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straight"] ("To keep straight up"; hence) 1. To lift, or raise, up.-2. Of the ears: To prick up; i.e. (with aures) To listen, be

attentive.

ar-s, tis, f.: 1. Art, skill.-2. Artifice, cunning, fraud [either akin to ap-w, "to join," and so, "a joining"; or fr. år-o, "to plough," and so "a ploughing," as the earliest and most important act of skill].

art-I-fex, ficis, comm. gen. [for art-i-fac-s; fr. ars, art-is; (i) connecting vowel; FAC, root of fac-lo] ("One exercising ars"; hence) A contriver or plotter.

1. ar-tus (-ctus), ta, tum, adj. ("Fitted, or joined," together; hence) Of bonds: Close-fitting, tight [ap-w, "to fit"].

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2. ar-tus, tūs, m. ("A fitting ; "that which fits on hence) A joint; a limb [id.]. ar-vum, vi, n. [ăr-o] ("The ploughed thing'; hence) A field.

arx, arcis, f. [for arc-s; fr. arc-eo," to enclose"] ("The enclosing thing'; hence) A castle, citadel, etc. : arx summa, the Acropolis.

Ascănius, fi, m. Ascanius (called also Iulus); son of Æneas and Creusa.

a-scendo, scendi, scensum, scendere, 3. v. n. [for ad-scando; fr. ad, in "augmentative" force; scando, "to mount"] To mount, go up, ascend.

ascen-sus, sūs, m. [for ascend-sus; fr. ascend-o] An ascending, ascent.

Asia, æ, f.: 1. Asia (i.e. Asia Minor).-2. The people of Asia; i.e. the Trojans and their allies.

asper, èra, ĕrum (Abl. plur. aspris, v. 379), adj.: 1. Rough.2. Of a storm: Fierce, violent.-3. Of hatred: Cruel, bitter.

a-spicio, spexi, spectum, spicere, 3. v. a. [for ad-specio; fr. ǎd, "on or upon"; specio, "to look"] To look on or upon; to behold, see.

as-sentio, sensi, sensum, sentire, 3. v. n. [for ad-sentio; fr. ad, "in accordance with" sentio," to think "](" To think in accordance with' some one, etc.; hence) To give assent; to assent, approve.

as-servo, servāvi, servātum, servare, 1. v. a. [for ad-servo; fr. ǎd, in "augmentative" force; servo, "to keep"] To keep with much care; To keep watch, or guard, over.

ast; see at.

astans, ntis, P. pres. of asto. a-sto, stiti, stitum, stāre, 1. v. n. [for ad-sto; fr. ad, " up sto, "to stand"] To stand up, stand erect.

astrum, i, n. A star [ãoтP

ov].

Astyǎnax, actis (Acc. Astyanacta, v. 457), m. Astyanax; son of Hector and Andromache ['Aorvávas, "Lord of the City"].

ǎsylum, i, n. A sanctuary, asylum [ἄσυλον, "unspoiled thing"; i.e. a place safe from violence].

at (ast), conj. But, yet [akin to Sans. atha; Gr. áτáp].

āter, tra, trum, adj. Black, dark.

at-que (ac), conj. [for adque; fr. ăd," in addition"; què, "and" And also, and moreover; or simply and.

Atridæ, ārum, m. plur. The Atrida or Sons of Atreus; i. e. Menelaus and Agamemnon. atrium, ii, n. A hall. attollens, ntis, P. pres. of attollo.

at-tollo, no perf. nor sup., tollère, 3. v. a. [for ad-tollo; fr. ad, "up, upwards"; tollo, "to

lift"] 1. To lift, or raise, up. -2. To erect, construct, etc.

at-trecto, trectāvi, trectātum, trectare, 1. v. a. [for adtracto; fr. ad," without force "; tracto, "to handle," etc.] To handle, or touch, in any way.

auc-tor, tōris, m. [for augtor, fr. aug-ĕo, "to produce"] ("He who produces" something; hence, "a father," etc.; hence) An originator, contriver, etc. audens, ntis, P. pres. of auděo.

auděo, ausus sum, audēre, 2. v. semi-dep. To dare or venture something, or to do something.

