megre

Middle English

Alternative forms

megyre, megere, meger, megire, megir

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman megre, from Latin macer, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱros.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːɡər/, /ˈmɛːɡrə/

Adjective

megre

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

Descendants

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

References

“mēgre (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-12.

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