Talk:eagre

Etymology 2

This is the only acceptable etymology. It may not follow the sounds rule, but the only other permissible link = mediaeval Latin HIGRA[2]= Middle English HIGRE[8] has no connection in initial spelling and presents problems with phonology. The Old French AIGUERRE[3] (flood) is inadmissible for this word, because the 'u' would still be in place for a comparatively recent origin. Old Norse AIGYR[2] had been cited, but the 'R' would have been lost - not retained in such sound changes. The Early English AGAR[7] form is the most likely link. The Old Welsh ACHES[3] (sea) had been cited, but this is side tracking and dubious. There is more likely to be a connection with the root of ACKER[7] (ripple on a puddle) than with the other citations. 10:56, 17 August 2015 (UTC) Andrew (talk)

[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable periods.