Horace, Satire 1.8.23-50 Flashcards
succingō –ere –cīnxī –cīnctus
to gird beneath; gird up; wrap; gird (> sub and cingo)
vādō vādere vāsī vāsum
to go, rush
palla –ae f.
cloak
Cānidia -ae f.
Canidia, a witch who appears in some of Horace’s poems
capillus capillī m.
hair
Sagana -ae f.
a witch
ululō ululāre ululāvī ululātus
to howl; wail, shriek; to utter wild cries of triumph; shriek the name of; invoke with cries
pallor –ōris m.
paleness, pallor (> palleo)
uterque utraque utrumque
which (of two), whichever, no matter which; one, either, one or other; (w/que) each/either (of two); both (separately); each side (pl.), each set
horreō horrēre horruī
to dread, shrink from, shudder at; stand on end, bristle; have rough appearance
aspectus aspectūs m.
possibility of seeing, sight
scalpō scalpere scalpsī scalptum
to scratch, scratch out
unguis –is m.
fingernail; claw, talon
pullus –a –um
dark-colored, blackish-gray, dusky, blackish
dīvellō –ere –vellī –vulsus
to tear asunder; tear in pieces; tear away; separate, scatter (others, drive away); loosen, uncoil
mordicus
by biting, with bites, with the teeth
agna agnae f.
ewe–lamb
cruor cruōris m.
blood, bloodshed
fossa –ae f.
a ditch, trench (> fodio)
cōnfundō cōnfundere cōnfūdī cōnfūsum
to pour together, confuse
mānēs –ium m. pl
ghosts, the Underworld
ēliciō ēlicere ēlicuī
to allure, entice out, elicit
lāneus –a –um
woolly
effigiēs –ēī f.
something molded or fashioned; a figure, likeness, or image (> effingo)
cēreus –a –um
waxen (> cera)
lāneus –a –um
woolly
compescō –pescere –pescuī —
to confine, hold in check, repress, curb, restrain
suppliciter
in a suppliant manner; suppliantly; as a suppliant or suppliants (> supplex)
servīlis –e
of a slave, slavish, servile
Hecatē –ēs f.
Hecate, the sister of Latona, usually identified with Diana and Luna, and so represented with three heads
Tīsiphonē –ēs f.
Tisiphone, one of the three Furies
serpēns –entis (gen. pl. serpentum) m./f.
a creeping thing; snake, serpent (> serpo)
īnfernus –a –um
that which is below; of Hades, infernal (> inferus)
canis canis m. or f.
dog
rubeō rubēre rubuī
to be red, be ruddy
testis testis m.
witness
merda -ae f.
turd (usually plural)
inquinō inquināre inquināvī inquinātus
to befoul, stain, pollute, defile
corvus –ī m.
raven
meiō meiere mixī mictus
to urinate, make water; ejaculate
cacō cacāre cacāvī cacātus
to defecate, defecate upon; defile with excrement
Iūlius –iī m.
Julius, the name of the Roman gens in which the family of Caesar was the most prominent; applied to Augustus
Vorānus, ī. m.
Voranus, a Roman name
acūtus –a –um
sharp, piercing
lupus lupī m.
wolf
barba –ae f.
beard; dim. barbula, little beard)
varius –a –um
different; various, diverse; changing; colored; party colored, variegated
dēns dentis m.
tooth
colubra –ae f.
a female serpent
abdō abdere abdidī abditum
to put away, remove, set aside
furtim
stealthily
ārdeō ārdēre ārsī ārsum
to burn, glow
testis testis m.
witness
displōdō displōdere displōsī displōsum
to burst apart
sonō sonāre sonuī sonitum
to sound, resound
vēsīca –ae f.
the bladder, urinary bladder
pedō pedere pepēdī peditum
to fart
diffindō –ere –fidī –fissus
to cleave asunder; split, pierce
natis –is f.
buttock
fīcus fīcī of fīcūs f.
a fig–tree
caliandrum (caliendrum) -ī m.
a woman’s headress of false hair
excidō excidere excidī
to fall out, drop
incantō (1)
to put a spell on, bewitch, enchant
lacertus –ī m.
the arm, esp. the upper arm
iocus iocī m.
joke, jest, sport
