Vasto, āvi, ātum, āre, a. (vastus), to | make empty or vacant, ruin, destroy. Vastus, a, um, adj., waste, unoccupied, vast, enormous, immense, boundless. Vates, is, com., a foreteller, prophet, a poet, poetess or Sibyl.

Ve, enclitic conf., either, or:
Vecto, āvi, ātum, āre, a. freq. (veho),

to bear, carry, or convey about. Veho, xi, ctum, ĕre, a., to carry, convey, (vi. 356) to toss, drive about.

Vel, conj., even, or; vel-vel, either

or.

Vēlāmen, ĭnis, n. (velo), a covering, clothing, garment, (i. 649, 711; vi. 221) a mantle, veil.

Vēlāmentum, i, n. (velo), a cover, covering.

Vēlivõlus, a, um, adj. (velum, volo),

sail flying, winged with sails, (i. 224) navigable.

Vello, vulsi, vulsum, ĕre, a., to pluck, pull, to pluck out, pull out.

Verber, ĕris, n., a lash, scourge, rod. Verbĕro, āvi, ātum, āre, a. (verber), to lash, scourge, whip, beat.

Verbum, i, n., a word, (ii. 96) complaining strains.

Vēre, adv., certainly, indeed, truly. Vereor, ĭtus sum, ēri, dep., to fear, reverence, dread. (Synonyms, see formidare.)

Vēro, adv., in truth, in fact, in deed, to be sure.

Verro, verri, versum, ĕre, a., to sweep, brush, seour, clean out, (1, 59) whirl along.

Verso, āvi, ātum, āre, freq. (verto), to

turn, wind, twist, (i. 657) to shift (if. 62) contrive.

Versor, atus sum, āri, dep, to turn one's

self about in, to dwell, live, remain. Vertex, Icis, m. (verto), a whirl, eddy, whirlpool, vortex, (i. 114) prow of a ship, (i. 225) summit. (Synonyms, see cacumen.)

Velo, avi, atum, āre, a. (velum), to

cover, envelop, (ii. 249) crown, bind. Velum, i, n., a covering, curtain, veil, cloth, (i. 469) curtain or banner. Vělut or veluti, adv., even as, just as, like as.

Vēna, æ, f., a blood-vessel, vein. Vēnātrix, īcis, f. (vēnor), a huntress. Vendo, dĭdi, dĭtum, ĕre, a. (venum, do), to sell.

Venēnum, i, n., a potion, juice, drug, (i. 688) poison of love. Venerabilis, e, adj. (venĕror), worthy of respect or reverence, venerable. Venĕror, ātus, āri, a. dep., to worship, adore, revere, venerate, reverence. Věnia, æ, f., grace, favour, forgiveness, pardon, remission, leave. Věnio, vēni, ventum, īre, n., to come, arrive, (vi. 755) approach, advance, (i. 353) appear. Venter, tris, m., the belly, (ii, 356) hunger, (iii. 216) entrails.

Ventōsus, a, um, adj. (ventus), full of

wind, windy, (vi. 335) stormy. Ventus, i, m., wind, (ii. 25, 180) a favourable wind, (i. 43, 182), storm, tempest.

Vēr, vēris, n., the spring.

round or about,(i. 20, ii. 625) overturn, demolish, (i. 671) tend, (i. 237, 260) alter one's mind, (iii. 146) point, steer, (vi. 101) infix, pierce.

Veru, n., a spit, a broach, a kind of dart.

Vērum, i, n., truth, reality, fact. (Sy

nonyms, under fides.)

Vērus, a, um, adj., true, real, actual. Vescor, —, ci, n. dep., to take food,

feed, eat, (i. 546; iii. 339) to draw in,

live upon.

Vesper, ĕris and ĕri, m., the evening, eve, even-tide, the evening star. Vestālis, e, adj., pertaining to Vesta, vestal.

Vester, tra, trum, adj. pro. (vos), your

or yours. Vestibulum, i, n., a porch or entry to a house, forecourt, entrance-court. Vestīgium, ii, n. (vestīgo), a footstep,

footprint, foot-track, track, course, motion.

Vestīgo, avi, atum, āre, a., to track, trace, inquire into, investigate, to search after.

Vestimentum, i, n. (vestio), clothing, a garment, vestment.

Vestio, Ivi or ii, Itum, īre, a. (vestis), to dress, clothe, vest

Véto, ui, itum, are, a., to forbid, prohibit, hinder, (ii. 84) to dissuade from. Větus, ĕris, adj., aged, old, past, former. Větustas, ātis, f. (vetus), old age, long existence, (iii. 415) tract.

