aeger

adj, noun — 5 senses

adj

Etymology From Latin aeger (“sick”).

Dated Absent and excused from one’s classes due to illness

UK school slang

Dated Relating to such an excused absence

UK school slang

noun

Etymology From Latin aeger (“sick”).

Dated An excused absence from classes due to illness

UK school slang

Dated A note excusing a student from classes due to illness

UK school slang

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:

noun

Etymology Obscure, but probably Germanic. Compare eagre.

Dated A particularly high tidal wave on some rivers, esp. the Trent

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