megre

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Anglo-Norman megre, from Latin macer, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛːɡər/, /ˈmɛːɡrə/

Adjective

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megre

  1. Lean, haggard; suffering the physical effects of hunger.
  2. (rare) Skinny, narrow, slim; showing thinness.
  3. (rare) Shriveled; dried-up.

Descendants

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  • English: meagre, meager
  • Scots: meagre, meager (possibly borrowed from Modern English)

References

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin macer.

Adjective

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megre m (oblique and nominative feminine singular megre)

  1. Alternative form of meigre
  2. (Insular French) skinny, very slim

Descendants

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