aeger

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aeger: gra, grum, adj. Curtius proposes to connect it with ἐπ-είγω, to press, drive; αἰγίς, storm-wind; αἶγες, waves; and Sanscr. egāmi, to tremble; trembling, shaking, being a common symptom of illness, designates indisposition, as well of mind as of body (while aegrotus is generally used only of physical disease; class.; in Cic. far more frequent than aegrotus; Celsus uses only aeger, never aegrotus).
I Lit., of the body, ill, sick, unwell, diseased, suffering.
   (a)    Of men: homines aegri morbo gravi, Cic. Cat. 1, 13: graviter aegrum fuisse, id. Div. 1, 25; id. Tusc. 2, 25, 61: infirma atque aegra valetudo, id. Brut. 48 fin.: aegro corpore esse, id. ad Quir. 1 fin.: ex vulnere, id. Rep. 2, 21: vulneribus, Nep. Milt. 7: pedibus, Sall. C. 59, 4; so Liv. 42, 28; Tac. H. 3, 38; Wernsd. Poët. L. Min. 6, 197, 8: stomachus, Hor. S. 2, 2, 43: anhelitus, shortness of breath, Verg. A. 5, 432.—At a later period constr. with gen. or acc.: Psyche aegra corporis, animi saucia, App. M. 4, 86, p. 310 Oud. (cf. id. ib. 5, 102, p. 360 Oud.: Psyche corporis et animi alioquin infirma; and Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 725 P.: inops, aegra sanitatis, where, however, Bothe suspects aegra to be a gloss.): memini, me quondam pedes tunc graviter aegrum, Gell. 19, 10.—Subst., a sick person, Cic. Div. 2, 3: ne aegri quidem omnes convalescunt, id. N. D. 2, 4: aegro adhibere medicinam, id. de Or. 2, 44, 186: vicinum funus aegros exanimat, Hor. S. 1, 4, 126: ungebant oleo multos aegros, Vulg. Marc. 6, 16; ib. Act. 5, 16. —Hence, ab aegris servus, an attendant on the sick, a nurse (cf. ab): D. M. SEXTORIO AVG. LIB. AB AEGRIS CVBICVLARIORVM, Inscr. Orell. 2886.—
   (b)    Of brutes: sues aegri, Verg. G. 3, 496; so Col. 6, 5, 1: avidos inlidit in aegrum Cornipedem cursus, i. e. wounded, Stat. Th. 11, 517.—
   (g)    Of plants, diseased: seges aegra, Verg. A. 3, 142: aegra arbor, Pall. Febr. 25, 23: vitis, id. Mart. 7, 4.—
II Fig.
   A Of the mind, troubled, anxious, dejected, sad, sorrowful, etc., of any agitation of the passions or feelings, of love, hope, fear, anxiety, sorrow: aeger animus, Sall. J. 74: aegris animis legati superveniunt, Liv. 2, 3, 5; cf. Drak. ad h. l.: scribendi cacoëthes aegro in corde senescit, Juv. 7, 52: aegri mortales, i. e. miseri (δειλοί βροτοί, ὀιζυροί, πολύπονοι), Verg. A. 2, 268; constr. with abl., gen., and ab.
   (a)    With abl.: Medea animo aegra, amore saevo saucia, Enn. ap. Cic. Cael. 8 (the later edd. animo aegro, as B. and K.): animus aeger avaritiā, Sall. J. 31: amore, Liv. 30, 11: curis, Verg. A. 1, 208 al.—
   (b)    With gen. of respect (cf. Drak. ad Liv. 30, 15, 9; Rudd. II. p. 73; and Roby, II. § 1321): aeger consilii, infirm in purpose, Sall. Fragm. ap. Arusian, p. 212 Lind., and Stat. Th. 9, 141: animi, Liv. 1, 58; 2, 36; Curt. 4, 3, 11.—Of cause: rerum temere motarum, Flor. 3, 17, 9: morae, Luc. 7, 240: delicti, Sil. 13, 52: pericli, id. 15, 135: timoris, id. 3, 72.—
   (g)    With ab: A morbo valui, ab animo aeger fui, Plaut. Ep. 1, 2, 26.—
   B Trop., of a diseased condition of the state, suffering, weak, feeble: maxime aegra et prope deposita rei publicae pars, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 2: qui et semper aegri aliquid esse in re publica volunt, Liv. 5, 3; Flor. 3, 23 al.— Of the eyes, evil, envious: recentem aliorum felicitatem aegris oculis introspicere, Tac. H. 2, 20 (Halm here reads acribus). —Of abstr. things, sad, sorrowful, grievous, unfortunate (class., but for the most part poet.): numquam quidquam meo animo fuit aegrius, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 29 (where aegrius may be the adv.; v. aegre below): dolores aegri, Lucr. 3, 905: luctus, id. 3, 933: amor, Verg. G. 4, 464: mors, id. ib. 3, 512: spes, i. e. faint, slight hope, Sil. 9, 543: fides, wavering, id. 2, 392 al.—As subst.: aegrum, i, n.: plus aegri ex abitu viri quam ex adventu voluptatis cepi, more pain, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 11: sed cui nihil accidit aegri, Lucr. 5, 171.—Adv.: aegrē.— Lit.
   a Object.
   (a)    Uncomfortably: nescio quid meo animost aegre, disturbs my mind, vexes, annoys me, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 35; so, aegre esse alicui, often in Plaut. and Ter. (like bene or male esse alicui); Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 26; id. Capt. 3, 5, 43; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 63 al.; cf. opp. volupe, volup: si illis aegrest, mihi quod volup est, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 152.— Absol.: aegre est, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 57.—Also: aegre facere alicui, to vex, hurt, Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 17; Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 31; and: aegre audire aliquid ex aliquo, any thing annoying, disagreeable, id. Hec. 5, 1, 39.—
   (b)    With difficulty or effort (opp. facile): omnis conglutinatio recens aegre, inveterata facile divellitur, Cic. de Sen. 20, 72; cf.: inveteratio, ut in corporibus, aegrius depellitur quam perturbatio, id. Tusc. 4, 37, 81; and: omne bellum sumi facile, ceterum aegerrime desinere, Sall. J. 83, 1: nec magis versutus nec quo ab caveas aegrius, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 106: aegre rastris terram rimantur, Verg. G. 3, 534 al.: non aegre persequi iter, Col. 9, 8, 9; so, haud aegre, Curt. 4, 3, 10; 10, 8, 22. —More freq.,
   (g)    = vix, Gr. μόγις, hardly, scarcely: aegre nimis risum continui, Plaut. As. 3, 2, 36: aegre me tenui, Cic. Att. 16, 11: aegre fero, v. fero: aegre abstinere quin, etc., Liv. 2, 45: aegre stantes, Tac. Agr. 36 al.—Hence often vix aegreque in connection, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 27; Flor. 2, 10; Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 7; id. S. 1, 7; App. M. 1, p. 111.—
   b Subject., with grief, regret, displeasure, or dislike, unwillingly, reluctantly: discessit, aegre ferens, distempered, vexed (opp. laetus), Cic. Div. 1, 33 fin.: aegre pati, Liv. 1, 9 et saep.: aegre tolerare, Tac. Agr. 13: si alibi plus perdiderim, minus aegre habeam, i. e. feram, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 16: aegre carere, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 5, 13. —Comp.: quod aegrius patimur, Liv. 7, 13: aegrius accipere, Tac. Ann. 4, 71.—Sup.: aegerrime ferre, Sall. J. 87: aegerrime pati Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 105.