aud-ìo, ivi or ĭi, itum, īre, 4. v. a.: 1. To hear.-2. To listen, or give attention, to; to heed.-3. To hear one's self called something; to be called, to have the character of. -Pass.: audior, auditus sum, audiri [akin to aus (=ovs), aur-ós," an ear"]. augŭr-Ium, fi, n. [augŭr-or, "to augur "] ("Augury"; hence) An omen.

aura, æ, f.: 1. The air.-2. A breeze.-3. Publicity: ferre sub auras, to make publicly known [avρa].

aur-ātus, āta, ātum, adj. [aur-um] ("Provided with aurum"; hence) Ornamented with gold; gilt.

aur-ĕus, ĕa, ĕum, adj. [aurum] ("Of, or belonging to, aurum"; hence) Golden, glittering like gold.

aur-is, is, f. [for aud-is; fr. aud-io] ("The hearing thing"; hence) An ear.

aur-um, i, n. (" The burning thing"; i.e. "the glittering, or shining, metal") Gold [akin to Sans. root USH, "to burn"; Gr. αὖρον].

au-ster, stri, m. ("The drier") The South wind [av-w, "to dry"].

au-sum, si, n. [for aud-sum; fr. aud-eo] ("That which is dared"; hence) A bold bad deed. ausus, a, um, P. perf. of aud

ĕo.

aut, conj.: 1. Or: aut aut, either or.-2. In the second part of negative clauses: Nor.

aut-em, conj. But, however [akin to αὐτ-άρ].

Automĕdon, ontis, m. Automedon; the charioteer of Achilles [Avτоμédwv, "Self-ruler"].

auxil-fum, li, n. [prob. fr. obsol. adj. auxil-is (=aug-sil-is, fr. aug-eo," to increase"), " increasing"] ("The quality, or state, of the auxilis"; hence) Aid, help, assistance.

avectus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of avĕho.

a-věho, vexi, vectum, věhĕre, 3. v. a. [ā, “away"; věho, "to carry"] 1. To carry away.-2. Pass.: To be carried away; i.e. with reference to ships: To sail away.

a-vello, velli or vulsi, vulsum, vellère, 3. v. a. [ā, "away"; vello, "to pluck"] 1. To pluck, or tear, away.-2. To remove by force or violence. Pass.: a vellor, vulsus sum, velli. aversus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of ǎverto.

a-verto, verti, versum, vertĕre, 3. v. a. [a, "away from"; verto, "to turn"] ("To turn away from" a person, etc.; hence) Of the mind, etc.: To alienate, estrange. - Pass. : ā-vertor,

versus sum, verti.

avi-um, ìi, n. [āvĭ-us, "remote from the way, unfrequented"; as Subst.] A by-path, unfrequented way.

āvulsus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of avello.

ǎvus, i, m. A grandfather. axis, is, m. ("An axle-tree";

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barba, æ, f. A beard. barbăricus, a, um, adj. Barbaric, barbarian [ßapßapıκός].

Bēlides, æ, m. A descendant of Belus.

bellum, elli, n. [old form du-ellum; fr. du-o, "two"] ("A thing pertaining to two"; i.e. a contest between two parties; hence) 1. War, warfare.-2. A combat, fight, engagement.

bigæ, arum, f. plur. [contr. fr. bijugæ, fr. bijugus, "doubleyoked"] ("A pair of horses, yoked by a cross-bar" ; hence) A two-horse chariot.

bl-pătens, pătentis, adj. [bi "; pătens, "open=bis, "twice" ing"]("Twice-opening"; hence) Of doors: With two leaves, double.

bipenn-is, is, f. [bipenn-is, "two-edged"] A two-edged axe. bl-s, adv. [for dŭ-is, fr. duo, "two"] Twice.

bos, bovis (Gen. plur. boum), comm. gen. ("The lowing, or bellowing, one": hence) 1. Sing.: A cow or ox.-2. Plur.: Cattle.

brachium, li, n. An arm [akin to βραχιών].

brĕv-Iter, adv. [brev-is, "short"] Shortly, briefly.

the stars, etc.: To sink.-3. To fall out, happen, come to pass.

cæcus, a, um, adj.: 1. Blind, whether physically or mentally. -2. Of doors: Secret, private.3. Hidden, concealed.-4. Dark, obscure.

cæd-es, is,f. [cæd-o] Slaughter. cædo, cecidi, cæsum, cædere, tive force: "To cause to fall"; 3. v. a. [akin to cădo] (In causabence) To cut down, slay, slaughter.

