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1. v. a. intens. [for subveh-to; | 3. v. a. [contr. fr. sub-ĕmo; fr. fr. subveh-o, "to convey"] To sub, "up"; emo, "to take"] convey, carry, etc. To take;-for sumere pœnas see pœna.

succinctus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of succingo.

suc-cingo, cinxi, cinctum, cingère, 3. v. a. [for sub-cingo; fr. sub, "upwards, up"; cingo, "to gird"]("To gird, or tuck, up " one's garments; hence) Of persons: Pass.: To be girded or girt.-Pass.: suc-cingor, cinctus sum, cingi.

1. săi (Dat., sibi; Acc. and Abl., se, or reduplicated sese), pron. pers. sing. and plur. Of himself, herself, itself, or themselves.

2. sùi, ōrum; see suus. sulcus, i, m. A furrow [Gr. ὁλκός].

sum, fui, esse, v. n.: 1. To be, to exist.-2.: a. To be.-b. With Dat.: To belong to one; i.e. to have. -c. In 3rd person sing. with Subjectival Inf., etc.: Is, etc., possible:-Tityon cernere erat, to see Tityos was possible, i.e. one might see Tityos; v. 596; cf. Greek idiom, e.g. in Xenophon's Anabasis, 3, 2, 13; čσTI TEKμÝpia орaν τà тропаia, it is possible to see the trophies as proofs, i.e. one may see, etc. [in pres. tenses akin to Gr. éo-ui-ei-μí; and Sans. root AS, "to be"; in perf. tenses and in fut. part. akin to Sans. root BHU, "to be"].

summōtus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of summoveo.

sum-mŏvěo, mōvi, mōtum, movere, 2. v. a. [for sub-moveo; fr. sub, "from beneath"; mŏvěo, "to move"] ("To move from beneath"; hence) To send, or drive, away; to remove. -Pass.: sum-movĕor, mōtus sum,

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super, adv. and prep.: 1. Adv. Above, on the top. — 2. Prep. with Acc. or Abl.: a. With Acc.: (a) Over, above;-at v. 239 put after its case.-(b) Upon, on the top of.-(c) Beyond.-b. With Abl.: On, upon [akin to vnéo].

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super-bus, ba, bum, adj. [super, "above"] ("That is above others; hence) Proud, haughty, arrogant. -As Subst. : superbi, ōrum, m. plur. The proud, the haughty, etc.

super-ēminĕo, no perf. nor sup., eminere, 2. v. a. [super, "above"; eminĕo, "to project"] ("To project above"; hence) To rise above, or higher than, something; to surpass, excel, etc.

supern-e, adv. [supern-us, "above"] ("After the manner of the supernus"; hence) 1. Above, upwards.-2. From above.

supĕr-o, avi, atum, are, 1. v. a. [super, "over"] To pass over, cross, etc.

supĕr-us, a, um, adj. [supĕr, "above"] 1. Pos.: a. That is above, on high.-As Subst.: (a) supĕri, ōrum, m. plur. The gods above, the celestial deities.-(b) supera, ōrum, n. plur. The upper regions, the realms, etc., above or on high.-b. Upper, of the world above, as opposed to the lower world.-As Subst.: supĕri, ōrum, m. plur. The inhabitants of the upper world, the men on earth; v. 568.-2. Sup.: a. suprēmus, a, um : Of time: Latest, last.-As Subst. : suprēma, ōrum, n. plur. The last rites or honours; funeral rites, etc.-b. summus, a, um: (a) Highest, loftiest.-(b) The high

est, or loftiest, part of that denoted by the subst. to which it is in attribution; the top of.(c) Of rank: Highest, supreme; V. 123.

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supplex, Icis, comm. gen. [supplex, suppliant"] A suppliant or supplicant.

supplic-fum, fi, n. [supplico," to kneel down"] ("A kneeling down" for the purpose of punishment; hence) Punishment, penalty, suffering, etc.

sup-pōno, posui, positum, ponĕre, 3. v. a. [for sub-pōno; fr. sub, "under"; pōno, "to put"] To put, or place, under or beneath. Pass.: sup-pōnor,

positus sum, pōni.

suppôstus (by syncope for suppositus), a, um, P. perf. pass. of suppono.

supremus, a, um; see sup

erus.

surgens, ntis, P. pres. of surgo.

