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Latin
Etymology
Unknown. May be related to Icelandic elgur (“frozen snow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elgʰ- (“frost, cold”).
Pronunciation
Verb
algeō (present infinitive algēre, perfect active alsī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to be or feel cold or chilly; to become cold or chilly
- to be neglected (left in the cold)
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References
- “algeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “algeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- algeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.