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.
α 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, 4 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, Ap. Met. 4, 32, 11 Oud. (cf. id. ib. 5, 22, 1, 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.—
β 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.—
γ 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.
α 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.—
β 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.—
γ 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.
α 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. 260 al.; cf. opp. volupe, volup: si illis aegrest, mihi quod volup est, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 152.— Absol. : aegre est, Ter. Ad. 137.—Also: aegre facere alicui, to vex , hurt , Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 17; Ter. Eun. 1001; and: aegre audire aliquid ex aliquo, any thing annoying , disagreeable , id. Hec. 765.—
β With difficulty or effort (opp. facile): omnis conglutinatio recens aegre, inveterata facile divellitur, Cic. de Sen. 20, 72s; 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.,
γ = 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; Ap. Met. 1, 19, 25.—
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. A. 4, 71.— Sup. : aegerrime ferre, Sall. J. 87: aegerrime pati Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 105.