sur-go, rexi, rectum, gère, 3. v. n. [contr. fr. sur-rego, for subrego; fr. sub," upwards, up"; rego, "to lead straight or direct"] ("To lead straight, or direct, upwards or up"; hence, in reflexive force) 1. To rise, arise.-2. Of persons in respect to age: To rise, grow up; v. 364. susceptus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of suscipio.

sus-cipio, cepi, ceptum, cipĕre, 3. v. a. [for subs-căplo; fr. subs (=sub), căpio, "to take "] 1. [sub, "from beneath"] ("To take, or lay hold of, from beneath"; hence, "to take or lift up"; hence): a. To undertake. -b. To take up, resume, continue a speech, etc.-2. [sub, "without force"] To take, receive, catch, etc.; v. 249.-Pass.: sus-cipior, ceptus sum, căpi.

suspec-tus, būs, m. [suspicio, "to look up," through

true root SUSPEC] A looking up or upwards.

sus-pendo, pendi, pensum, pendere, 3. v. a. [for subs-pendo; fr. subs (sub), "beneath pendo, "to hang"] ("To hang a thing beneath" something else; hence) To hang up, to suspend.— Pass.: sus-pendor, pensus sum, pendi.

suspensus, a, um: 1. P. perf. pass. of suspendo.-2. Pa.: In uncertainty, in suspense, etc.

su-spicio, spexi, spectum, spicere, 3. v. a. [for subs-spěcio; fr. subs (sub)," from beneath"; specio, "to behold"] ("To behold, or look at, from beneath"; hence) To look up to or at.

su-tilis, tile, adj. [su-o, "to sew"] Sewed, sewed together; bound, or fastened, together :sutilis cymba, the sewed boat, or the boat sewed together, i.e. of rushes, etc., sewed together and covered with leather Probably Virgil had here in mind a boat called baris by the Egyptians, which was formed of the leaves and stocks of the papyrus; see Charon.

su-us, a, um, pron. poss. [sŭ-i, “of himself," etc.] Belonging to himself, herself, itself, etc.; his, her, etc.-As Subst.: sùi, ōrum, m. plur.: a. Their friends, etc.; v. 611.-b. His descendants, etc.; v. 681.

Syrtis, is, f. Syrtis; the name of two sand-banks in the sea on the northern coast of Africa; viz. Syrtis Major, now Sidra; and Syrtis Minor, now Cabes;-at v. 60, the plur. number includes both of them.

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tăc-ěo, ui, Itum, ēre, 2. v. n. To be silent, or still.

tăc-Itus, Ita, Itum, adj. [tăcĕo, "to be silent"] 1. Past over in silence, unmentioned, without mention or notice; v. 841.-2. Of places, etc.: Silent, still, noiseless, etc.

tæd-a, æ, f.: 1. A pine-tree, pitch-pine; v. 214.-2. A torch; V. 593.

tā-lis, le, adj. Of such a kind, such.-As Subst.: talla, Ium, n. plur.: a. Such things.-b. Such words, etc. [prob. akin to demonstr. pron. root To," this," and Gr. article Tó].

tam, adv. [prob. akin to tālis] With adj.: So, so very.

tămen, adv. [prob. a lengthened form of tam] ("In so far," with adversative qualification) For all that, notwithstanding, yet, nevertheless.

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tan-dem, adv. [for tam-dem; tam, "so"; with demonstrative suffix dem] ("Just so far " hence) 1. At length, finally.-2. Pray now; 1, etc., pray thee, etc. tanto; see tantus.

tant-um, adv. [tant-us, "so much"] 1. So much, so greatly: tantum. quantum, so much ...as; so far... as.-2. Only, merely.

tant-us, a, um, adj. 1. So much.-Tanto, as Abl. of measure [§ 118] By so much.-Neut. Sing. as Subst.: Thus much; v. 262.-2. So great, so large, etc.

Adverbial expression : In tantum, to so high a degree, so greatly [akin to Sans. tavant, "so much"].

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tard-o, avi, atum, āre, 1. v. a. [tard-us, slow"] ("To render tardus ; hence) To impede, present a hindrance or obstacle, retard;--at v. 731, supply ea, i.e.

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semina, after tardant; to which verb, also, non belongs.

tar-dus, da, dum, adj. [prob. for trah-dus; fr. trăh-o, "to draw"] ("Drawing one's self along"; hence) Slow, tardy.

