (esgre  Legendary 70.409)  
  FEW:  acer 24,94b Gdf:  aigre 2 1,184b GdfC:  aigre 8,53c TL: aigre 1 1,233 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  aigre 1  TLF: ∅ OED:  eager adj.  MED:  egre adj.  DMLBS: ∅

a.

1also_fig.bitter, sour: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  [...] Kant ceo bretuner est amer Ou evus, ou egre, ou purlent  Secr abernun 1584
( 1343-50 )  trestouz furent de fin egre queor de luy venger de ses enemys  Cron Lond1 76.28
( MS: s.xivin )  cerveise assez egre  Rel Ant i 155
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  acerbus: (T) egre  TLL ii 17
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  acido: (T) egre (var. (D: xiii/xiv) egrisans)  TLL ii 37
2emotionfierce, cruel: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Salt ent li sanz des aigres mors Que funt li denz en cez granz cors  S Brend mup 941
( MS: s.xiii2 )  acer: egre  TLL ii 22
♦voracious: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  La troie [est] mout engresse e egre e ardaument (l. ardanment) gloute  Ancren2 39.13
egre leit
curds: 
( MS: s.xiii )  oxigalla: egre leit  TLL ii 118
( MS: s.xiii )  obsigalam: egre let  TLL ii 112
egre pume
bot.fruitcrab-apple: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Car en pais tut environ Nen out fruit, si de bois non. Aegre pume, [...] Bulloce, prune  S Modw 4471
cerveise egre
culin.brewingcondim.malt vinegar: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  [la] moustard, qe est fet de raiz e de cerveise egre  BOZ Cont 22
vin egre
condim.culin.vinegar: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiii2 )  Pernez orpiment et vin egre  Med Pres1 137.12
estre egre de (+inf.)
emotionto be eager to: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Un serjanz ke cloeit les uus Li rova qu’il alast en sus. Cil fu egres des uus fermer Et le malade de l’entrer  S Audree1 4087
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Il en sunt plus aegre de li turmenter  S Aub 1625

See also:

egrun  tresegre  vinegre 
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