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.