Větustus, a, um, adj. (vetus), aged, old, ancient.

Vexillum, i, n. (veho), a banner, standard, ensign.

Via, æ, f., a way, a highway, a road, path, street, (ii. 494) breach, (ii. 769) the places about me, (iii. 714) voyage, (vi. 797 circuit.

Vibro, avi, atum, āre, a. and n., to brandish, shake, agitate, to quiver, vibrate.

Vicīnus, a, um, adj. (vicus), near, neigh- | bouring, in the vicinity; subs., a neighbour.

Vicis, gen., of change, (vi. 535) an interchange, (ii. 433) dangers, attacks, (iii. 376) loss, fortunes.

Vicissim, adv., by turns, one after another. (Synonyms, Vicissim, by turns, interchangeably, in like manner; invicem, reciprocally; mutuo, mutually, one another)

watch, alert; subs., a watchman, sentinel.

Viginti, num. ind., twenty.

Vigor, ōris, m. (vigeo), activity, force, vigour, strength of body.

Villus, i, m., a shaggy hair, a tuft of hair, (i. 702) rough nap.

Vimen, inis, n. vieo), a pliant twig, a switch, osier, (iii. 31) shrub, shoot, (vi. 137) sprigs.

Vincio, vinxi, vinctum, îre, a., to bind, fetter, tie, (i. 337) inclose.

Vinco, vīci, victum, ĕre. a., to conquer, overcome, defeat, subdue, i. 122) overwhelm, subdue, (i. 727) dispel, (vi. 148) to be master of. Synonyms, see superare.)

Vinculum, i, n. (vincio), a bond, rope, cord, fetter, (i. 168; cables. Vinum, i, n., wine.

Violābīlis, e, adj. (violo), that may be injured or violated.

Violentus, a um, adj., violent, vehement, impetuous.

Viŏlo, āvi, ātum, āre, a., to hurt, injure, profane, violate.

Vīpĕreus, a, um, adj. (vipera), of vipers, serpents, snakes.

Victor, ōris, m. (vinco). a conqueror, vanquisher, victor, (ii. 329) master of one's wish.

Victrix, Icis, J. (vinco), a conqueress, victress; adj., conquering, victori

ous.

Victus, ûs, m. (vivo), sustenance, food, (iii. 142) bread.

Vicus, i, m., a quarter of a city, a street, a village, hamlet. (Synonyms, Vicus, rows of houses in a town one close to another with a way between, also a little town composed of one street only; pagus, a country town, a canton or district in which are several hamlets or villages.)

nyms, see homo.)

Vireo, - -, ere, n., to be full of strength, to be fresh or vigorous; flourish, bloom.

Viresco, —, —, ĕre, n. incep. (vireo), to grow green or verdant. Vīrētum, i, n. (vireo), turf, sod, greensward.

Virga, ae, f., a twig, sprout, rod, wand.

Virgineus, a, um, adj. (virgo), pertaining to a maiden or virgin. Virgo, inis, f., a maid, maiden, virgin, (i. 327) celestial maid, (ii. 403; iii, 321) maiden daughter.

Virgultum, i, n. (virgula, a small tuig), a bush, thicket, copse, shrubbery. Vírīdis, e, adj. (vireo), green, verdant, (vi. 304) hale, (iii. 125) ever-green. Virīlis, e, adj. (vir), pertaining to a man, male, manly, arrived at the years of manhood.

to live, to be strong.

body, (ii. 367, 390) courage, (vi. 806) glory, conquests.

Virus, i, n., a poisonous liquid, poison.

Vis, vis, f. plu., vīres, ium, strength, force, vigour, energy. Viscum, i, n., bird-lime.

794; vi. 702) fleeting, slippery; subs., volucris, is, f., a bird, any winged creature.

Volumen, inis, n. (volo), a roll of writing, book, volume, ii. 208) spires of a serpent.

Viso, si, sum, ĕre, a. freq. (video), to behold attentively, view, survey, to go to see, visit.

Vīsum, i, n. (video), something seen, appearance, vision.

Vīsus, ûs, m. (video), a seeing, looking, a look, glance, (iii. 36) prodigy. (Synonyms, see conspectus.)

Vita, æ, f., life, (vi. 663) human life,

(vi. 292) shades, ghosts.

Vitalis, e, adj. (vita), pertaining to life, vital.

Vītis, is, f., a vine, grape-vine, a vinebranch.

