aggern.

Brit.

/ˈaɡə/,

/ˈadʒə/, U.S.

/ˈæɡər/,

/ˈædʒər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin agger.

Etymology: < classical Latin agger material for an earthwork, rubble, offensive earthwork, ramp, defensive earthwork, rampart, road or causeway raised above the level of the surrounding ground, mound or pile of earth or rubble, perhaps < aggerere aggest v.

A heap of stones and earth, an earthwork, mound, or embankment; (Archaeology) the raised rampart of a Roman camp; the raised part of a Roman road or causeway, with ditches on either side (cf. fosse n.¹, vallum n.).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun]

wallc900

banka1387

aggera1398

trench1445

braye1512

mantle-walla1522

werewalla1525

rampire1548

rampart1550

mound1558

mount1558

argin1589

vallie1602

earthwork1633

circumvallation1645

vallation1664

subtrench1669

epaulement1687

enceinte1708

ring1780

vallum1803

main-work1833

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxxix. 1382 Agger is an huple of stones or a tokene in þe hihe way.

a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) f. 103, in Middle Eng. Dict. at Agger Agger is a toothul I-made of longe pooles pight vpright & wounde aboute wiþ twigges or ȝardes as an hegge & I-feld vp wiþ erthe and stones, on whiche men mowe stonde & schete & caste to þe walles.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Agger..a bulwarke: a countermure to a fortresse or campe: a rampier.

1600 C. Edmondes Obseruations Fiue Bks. Caesars Comm. ii. vii. 78 The sides of this Agger were of timber to keepe in the loose matter.

1658 Sir T. Browne Let. to Dugdale 10 Nov. in Wks. (1852) III. 495 The laborious Aggers, Banks, and Works of Securement against Floods and Inundations.

1726 N. Salmon Rom. Stations in Brit. 40 There is an Agger of the same kind as Wilberry has, but higher..and so more defensible.

1748 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 4) III. 111 Before the Gate is an Agger, said to be the Burying-place of Hengist.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. iv. 70 Nothing can be more plainly traced—a proper agger or vallum, with its corresponding ditch or fossa.

1877 L. Jewitt Half-hours among Eng. Antiq. 16 A circle of somewhat irregular form..surrounded by an agger and ditch.

1911 T. W. Rolleston Myths & Legends Celtic Race i. 38 A Gaul mounted a portion of the wall above the agger, throwing down upon it balls of tallow and pitch.

1964 E. Salisbury Weeds & Aliens (ed. 2) ii. 30 Since some of the materials for these ‘aggers’ were obtained from ditches excavated on either side of the embankments the slopes would have offered a graduated range of moisture and drainage.

1998 J. Cope Mod. Antiquarian 135/2 All the trees were cleared on either side of the road to a distance of fifty yards in order to prevent ambushes, and the agger, or bank of the road, was raised far above the surrounding land.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agger
释义	aggern. Brit. /ˈaɡə/, /ˈadʒə/, U.S. /ˈæɡər/, /ˈædʒər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin agger. Etymology: < classical Latin agger material for an earthwork, rubble, offensive earthwork, ramp, defensive earthwork, rampart, road or causeway raised above the level of the surrounding ground, mound or pile of earth or rubble, perhaps < aggerere aggest v. A heap of stones and earth, an earthwork, mound, or embankment; (Archaeology) the raised rampart of a Roman camp; the raised part of a Roman road or causeway, with ditches on either side (cf. fosse n.¹, vallum n.). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] wallc900 banka1387 aggera1398 trench1445 braye1512 mantle-walla1522 werewalla1525 rampire1548 rampart1550 mound1558 mount1558 argin1589 vallie1602 earthwork1633 circumvallation1645 vallation1664 subtrench1669 epaulement1687 enceinte1708 ring1780 vallum1803 main-work1833 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxxix. 1382 Agger is an huple of stones or a tokene in þe hihe way. a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) f. 103, in Middle Eng. Dict. at Agger Agger is a toothul I-made of longe pooles pight vpright & wounde aboute wiþ twigges or ȝardes as an hegge & I-feld vp wiþ erthe and stones, on whiche men mowe stonde & schete & caste to þe walles. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Agger..a bulwarke: a countermure to a fortresse or campe: a rampier. 1600 C. Edmondes Obseruations Fiue Bks. Caesars Comm. ii. vii. 78 The sides of this Agger were of timber to keepe in the loose matter. 1658 Sir T. Browne Let. to Dugdale 10 Nov. in Wks. (1852) III. 495 The laborious Aggers, Banks, and Works of Securement against Floods and Inundations. 1726 N. Salmon Rom. Stations in Brit. 40 There is an Agger of the same kind as Wilberry has, but higher..and so more defensible. 1748 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 4) III. 111 Before the Gate is an Agger, said to be the Burying-place of Hengist. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. iv. 70 Nothing can be more plainly traced—a proper agger or vallum, with its corresponding ditch or fossa. 1877 L. Jewitt Half-hours among Eng. Antiq. 16 A circle of somewhat irregular form..surrounded by an agger and ditch. 1911 T. W. Rolleston Myths & Legends Celtic Race i. 38 A Gaul mounted a portion of the wall above the agger, throwing down upon it balls of tallow and pitch. 1964 E. Salisbury Weeds & Aliens (ed. 2) ii. 30 Since some of the materials for these ‘aggers’ were obtained from ditches excavated on either side of the embankments the slopes would have offered a graduated range of moisture and drainage. 1998 J. Cope Mod. Antiquarian 135/2 All the trees were cleared on either side of the road to a distance of fifty yards in order to prevent ambushes, and the agger, or bank of the road, was raised far above the surrounding land. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1398
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