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jugālis, e, [jugum], of wedlock, | juvenis, e, young (of persons be

conjugal, nuptial.

jūgerum, i, n., a measure of land

covering somewhat more than half an acre.

tween the ages of seventeen and forty-five); as noun, young man

or woman.

juventa, ae, [cf. juvenis], f., youth.

jugō, [jugum], 1, yoke; unite (in juventās, tātis, [cf. juventa], f., marriage). youth, youthful vigor. jugum, i, [JUG, join], n., yoke; juventus, tūtis, [cf. juventis], f., team; ridge; thwart. youth; the young, young men. Jūlius, i, m., a Roman gentile juvō, āre, jūvī, jūtus, help, aid; profit, avail; please, gratify.

name.

junctūra, ae, [jungo], f., joining, jūxtā, [cf. jungo], 1) adv., near,

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jūs, jūris, n., law, justice, right; labor (labōs), ōris, m., toil, labor,

claim; oath.

jussum, ī, [jubeo], n., command,

order, mandate, bidding, injunction.

(jussus, ūs), [jubeo], m., only in the abl. sing., at the order, by the command.

task, occupation; effort, struggle; trial, hardship, suffering, distress, disaster; eclipse; personified, Toil.

labōrō, [labor], 1, work, fashion, elaborate.

Labyrinthus, I, m., the Labyrinth. jūstitia, ae, [justus], f., justice, lac, lactis, n., milk; milky juice, righteousness.

sap.

jūstus, a, um, [jus], just, right- | Lacaena, ae, f., a Lacedaemonian eous; fair, equitable. or Spartan woman. juvenālis, e, [juvenis], of youth, Lacedaemonius, a, um, Lacedaeyouthful. monian, Spartan. juvencus, i, [cf. juvenis], m., lacer, era, erum, torn, mangled, bullock. mutilated.

lacerō, [lacer], 1, rend, tear, | Lãocoōn, ontis, m., a Trojan,

mangle.

lacertus, i, m., arm.

lacessō, ere, īvi, ītus, [lacio, entice], provoke, arouse, challenge.

Lacinius, a, um, of Lacinium, a promontory on the southern coast of Italy. lacrima, ae, f., tear.

lacrimabilis, e, [lacrima], tearful; piteous.

lacrimō, [lacrima], 1, weep, shed

tears.

priest of Apollo.

Lãodamia, ae, f., the wife of the

Grecian hero Protesilaus, who killed herself because of his death at Troy.

Laomedontēus, a, um, of Laomedon, father of Priam and king of Troy, noted for his perfidy. Laomedontiadēs, ae, m., descendant of Laomedon; Trojan. lapidōsus, a, um, [lapis], stony; hard as stone.

lapis, idis, m., stone, marble.

lacus, ūs, m., lake, pool, swamp, Lapithae, ārum, m., a mountain

fen; river, stream.

laedo, ere, laesi, laesus, strike, smite, injure; thwart. laena, ae, f., mantle.

Laertius, a, um, of Laertes, the

father of Ulysses.

laetitia, ae, [laetus], f., joy, glad

ness, delight.

laetor, [laetus], 1, rejoice, exult, be glad.

laetus, a, um, joyful, joyous, happy, gay, glad; rejoicing, exulting; gladsome, bounteous, fruitful, plenteous; sleek; auspicious, prosperous. laevus, a, um, left, on the left; infatuated; as noun, the left, the left hand.

lambō, ere, lick, lap.

tribe of Thessaly who fought the Centaurs.

lāpsō, āre, [lābor], slip.

lāpsus, ūs, [lābor], m., gliding

motion; swoop; flight; course. laquear, āris, [cf. lacus], n., panel, panelled ceiling.

Lār, Laris, m., household god, tutelar divinity. largus, a, um, ample, spacious; copious, abundant, plenteous. Lārīsaeus, a, um, of Larissa, a town in Thessaly, the home of Achilles.

lassus, a, um, weary, tired. lātē, [latus], adv., broadly, widely, far and wide.

latebra, ae, [lateo], f., hidingplace, covert, retreat.

lāmentum, i, n., wailing, lamenta- latebrōsus, a, um, [latebra], full

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lāniger, era, erum, [lana + gero], latex, icis, m., liquid, fluid; water,

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laniō, [lanio, a butcher], 1, tear, Latinus, a, um, of Latium; as noun, mangle, mutilate. Latini, orum, m., the Latins.

select; scan, survey; skim over, coast along, skirt, traverse.

