aegeradj.n.

Brit.

/ˈiːdʒə/,

/ˈʌɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈidʒər/,

/ˈaɪɡər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin aeger.

Etymology: < classical Latin aeger unwell, sick, of uncertain origin.

British University slang and School slang (now rare).

A. adj.

a. Of a student or pupil: excused from attendance at lectures, classes, etc., on account of illness.

ΚΠ

1835 Metrop. Mag. Jan. 60 I [sc. a toothache] was..in the mouth of a freshman, teaching him how to sham æger when he might be sleepy of a morning.

1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Peter Priggins II. xi. 193 One little lad..was forced to plead aeger, and was sent to the matron's, which was used as a sort of infirmary.

1874 H. C. Adams Wroxby College xi. 193 I think the sides are already settled... The lists were made out this morning... But Bridge is aeger, and Tom Morris is going to play in his room.

1898 Essex Rev. 7 94 Mr. Rowe recommended me to read Ten Thousand a Year once, when I was ‘aeger’.

1901 W. H. Lawson et al. Winchester Coll. Notions 31 Continent rolls, a roll written out by some junior in each house, containing the names of men who are ‘aeger’ (ill), ‘abs’ (away), or had leave off (morning) Lines that morning.

1925 C. S. Lewis Diary 26 Feb. (1991) 355 Ziman, who should have followed him, was aeger.

b. Of or relating to such absence.

ΚΠ

1848 J. H. Newman Loss & Gain iii. iii. 316 Some were hallooing up to their companions at the windows of the second story; scouts were carrying about æger dinners; pastry-cook boys were bringing in desserts; shabby fellows with Blenheim puppies were loitering under Canterbury Gate.

1868 College Regulations (Queen's Coll., Oxf.) 13 Undergraduates who are prevented by illness from attending Chapel or Lecture, are required to obtain leave from the Dean for their names to be entered on the ‘Aeger List’. Those who have their names upon the Aeger List are expected not to go beyond the gates of the College, without special leave from the Dean.

1925 C. S. Lewis Diary 18 Feb. (1991) 353 They..complained of never having their own pupils on the Aeger list.

B. n.

A note certifying that a student is aeger; (also) an instance of being aeger.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > certificate of illness

foul bill of health1721

foul bill1759

aegrotat1794

aeger1852

1852 Bentley's Misc. 32 154 I've not been at chapel for some mornings, and I must ‘put on an æger’, and a doctor, too, or I shall get rusticated. You had better bring Stapledon and Travers here.

1865 Cornhill Mag. Feb. 227 A very common method of escaping the tedium of this duty..is ‘to send in an æger;’ in other words, to improvise an attack of illness.

1895 E. P. E. Wilmot & E. C. Streatfeild Charterhouse Old & New v. 70 The Census Book..recorded the numbers of the whole School, together with absences, ægers, &c.

1985 E. Ehrlich Amo, Amas, Amat & More (1987) 31 A medical excuse itself may also be called an aeger.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	aeger
释义	aegeradj.n. Brit. /ˈiːdʒə/, /ˈʌɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈidʒər/, /ˈaɪɡər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin aeger. Etymology: < classical Latin aeger unwell, sick, of uncertain origin. British University slang and School slang (now rare). A. adj. a. Of a student or pupil: excused from attendance at lectures, classes, etc., on account of illness. ΚΠ 1835 Metrop. Mag. Jan. 60 I [sc. a toothache] was..in the mouth of a freshman, teaching him how to sham æger when he might be sleepy of a morning. 1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Peter Priggins II. xi. 193 One little lad..was forced to plead aeger, and was sent to the matron's, which was used as a sort of infirmary. 1874 H. C. Adams Wroxby College xi. 193 I think the sides are already settled... The lists were made out this morning... But Bridge is aeger, and Tom Morris is going to play in his room. 1898 Essex Rev. 7 94 Mr. Rowe recommended me to read Ten Thousand a Year once, when I was ‘aeger’. 1901 W. H. Lawson et al. Winchester Coll. Notions 31 Continent rolls, a roll written out by some junior in each house, containing the names of men who are ‘aeger’ (ill), ‘abs’ (away), or had leave off (morning) Lines that morning. 1925 C. S. Lewis Diary 26 Feb. (1991) 355 Ziman, who should have followed him, was aeger. b. Of or relating to such absence. ΚΠ 1848 J. H. Newman Loss & Gain iii. iii. 316 Some were hallooing up to their companions at the windows of the second story; scouts were carrying about æger dinners; pastry-cook boys were bringing in desserts; shabby fellows with Blenheim puppies were loitering under Canterbury Gate. 1868 College Regulations (Queen's Coll., Oxf.) 13 Undergraduates who are prevented by illness from attending Chapel or Lecture, are required to obtain leave from the Dean for their names to be entered on the ‘Aeger List’. Those who have their names upon the Aeger List are expected not to go beyond the gates of the College, without special leave from the Dean. 1925 C. S. Lewis Diary 18 Feb. (1991) 353 They..complained of never having their own pupils on the Aeger list. B. n. A note certifying that a student is aeger; (also) an instance of being aeger. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > certificate of illness foul bill of health1721 foul bill1759 aegrotat1794 aeger1852 1852 Bentley's Misc. 32 154 I've not been at chapel for some mornings, and I must ‘put on an æger’, and a doctor, too, or I shall get rusticated. You had better bring Stapledon and Travers here. 1865 Cornhill Mag. Feb. 227 A very common method of escaping the tedium of this duty..is ‘to send in an æger;’ in other words, to improvise an attack of illness. 1895 E. P. E. Wilmot & E. C. Streatfeild Charterhouse Old & New v. 70 The Census Book..recorded the numbers of the whole School, together with absences, ægers, &c. 1985 E. Ehrlich Amo, Amas, Amat & More (1987) 31 A medical excuse itself may also be called an aeger. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1835
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