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Aegir vs Aeger - What's the difference?

aegir | aeger |

As a proper noun aegir

is (astronomy) a moon of saturn.

As an adjective aeger is

(dated|british school slang) absent and excused from one’s classes due to illness.

As a noun aeger is

(dated|british school slang) an excused absence from classes due to illness.

aegir

English

Noun

(en noun)
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    aeger

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (dated, British school slang) Absent and excused from one’s classes due to illness
  • (dated, British school slang) Relating to such an excused absence

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated, British school slang) An excused absence from classes due to illness
  • (dated, British school slang) A note excusing a student from classes due to illness