Tarquini-us, i, m. [Tarquini-i," Tarquinii" (now" Corneto"); a town of Etruria](" The man of Tarquinii") Tarquinius or Tarquin: a. Tarquinius Priscus (or "the Ancient"); the founder of the family, who settled at Rome, and became its fifth king.-b. Tarquinius Superbus (or "the Proud"), the son or grandson of Tarquinius Priscus, and the seventh and last king of Rome; see Brutus.

Tartǎra, ōrum, Tartǎršus, a, um; see Tartarus.

Tartărus, i, m. (Plur. Tartăra, ōrum, n.) Tartarus; an abyss in the lower world, the prison-house of the Titans, twice as far below Hades, as Hades is below heaven ;-see v. 577 sqq.;but sometimes put for The lower world in general.-Hence, Tartăr-ĕus, ča, čum, adj. Of, or belonging to, Tartarus; Tartarean [Τάρταρος, Plur. Τάρταρα].

taur-us, i, m. A bull [Gr. raûp-os; akin to Sans. sthûr-in, "a beast of burden" compare Anglo-Sax. "steor ; Eng. "steer"].

te, acc. and abl. sing. of tu.

tec-tum, ti, n. [for teg-tum; fr. těg-o, 'to cover"]("The covering thing"; hence) 1. The roof of a building.-2. A building as covered by a roof;-at v. 29= the Cretan labyrinth; see Dædalus and Minotaurus.-3. A house, dwelling, abode.-4. Of wild animals: A covert, lair, etc.

tēcum cum te; see cum. těgens, ntis, P. pres. of tego. těgo, texi, tectum, tegère, 3. v. a.: 1. To cover.-2. To hide,

conceal.

etc.: To direct.-2. Neut.: a. Of living subjects: To bend one's way or course;-at v. 696, with Acc. of place "whither " [§ 101].

Pass.: těgor, tectus | sum, těgi [akin to Gr. σréy-w; Sans. root STHAG, "to cover "]. tellūs, ūris, f.: 1. The earth. -2. Earth, ground, etc.-3. A-b. Of a road, place, etc., as land, country. subject: To extend, stretch, go, ctc. [akin to Tev, root of Teivw]. těn-ěbræ, ĕbrārum, f. plur. Darkness [akin to Sans. tam-as, "darkness"].

tēlum, i, n. A weapon whether for hurling or for close combat; -at v. 592 applied to Jove's thunderbolt [usually referred to Gr. Tλe, "far off"; but rather for tend-lum, fr. tend-o, in force of "to launch or hurl" a weapon; and so, "the thing launched or hurled "].

těměrātus, a, um, P. perf. pass, of temero.

těměr-o, āvi, atum, are, 1. v. a. [těměr-e, "rashly"] ("To treat rashly"; hence) To violate, profane, desecrate.-Pass.: temĕr-or, atus sum, āri.

temno, tempsi, no sup., temnere, 3. v. a. To despise, scorn, make light of contemn [akin to Gr. Téμvw, "to cut"; and so, "to cut or cut off"].

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tem-plum, pli, n. (“A piece cut off"; hence," an open space marked by the augur for taking auspices; hence) A temple, as a place dedicated to some deity [akin to Gr. Téμ-vw," to cut"].

tempora, um; see tempus. tem-pus,. poris, n. [akin to tem-plum] ("A section or portion"; hence) 1.: a. A portion of time; a time, season.-b. Time in general;-at v. 691 in plur. -2. Plur.: The temples of the head.

ton-ax, acis, adj. [těn-čo," to hold"] Of the fluke of an anchor: Fast-holding, firmly griping.

tendens, ntis, P. pres. of tendr

tendo, tětendi, tensum or tentum, tendĕre, 3. v. a. and n.: 1. Act. a. To stretch out or forth; to extend.-b. With iter,

těněbr-ōsus, ōsa, ōsum, adj. [tenebr-æ, "darkness"] Full of darkness, dark, gloomy.

těn-ěo, ùi, tum, ere, 2. v. a. [akin to ten-do] 1. To hold, keep, have.-2. To hold, or keep, possession of; to occupy.-3. To reach, gain, or arrive at, a place. -4. To lay hold of; to hold fast. -5. To retain; v. 235.-6. To have, possess, etc.

těnŭ-is, e, adj. ("Stretched out"; hence) Thin [akin to Sans. tanu, “thin "].

těp-Idus, Ida, Idum, adj. [těp-čo, "to be warm"] Warm, tepid.

