Meaning of aiger | Babel Free

Examples

“Bores and aigers of gore and flame burst and pour from Hells, reified, Or Wounds, rather: Doom-gathered Kenosis unto Self-Deicide.”

“The Trent is noted for a tidal phenomenon called the Eagre or Aiger. a species of bore like that which occurs on an enormous scale at the mouth of the Amazon.”

“Thirdly, in one part of the novel, though I cannot just now lay my hand on the passage, mention is made of the aiger, or tidal wave, coming up to St. Oggs.”

“The word aiger would hardly be heard except on a tidal river, but the cry wahr aiger raised by the boatmen when the approaching tidal wave is visible, is still common on the lower part of the river Ouse.”

“Oh, I don't know what's come over me! Shakin' aigers or sump'n.”

“When he felt the young man's forehead, it was very hot and his eyes were feverishly bright. “G-got the shakes,” Sam said through chattering teeth. “It's the f-fever an aiger.””

“As Newly relates, "In the very wet seasons there was so much swampy land covered with decaying vegetable matter that in the autumn it was one field of malaria or "fever an' aiger" as it was called.”

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