Latīnus, i, m., a fabled king of
Latium.
Latium, i, n., a district south of Lēnaeus, a, um, of or to Bacchus,

the Tiber in central Italy.

of wine.

Lātōna, ae, f., the mother of lēniō, īre, īvī, ītus, [lenis], soothe, Apollo and Diana.

appease, assuage, calm.

lātrātus, ūs, [latro], m., barking, lēnis, e, soft, gentle.

baying.

lātrō, 1, bark, bay.

lātus, a, um, broad, wide, wide-
spread.

latus, eris, n., side, flank.
laudō, [laus], 1, praise, commend,
extol.

Laurēns, entis, of Laurentum, a

town in Latium; Laurentian. laurus, i, f., laurel, bay; laurelwreath.

laus, laudis, f., praise, glory, renown, honor, distinction; prowess, merit.

lentō, [lentus], 1, bend.

lentus, a, um, pliant, flexible; tough; slow, lingering.

leō, ōnis, m., lion.

Lerna, ae, f., a marsh near Argos,
the haunt of the hydra.
lētālis, e, [letum], deadly, fatal.
Lēthaeus, a, um, of Lethe, a
river in the Lower World
whose waters produced forget-
fulness.

lētifer, era, erum, [letum + fero],
death-dealing, deadly.

lētum, ī, n., death, destruction,

Lāvinia, ae, f., the daughter of ruin.
King Latinus.

Lāvīnium, i, n., a town in Latium
fabled to have been built by
Aeneas.

Lāvīnus, a, um, of Lavinium,
Lavinian.

lavō, ere or are, lāvī, lautus, lave,

wash, bathe; moisten, sprinkle. laxō, [laxus], 1, loosen, let go, release; clear; relax, refresh, relieve.

laxus, a, um, loose, loosened,
open.

lebēs, ētis, m., kettle, cauldron.
lectus, i, m., bed, couch.
Lēda, ae, f., the mother of Helen.
Lēdaeus, a, um, of Leda, descend-
ant of Leda.

lēgifer, era, erum, [lex + fero],
law-giving; as noun, law-giver.
legō, ere, lēgi, lectus, gather, col-

lect, catch, furl; choose, pick,

Leucaspis, is, m., a comrade of
Aeneas.

Leucātē, ēs or ae, f., a promontory
at the southern extremity of the
island Leucadia.

levamen, inis, [lěvo], n., solace, consolation.

levis, e, light, gentle; fleet, swift. lēvis, e, smooth, polished; slippery.

levō, [lěvis], 1, lighten ; lift, raise; take off, remove; relieve, mitigate, alleviate.

lēvō, [lēvis], 1, polish.

lex, legis, f., statute, law; term, condition.

lībāmen, inis, [libo], n., libation; offering, sacrifice.

libēns, entis, [libet], willing, glad, cheerful.

Liber, erī, m., an Italian deity identified with Bacchus.

lībertās, tātis, [liber, free], f., liquēns, entis, [liqueo], liquid,

liberty, freedom.

lībō, 1, pour, pour a libation; offer, sacrifice; taste, lightly kiss.

librō, [libra, a balance], 1, swing, brandish; plant.

clear, limpid.

liquēns, entis, [liquor], liquid, flowing.

liquidus, a, um, [cf. liqueo], liquid, fluid, limpid. liquor, i, flow.

Liburni, ōrum, m., a people of litō, 1, sacrifice; appease, propi

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Libya, ae, f., the western portion | litoreus, a, um, [litus], of the sea

of northern Africa; Africa. Libycus, a, um, of Libya, Libyan, African..

Libystis, idis, Libyan. licet, ere, uit and itum est, impers., it is permitted; it is allowed; it is lawful; as conj., although, though.

shore; on the bank.

litus, oris, n., seashore, coast, beach, strand.

lituus, i, m., trumpet, clarion. lividus, a, um, dark, leaden, dusky. loco, [locus], 1, place, plant, set, set up, lay; found, build. Locri, ōrum, m., Locrians.

līgnum, i, n., wood, wooden struc- locus, i, m., place, spot, region;

ture.

ligō, 1, bind.

lilium, i, [λeípiov], n., lily. Lilybēius, a, um, of Lilybaeum, a promontory on the western coast of Sicily.