Vito, āvi, ātum, are, a. and n., to avoid, shun, escape, evade. (For synonyms, see fugere)

Vitta, æ, f., a band, fillet, chaplet (ii. 168; iii. 64, 81) wreaths, (ii. 296) garlands.

Vividus, a, um, adj. (vivo), living, ani

mated, brave, stout, vigorous. Vivo, vixi, victum, ĕre, n., to live, be alive, have life.

choice, inclination. (For synonyms, see studium.)

Võlūto, āvi, ātum, āre, a. freq. (volvo), to roll, twist, or tumble about, (vi. 185) to meditate, revolve. Volvo, volvi, võlûtum, ĕre, a., to roll, turn about, turn round, tumble, (i. 22 ordain, determine, (iii. 206) to roll in curls, (iii. 376) mingle, shuffle, (vi. 748) complete.

Võrāgo, inis, f. (voro), an abyss, gulf, whirlpool, chasm.

Vorax, ācis, adj. (voro), devouring, consuming, destructive.

Võro, āvi, ātum, are, a., to swallow whole, swallow up, eat greedily, de

vour.

Vortex, Icis, m. (verto), a whirlpool, an eddy.

Vōtum, i, n. (voveo, to vow), a solemn promise made to some deity, a promise.

Vox, vocis, f., a voice, sound, tone, cry, speech, answer, (vi 426) lamentation, (vi. 646) note in music.

ing, that has life.

Vix, adv., scarcely, with much ado, hardly.

Vōcifĕror, atus sum, āri, n. and a., dep. (vox, fero), to cry out, cry aloud, scream, vociferate.

Voco, avi, atum, āre, a. and n. (vox), to call, to summon, invoke, call upon, (vi. 172) challenge, dare, (i. 610) draw, engage, (iii. 70, 222, 357, 455) invite, (ii. 668) stir up, excite, (iii. 101) recall, (vi. 821) demand.

Võlĭto, āvi, ātum, āre, n. freq. (volo), to fly to and fro, to flutter,(vi. 233)to fleet. Volo, võlui, velle, irr. n., to will, be willing, to wish, desire, be disposed, (vi. 318) mean, signify.

Vŏlo, āvi, ātum, āre, n., to fly, (iii. 121)

to spread a flying report.

Võlucer and cris, cris, cre, adj. (volo), |

flying, winged, rapid, flitting, (ii.

to the multitude; general, usual,

common.

Vulgariter, adv., vulgarly, commonl
Vulgātus, a, um, part. (vulgo), divulg-
ed, common, general, known.
Vulgo, avi, atum, āre, a. (vulgus), to

make general, common, or universal. Vulgo, adv., commonly, generally, iii. 643) round about, (vi. 283) all around. Vulgus, i, n. and m. (volvo), the com

mon people, a crowd, the multitude, (i. 190) the common herd. Vulnus, ĕris, n., a wound, (ii. 630) blows, strokes.

Vultur, ŭris, m., a vulture. Vultus, ûs, m. (volo), the expression of the countenance, visage, features, looks, air. (For synonyms, see facies.)

Zěphýrus, i, m., the west wind, a gentle breeze, zephyr.

ABA

Abas, antis, m., one of Eneas' companions; also a Greek slain by the Trojans that night Troy was burnt; also a Tuscan chief who assisted Æneas against Turnus. Acămas, antis, m., the son of Antenor, and constant attendant of Æneas. Acestes, æ, m., a king of Sicily, de

scended from the Trojans, who kindly entertained Æneas. Achaïcus and Achaius, a, um, adj., pertaining to Achaia, a country of Greece.

ÆTN

Augustus over Antony and Cleopatra, B. C. 31.

Actius, a, um, adj., pertaining to Actium.

Adămastus, i, m., the father of Achemenides.

Adrastus, i, m., King of Argos, and father-in-law of Tydeus and Polynices, one of the seven princes who besieged Thebes.

Æacides, æ, m., a descendant of Æacus, used for Achilles, Peleus, Pyrrhus, &c.

Circe.

Acheron, ontis, m., a river of the in

fernal regions, according to the ancient poets, often taken for hell itself.

Achilles, is, eos, and i, m., a celebrated

Grecian hero, the son of Peleus, King of Thessaly, and of Thetis, one of the sea-deities.

Egæus, a, um, adj, of or pertaining to the Ægean Sea.

Eneǎdæ, arum, m. plu., the Trojans, followers of Æneas.

