egre1 (1121-25)
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egre1 (1121-25)

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

a.

1bitter, sour (in taste): 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  [...] Kant ceo bretuner =belching est amer Ou evus, ou egre, ou purlent [...]  1584
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  acerbus: (T) egre  ii 17.1709
( MS: s.xivin )  cerveise assez egre  i 155
♦ sharp, pungent, piquant (of taste): 
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  si forte cotidiani cibi satietatem sapore acide gloss: (T) egre (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) egrisans) te relevare dellectat [...]  i 172.76 and ii 37.76
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 ) fres, salé; doulx, amer; egre, atrampé  52.20
2 fierce, aggressive: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex ) si vit un jovencel mult bel del cors, mais de corage ert mult esgre  70.409
♦grievous, painful: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Salt ent li sanz des aigres mors Que funt li denz en cez granz cors  941
3voracious, with a gluttonous appetite: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  La troie [est] mout engresse e egre e ardaument (l. ardanment) gloute  39.13
egre leit
1sour milk, whey and curds: 
( MS: s.xiii )  oxigalla: egre leit  ii 118.67
( MS: s.xiii )  obsigalam: egre let  ii 112.67
egre pume
1bot.fruitcrab-apple, Malus sylvestris: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Car en pais tut environ Nen out fruit, si de bois non. Aegre pume, [...] Bulloce, prune  4471
cerveise egre
1culin.brewingcondim.malt vinegar: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  [la] moustard, qe est fet de raiz e de cerveise egre  22
vin egre
vinegre
estre egre de (+inf.)
1emotionto be eager, keen 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  4087
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Il en sunt plus aegre de li turmenter  1625
estre de egre cuer de (+inf.)
1 emotion to be eager, keen to: 
( 1343-50 )  trestouz furent de fin egre queor de luy venger de ses enemys  76.28
egrement  egresce  egreté  egretement  egrir  egritudine  egrun  tresegre  vinegre 
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