Obs. [? f. OE. ǽl eel + gár spear. Cf. Flem. aalgeer, elger, an eel-spear, of which the Eng. word may possibly be an adoption.] An eel-spear: see ALGERE.
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 138. Elyer, or elger, fyscharis instrument; anguillaris, fuscina, fragidica, dentata. Ibid., 186. Garfangyl, or elger; anguillaria, anguillare.
