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 11 July 2018.