Etymology

Aegle

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Today it means: The goddess/personification of good health and the glow of health, one of the daughters of Asclepius. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Αἴγλη
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromΑἴγλη
  2. English todayAegle

From Ancient Greek Αἴγλη (Aíglē, literally “brightness, gleam, glow, radiance, splendour—usually referring to the past”).

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