Enēās, æ, m., son of Venus and Anchises, the hero of the Æneid, from whom the Romans pretended they were descended. After the destruction of Troy he came to Italy, and married Lavinia, the daughter of Latinus, whom he succeeded in his kingdom.

Achīvi, ōrum, m. plu., the Greeks or inhabitants of Achaia, so named from Achæus.

Achīvus, a, um, adj., belonging to Greece, Grecian.

Acīdǎlia, æ, f., one of the names of

Venus, from a fountain in Bæotia sacred to her and the Graces. Acrăgas, antis, m., a mountain of Sicily, with a town of the same

name.

Actium, ii, n., now Cape Figalo, a city

and promontory of Epirus in Greece, famous for the victory gained by

canius, the son of Æneas.

Æolia, æ, f., or Æolis, ĭdis and ĭdos, a country of Asia Minor, celebrated by the poets as the country of the winds,

Æolides, æ, m., a descendant of Æolus, used for Ulysses and Misenus. Aõlus, i, m., King of the Eolian Islands, so called from him. He was said to be the son of Jupiter and the god of the winds.

Etna, æ, f., a volcanic mountain of Sicily, in which is said to have been the forge of Vulcan and the Cyclops.

Ætnæus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ætna.

Agamemnonius, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Agamemnon, the commander-in-chief of the Greeks in the Trojan war.

Agenor, oris, m., King of the Phoeni

cians, and son of Belus.

Ajax, ācis, m., the name of two Grecian heroes in the Trojan war. The one was called Telamonius, from his father Telamon; and the other Oileus, from his father Oileus. Albă, æ, f., and Albă Longa, a city of Latium, at the foot of Mount Albanus, built and fortified by Ascanius.

Albānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to

Alba Longa, Alban.

Alcides, æ, m., a name of Hercules, from Alcæus, his grandfather, or from a word signifying strength. Alethes, is, m., a Trojan, captain of a ship, and companion of Æneas. Aloïdæ, arum, m. plu., two sons of Neptune, Otus and Ephialtes. They were of gigantic strength, and were called Aloïdes from their having been educated by Alous, one of the giants, the husband of Iphimedia their mother.

Alpes, ium, f. plu., the Alps, a high

range of mountains which separate Italy from Gaul and Germany. Alpheus, i, m., a river of Peloponnesus which flows through Arcadia and Elis, and falls into the Ionian

sea.

Alpīnus, a, um, adj., belonging to the Alps.

Amazones, onum, f. plu., a nation of martial women who first dwelt in Sarmatia, near the river Tanais, but afterwards in Cappadocia, near the river Thermodon.

and Themis, a daughter of Ilus, the fourth king of Troy, and father of Eneas by Venus.

Anchisiădes, æ, m., Æneas, the son of Anchises.

Ancus (Martius), i, m., the fourth king of Rome, and grandson of Numa. Androgeus, i, m., a Greek captain slain at Troy by Æneas and his friends. Andromache, es, f., daughter of Ætion, King of Thebes, in Cilicia, wife of Hector, and mother of Astyanax. Anius, ii, m., the son and priest of Apollo, King of Delos, and father of Andrus, from whom the island Andros was named. Antandrus, i, f., a city of Phrygia, built at the foot of Mount Ida, near which Æneas built the fleet in which he sailed from Troy to Italy. Antenor, õris, m., a Trojan prince, two of whose sons were married to daughters of Priam. After the destruction of Troy he went to Italy, and founded Patavium. Antenoridæ, arum, m. plu., the sons of Antenor.

Anteus or Antheus, i, m., one of the companions of Æneas.

Aornus, i (Aornos), ƒ., a lake in Epirus, so called from its pestiferous exhalations, for birds, in attempting to fly over it, are said to have fallen dead. The lake Avernus, the poisonous lake of Campania, for the same reason is called Aornus.

Apollo, inis, m., the god of music, poetry, &c., and was the son of Jupiter and Latona. His most famous temple and oracle were at Delphi in Greece.

Aræ, arum, f. plu., three great rocks or islands that appear in the middle of the sea between Africa and Sardinia.

Amphrysus, i, a small river of Thessaly, near which Apollo kept the flocks of Admetus.

Amycus, i, m., one of the companions of Æneas; also the name of two per- sons slain by Turnus.

tion of the Bear-properly two, the Greater and Lesser. Arethusa, æ, f., a nymph, whose lover was Alpheus, was one of the attendants of Diana; also a fountain of the island Ortygia, which belonged to Syracuse.