Pass.: cædor, cæsus sum,

cædi.

cærulus, a, um, adj. Azure, sea-green; also, deep-blue. casus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of cædo.

Calchas, antis, m.

Calchas;

the most distinguished of the Greek seers at the siege of Troy [Κάλχας, "He that muses, or ponders, deeply"].

cal-igo, igāvi, īgātum, īgāre, v. a. [akin to cel-o, "to conceal"] To veil in darkness, obscure.

akin to kýπos, "a garden"]. campus, i, m. A plain [prob.

căno, căcini, cantum, cănĕre, 3. v. a.: 1. To sing, chant, recite.

2. Since the responses of oracles were made in verse: To foretell, "to praise, to relate "]. forebode [akin to Sans. root ÇAMS,

căpio, cepi, captum, căpere, 3. v. a.: 1. To take or lay hold of. -2. To take in war; to capture.3. To take in, deceive, mislead.-4. Of fear, etc.: To seize a person.

brü-ma, mæ, f. [for brev-ma; fr. brev-lo," to shorten"] ("ThatPass.: captor, captus sum, căpi. which is shortened"; hence," the shortest day in the year, the capt-ivus, iva, ivum, adj. winter-solstice"; hence) Winter-cap-fo] Of things: Plundered, taken as spoil. time, winter.

cădens, ntis, P. pres. of cădo. cădo, cecidi, casum, cădere, 3. v. n.: 1. To fall, in the fullest acceptation of the word.-2. Of

1. captus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of căpio.-As Subst.: captus, i, m. A prisoner of war; a captive. 2. captus, i; see 1. captus.

cặp-ilus, uli, m. [căp-ol ("The taking, or receiving, thing"; hence) Of a sword: The

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Căpys, yos, m. Capys; one of the Trojans who counselled the destruction of the wooden horse.

card-o, inis, m. ("The swinging thing") The pivot and socket by which the doors of the ancients were fixed and made to open and shut; commonly rendered, hinge [akin to κραδάω, κραδαίνω, σε το swing"].

căr-šo, ui, ĭtum, ēre, 2. v. n. ("To shear or be shorn"; hence) With Abl.: To be without; to be destitute or devoid of [akin to kap, a root of κeip-w, "to shear"]. cărīna, æ, f. ("The keel" of a ship; hence) A ship, vessel.

ca-rus, ra, rum, adj. Beloved, dear [for cam-rus; akin to Sans. root KAM, "to love"].

Cassandra, æ, f. Cassandra; a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, whom Apollo gifted with prophecy, but caused her predictions never to be believed.

cas-sus, sa, sum, adj. [for car sus; fr. căr-eo] With Abl.: Wanting; devoid, or deprived, of.

castra, trorum, n. plur. ("The covering things"; hence, "tents"; hence) An encampment, camp [prob. akin to Sans. root SKAD, "to cover "].

cā-sus, sūs, m. [for cad-sus, fr. căd-o] ("A falling"; hence) 1. A chance, accident, event.-2. Mi fortune, calamity, ruin. căterva, æ, f. A crowd, troop, band of persons.

căt-ulus, uli, m. dim. [akin to cănis," a dog," prob. through obsol. căt-us] ("A young dog"; hence) Of animals generally: A cub, help.

causa, æ, f. A cause, reason.

căv-erna, ernæ, f. [cav-us] A cavern.

căv-o, āvi, atum, āre, 1. v. a. [id.] ("To hollow ; hence) To make a hole in; to pierce, perforate.

căvus, a, um, adj.: 1. Hollow. -2. Of a nouse, etc.: Vaulted.

cedo, cessi, cessum, cédère, 3. v. n.: 1. To go away, withdraw, retire.-2. To yield, submit [akin to χάζομαι (=χάδ-σομαι), "to retire"].

cel-sus, sa, sum, adj. [cel-lo, " to

urge along"]("Urged along"; hence) High, lofty. centum, num. adj. indecl. A hundred [akin to Gr. Éκατóv, Sans. çatan].

