different between aeger vs aleger

English

Etymology

From Latin aeger (“sick”).

Adjective

aeger (not comparable)

1. (dated, Britain school slang) Absent and excused from one’s classes due to illness
2. (dated, Britain school slang) Relating to such an excused absence

Noun

aeger (plural aegers)

1. (dated, Britain school slang) An excused absence from classes due to illness
2. (dated, Britain school slang) A note excusing a student from classes due to illness
3. (dated, local dialect) A particularly high tidal wave on some rivers, esp. the Trent

Related terms

• aegrotat

Anagrams

• Eager, agree, eager, eagre, geare

Latin

Etymology

Presumably from Proto-Italic *aigros, from Proto-Indo-European *h?eygros, from *h?eyg-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ae?.?er/, [?äe???r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?e.d??er/, [???d???r]

Adjective

aeger (feminine aegra, neuter aegrum, comparative aegrior, superlative aegerrimus, adverb aegr?); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. sick, ill
2. (figuratively) difficult, reluctant, troublesome
3. (figuratively) anxious, troubled, sad

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Noun

aeger m (genitive aegr?); second declension

1. sick person, invalid

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

Derived terms

Related terms

• aegresc?
• aegrotaticius
• aegr?t?ti?
• aegr?t?

Descendants

• English: aeger
• Italian: egro
• Portuguese: egro

References

• aeger in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• aeger in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• aeger in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.

English

Etymology

From French allègre, earlier alègre, from Latin alacer.

Adjective

aleger (comparative more aleger, superlative most aleger)

1. (obsolete) gay; cheerful; sprightly

Anagrams

• Alegre, Eargle, Legare, Reagle, regale