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The word "aiger" functions both as an adjective describing a person's willingness and as a proper noun in different literary contexts. In one narrative, it conveys a sense of readiness or disposition, as when a character expresses an eagerness to witness something unusual [1] and when another character is portrayed as being unwilling to undertake a particular task [2]. Meanwhile, the term also emerges in a geographical setting, lending a unique character to a location named Aiger Göl on a mountain slope [3]. Additionally, its use in a rhetorical query about one’s readiness to engage in conversation further underscores its role as an indicator of willingness [4].
  1. "But A'm aiger fur till see the pine wi' the big santipede on it," objected the terrible infant.
    — from Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy
  2. Finn wasn't aiger for to thry, bekase it was Satan's own job, so he held out agin all her scholdin' an' beggin' an' cryin'.
    — from Irish Wonders The Ghosts, Giants, Pooka, Demons, Leprechawns, Banshees, Fairies, Witches, Widows, Old Maids, and other Marvels of the Emerald Isle by D. R. (David Russell) McAnally
  3. We overlook the small circular lake of the Aiger Göl, on the southern slopes of Sipan.
    — from Armenia, Travels and Studies (Volume 2 of 2) The Turkish Provinces by H. F. B. (Harry Finnis Blosse) Lynch
  4. Now, listen to me—are you not as aiger to make convarts as either M'Slime or Lucre?”
    — from Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish AgentThe Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by William Carleton

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