Cĕr-es, ĕris, f. Ceres; the goddess of agriculture [akin either to Sans. root KRI, "to create," and so," the creator or producer' or to Sans. root ÇRÂ," to ripen,' and so, "she who ripens "].

cerno, crēvi, cretum, cernere, 3. v. a. (To separate or sift"; hence) To perceive, discern, see, whether by the eye or the mind [root CRE or CER, akin to Gr. K-v; Sans. root KRI, "to separate"].

certa-tim, adv. [cert(a)-o] (" By a contending"; hence) Eagerly, earnestly, vying with another.

cer-to, tăvi, tatum, tāre, 1. v. n. intens. [CER, root of cer no, "to fight"] 1. To fight, contend. -2. With Inf.: To vie eagerly in doing, etc.

cer-tus, ta, tum, adj. [CER, root of cer-no, "to decide "] ("Decided"; hence) 1. Fixed, settled, sure.-2. Undeviating, unerring.

cer-vix, vicis, f. ("The headcarrying thing"; hence) The neck [for cer-veh-s; fr. cer= Kép-as, "a head"; věl-o, "to carry "].

ces-so, săvi, sătum, săre, 1. v. n. intens. [for ced-so; fr. ced-o, "to go away"] ("To go away much"; hence) To cease.

cētĕrus, a, um (rare in sing.), adj. The other; the remaining. ceu, adv.: 1. As, like as, just as.-2. As if, etc.

cleo, civi, citum, cière, 2. v. a. ("To make to go"; hence) To rouse, stir up [akin to κúo, "to go"].

cingo, cinxi, cinctum, cingère, 3. v. a.: 1. To gird.-2. Pass.: With Abl., or Acc. of respect : To be girded, or to gird one's self, with. Pass.: cingor, cinctus sum, cingi.

cinis, ĕris, m. Ashes [akin to Kóvis,"dust"].

circum, adv. and prep. [prob. adverbial acc. of circus," a ring"] ("In a ring"; hence) 1. Adv.: Around, round about, all round. -2. Prep.with Acc.: Around, etc. circumdatus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of circumdo.

circum-do, dědi, dătum, dăre (in tmesis at vv. 219, 792), 1. v. a. [circum; do, "to put"] ("To put around"; hence) 1. With Acc. and Dat.: To place, or throw, something around an object.-2. Pass. in reflexive force: With Acc. of respect and with Dat.: To place, or throw, one's self around an object with respect to something; i.e. to encircle, or twine around, an object with.

circum-fundo, fūdi, fūsum, fundĕre, 3. v. a. [circum; fundo, "to pour"] 1. To pour around. 2. Pass. in reflexive force: Of several persons: To crowd, or gather around.

circumfusus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of circumfundo.

circum-spicio, spexi, spectum, spicere, 3. v. a. [for circumspecio; fr. circum; spěcio, "to look"] To look around upon.

circum-sto, stěti and stiti, stiftum and stitum, stāre, 1. v. a. [circum; sto, "to stand"] To 8 and around; to surround.

circum-volo, võlavi, vŏlatum, volare, 1. v. a. [circum; volo, "to fly"] To fly around.

civis, is, comin. gen. (“A dweller "; hence) A citizen, as a dweller in a city [akin to Sans. root KSHI," to dwell"].

cla-des, dis, f. ("A breaking tc pieces"; hence) Defeat, slaughter [kλá-w, "to break "].

clam-or, ōris, m. [clam-o, "to cry out"] Outery, clamour, confused shouting.

clang-or, ōris, m. [clang-0, "to clang"] Of trumpets: Clang, braying.

clar-esco, ui, no sup., escère, 3. v. n. [clar-us] Of sound: To grow clear, become distinct.

cla-rus, ra, rum, adj. ("Heard"; hence) 1. Of sound: Clear, distinct. 2. Of light: Clear, bright [prob. akin to Sans. root ÇRU, Gr. Kλú-w, Lat. clu-čo, "to hear"].

classis, is, f. Of persons summoned for sea-service: A fleet, comprising both the ships and the men serving in them [λāσis Kλious, "a calling"].

claus-trum, tri, n. [for claud-trum ; fr. claud-o, "to shut"] (The accomplisher of shutting"; hence) A bar or bolt. clypeus, i, m. ("That which covers"; hence) A shield [akin to κaλÚπ-TW, "to cover"]. coactus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of cōgo.

cœl-i-col-a, æ, comm. gen. [coel-um; (i) connecting vowel; col-o, "to dwell in "] One who dwells in the heavens; a celestial deity.

cœlum, 1, . Heaven [akin to κοίλος, hollow"].

cœep-tus, ta, tum, P. pert, of

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