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 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.—
(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.—
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. 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.—
(β).
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.,
(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; 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.