agers

English edit

Noun edit

agers

plural of ager

Anagrams edit

GRASE, Geras, Regas, SEGRA, Segar, gaser, gears, rages, regas, sager, sarge, segar

Danish edit

Noun edit

agers c

indefinite genitive singular of ager

French edit

Noun edit

agers m

plural of ager

Scots edit

Alternative forms edit

aigers, aggerous

Etymology edit

Possibly a special application of agalis (“very difficult”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɑɡərəs/, /ˈe-/

Adjective edit

agers (comparative mair agers, superlative maist agers)

(Orkney) greedy, grasping
(Orkney) gluttonous, insatiable (in regard to food)

References edit

“agers, adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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