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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English egre, [[bor|fro|aigre|t=sour, sharp, keen, eager]], Anglo-Norman egre,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Vulgar Latin *ācrus (source also of Italian agro and Spanish agrio),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from Latin ācer, sharp, keen, ardent (see [[acrid]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from PIE *ak-, to be sharp.^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
+ It is [[inh|enm|egre]], [[bor|fro|aigre|t=sour, sharp, keen, eager]], [[xno|egre]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[la-vul|*ācrus]] (source also of [[it|agro]] and [[es|agrio]]),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from [[la|ācer]], sharp, keen, ardent (see [[acrid]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[ine-pro|*ak-]], to be sharp.^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==