algeo

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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

  1. to be or feel cold or chilly; to become cold or chilly
  2. to be neglected (left in the cold)

Conjugation

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Descendants

  • Romansch: aulscher, ulscher

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.