egernesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From egre +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːɡərnɛs/

Noun

egernesse

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

Descendants

• English: eagerness

References

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