ter, num. adv. [tres, tr-ium (with e inserted)," three "] Three times, thrice.

těr-es, ětis, adj. [těr-o, "to hence) rub "]("Rubbed "; Rounded, round, smooth. tergum, i, n. The back.

ter-ra, ræ, f. ("The dry thing"; hence) 1.: a. The earth, as such.-b. Personified: The Earth; v. 595.-2. The earth, soil, ground.-3. A land or country.— Plur.: The lands or countries; i.e. the earth, the world.-4. The land as opposed to water [prob. akin to Gr. тépo-oμaι, "to be, or become, dry"; Sans. root TRISH (TARSH), "to thirst"].

terr-ēnus, ēna, ēnum, adj. [terr-a, "the earth"] Of, or belonging to, the earth; earthly.

terr-ĕo, ui, Itum, ere, 2. v. a. To frighten, terrify [akin to Sans. root TRAS, "to tremble"; and

in causative force, "to cause to tremble"].

terr-bis, bile, adj. [terreo, "to frighten"] Frightful, dreadful, terrible;-at v. 277 with Supine in u [§ 141, 6].

ter-tius, tia, tlum, adj. [tres, tr-ium (with e inserted), "three"] ("Pertaining to tres"; hence) Third.

test-or, atus sum, äri, 1. v. dep. [test-is, "a witness"] To bear witness, testify, etc.

tětendi, perf. ind. of tendo. Teucer, cri, m. Teucer; an ancient king of Troy [Teúκpos]. Teucr-i, ōrum (Gen. Teucrâm, v. 562), m. plur. [Teucr-us," of, or belonging to, Teucer"; hence, "Trojan"; see Teucer] The Trojans.

thălămus, i, m.: 1. A chamber, bed-chamber.-2. Marriage, wedlock [θάλαμος].

Thersilochus, i, m. Thersilochus; a Trojan hero, whose shade was seen by Eneas in the lower world [@epoídoxos, "Boldness in ambush "]:

Theseus (dissyl.), či and ĕos (Acc. Thesea), m. Theseus; a king of Athens, son of Ageus and Ethra; see Pirithous [ńσευς, "Founder "].

Threicius, a, um, adj. Of, or belonging to, Thrace; Thracian: -Threicius sacerdos Orpheus, who is here called sacerdos or "priest," from having been the originator of the sacred mysteries, and the teacher of the doctrine of a future state of retribution; see Orpheus.

Tibĕr-inus, īni, m. [Tiber, "The Tiber" (now "Tevere"); a river of Italy, on which Rome was built] (" He that belongs to the Tiber") 1. Tiberinus, as the river-god of the Tiber.-2. The river Tiber.

tibi, dat. sing. of tu.

tigris, is or idis, comm. gen. A tiger or tigress [riypis, fr. a Persian word signifying arrow"].

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tim-eo, ui, no sup., ere, 2. V. a. To fear, dread, be afraid of. tim-idus, Ida, Idum, adj. [tim-eo, "to fear"] Timid:haud timidus, not timid, i.e. bold, intrepid, etc.

tim-or, Ŏris, m. [id.] ("A fearing"; hence) Fear, dread, terror.

Tisiphonē, es, f. Tisiphone; one of the three Furies. The names of the other two were Alecto ('Aλŋктú), “Unceasing or Implacable One" and Megæra (Méyaipa), "Envying or Grudging One" [Τισιφόνη, "Avenger of murder"].

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Tītān - Ius, Ya, Yum, adj. [Titan, Titan-is, "Titan ; a son of Coelus and Vesta, the elder brother of Saturn, and ancestor of the Titans, who, when they endeavoured to seize the sovereignty of heaven, were hurled into Tartarus by the thunderbolts of Jupiter] 1. Of, or belonging to, Titan; Titanian, Titan :Titania pubes, the Titan youth, the Titans; see above.-2. Of, or belonging to, the Titans; Titanian, Titan:-Titania astra (plur. for sing.), the Titan celestial luminary, i.e. the Sun (or Sol), who was the son of Latona, a daughter of the Titan Ceus [Tráv, "The Stretcher or Striver "; or "The Avenger"; or "The King"; according to the several supposed sources of the name].

Tityos, i, m. Tityos; a giant, son of Jupiter and Terra, slain by Apollo for offering violence to Latona. So huge was he that in Tartarus his body extended over nine acres; and his punishment consisted in being chained to a rock, while a vulture preyed upon

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