eigre

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

  • eidir, eidre
  • eiger, eigir
  • oigir, oigre

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman eir, heir, from Latin hēres.

Noun

eigre m

  1. heir, inheritor, successor, descendant

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
eigreunchangedn-eigre
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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