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The genealogy of eagre ‘tidal surge in the river Trent’

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posted on 2023-06-08, 10:52 authored by Richard Coates
A case is made for the derivation of the regional word eagre ‘tidal surge’, ‘bore’, and relatives or variants found in other contexts, from OE e(a)gor- meaning ‘flood’ or the like, despite the phonological difficulty. A Latin source is proposed. The evidence for the word is considered alongside place-name evidence, and explanations are tentatively reaffirmed, and proposed, respectively, for two problematic names in Nottinghamshire and Gloucestershire.

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  • Published

Journal

English Language and Linguistics

ISSN

1360-6743

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Cambridge University Press

Issue

3

Volume

11

Page range

507-523

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  • English Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-21

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