agers

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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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