elgar

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points: 6
Words With Friends: 8
Letters: 5

Definition of elgar

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

(rare)A male given name from Old English.

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name

(rare)A male given name from Old English.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Etymology

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder. Proto-Germanic *albiz Proto-West Germanic *albi Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós Proto-Germanic *gaizaz Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ Proto-West Germanic *Albigaiʀ Old English Ælfgār Proto-Germanic *aþalą Proto-Germanic *aþalaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *gaizaz Proto-Germanic *Aþalagaizaz Proto-West Germanic *Aþalagaiʀ Old English Æþelgār English Elgar From Old English Ælfgār (from Proto-Germanic *Albigaizaz, equivalent to ælf (“elf”) + gār (“spear”)) and Old English Æþelgār (from Proto-Germanic *Aþalagaizaz, equivalent to æþele (“noble”) + gār (“spear”)).

Anagrams of elgar

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Words you can make from elgar

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4-letter words

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3-letter words

16 words

2-letter words

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