limbus, ī, m., border, fringe. līmen, inis, n., threshold, portal, door, entrance; palace, shrine, temple; abode; starting-point. līmes, itis, m., path, track, trail. līmōsus, a, um, [limus], muddy, slimy.

limus, i, m., mud, slime.

site, position; situation, condition; chance, opportunity. longaevus, a, um, [longus + aevum], aged, venerable.

longe, [longus], adv., far, far off, afar; from or at a distance, from afar; long; comp., further, at greater length. longinquus, a, um, [longus], remote; long, long-continued. longus, a, um, long, deep; pro

longed, long-continued, lasting, lingering; tedious, devious; distant, remote.

līneus, a, um, [linum, fax], of loquēla, ae, [loquor], f., speech,

fax, linen.

lingua, ae, f., tongue; note, cry. linquō, ere, liqui, lictus, leave, quit; forsake, abandon, desert; renounce; give up.

word.

loquor, i, locutus, speak, say.
lōrīca, ae, [lorum], f., coat of
mail, cuirass, corselet.
lōrum, i, n., thong; rein.

linteum, i, [linum, fax], n., linen lubricus, a, um, slippery, slimy.

cloth, canvas, sail.

liquefaciō,

ere,

feci, factus, [liqueo, be liquid, + facio], melt.

lūceō, ēre, lūxi, [lux], shine,

gleam, be resplendent.

lūcidus, a, um, [lux], shining, gleaming, glittering.

Lucifer, eri, [lux + fero], m., | lychnus, i, m., lamp.

morning-star.

luctor, 1, wrestle, struggle. luctus, us, [lugeo], m., grief, sor

row, suffering, distress; personified, Grief.

lūcus, i, m., sacred grove, wood. ludibrium, i, [cf. ludus], n., sport, plaything.

lūdō, ere, lūsī, lūsum, [ludus], sport, play; make sport of, mock, deceive.

lūdus, i, m., sport, game, play. luēs, is, f., plague, pestilence; blight.

lūgeo, ere, luxī, mourn, lament, bewail.

lūmen, inis, [cf. lux], n., light, glare; glow; eye; life; day; air.

lūna, ae, [cf. lux], f., тооп, moonlight.

lūnātus, a, um, [luna], moonshaped, crescent.

Lycia, ae, f., a district in southwestern Asia Minor.

Lycius, a, um, of Lycia, Lycian; as noun, Lycii, orum, m., the Lycians.

Lyctius, a, um, of Lyctus, a town in Crete; Cretan.

Lycurgus, i, m., a king of Thrace, who forbade the worship of Bacchus.

Lycus, i, m., a comrade of Aeneas. Lydius, a, um, of Lydia, Lydian. lympha, ae, f., water. lynx, lyncis, c., lynx.

Machaōn, onis, m., one of the Greeks before Troy.

māchina, ae, f., engine of war. maciēs, ēi, f., leanness, emaciation.

mactō, [mactus, honored], 1, sacrifice, offer; slaughter, slay. macula, ae, f., spot.

luō, ere, lui, wash away, atone for. maculō, [macula], 1, spot, stain.

lupa, ae, f., she-wolf. lupus, i, m., wolf.

lūstrō, [lustrum], 1, illuminate; examine, survey, review; run over, traverse, double; purify; pass. used as middle, perform an expiatory sacrifice. lūstrum, i, [luo], n., an expiatory

sacrifice, made every five years; hence, a period of five years. lustrum, i, n., haunt of wild beasts; den, lair.

lux, lūcis, f., light, daylight, day,

dawn; life; glory, defence. lūxus, ūs, m., luxury, dalliance;

splendor, magnificence. Lyaeus, I, [Avaîos], m., a Greek name for Bacchus; as adj., of Bacchus.

maculōsus, a, um, [macula],

spotted, mottled, dappled. madefacio, ere, feci, factus,

[madeo, be wet, + facio], wet, soak, drench. madēns, entis, [madeo], wet, moist, dripping, drenched. madesco, ere, madui, [madeo], become wet, be soaked, be drenched.

madidus, a, um, [cf. madeo], wet, dripping, drenched.

Maeander, dri, m., a winding or wavy line; so named from the

river Maeander in Asia Minor. Maeonius, a, um, of Maeonia, a province of Lydia; Lydian. Maeōtius, a, um, of the Maeotians, a people of Scythia.

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