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aeger en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From Latin aeger (“sick”).

Meanings

1. (dated, not-comparable, qualifier:UK school slang) Absent and excused from one’s classes due to illness
2. (dated, not-comparable, qualifier:UK school slang) Relating to such an excused absence

aeger en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Latin aeger (“sick”).

Meanings

1. (dated, qualifier:UK school slang) An excused absence from classes due to illness
2. (dated, qualifier:UK school slang) A note excusing a student from classes due to illness
   • Dick laughed. 'I'll get the receipt from him. I often want a good thing for an "æger."' 1870 June 18, “The Nemesis”, in Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts, number 338, chapter 7, page 395:

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Relateds

aegrotat

aeger en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Obscure, but probably Germanic. Compare eagre.

Meanings

1. (dated, qualifier:local dialect) A particularly high tidal wave on some rivers, esp. the Trent

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