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Egre

Eger \E"ger\, Egre \E"gre\, a. [See Eager.] Sharp; bitter; acid; sour. [Obs.]

The egre words of thy friend.
--Chaucer.

Egre

Egre \E"gre\, a. & n. See Eager, and Eagre. [Obs.]

Usage examples of "egre".

Ne suffreth nat that men yow doon offense, And sklendre wyves, fieble as in bataille, Beth egre as is a tygre yond in Ynde, Ay clappeth as a mille, I yow consaille.