Stanzas 10-13 (line 381-402) Flashcards
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far and wide
dumis
with brambles
ilice nigra
with black oak
silva…horrida
the bristling wood
densi…sentes
the packed thorns
complerant undique
had filled it on all sides
rara…semita
the scattered footpath
occultos…calles
the hidden forest tracks
tenebrae ramorum
the darkness of the branches
onerosaque praeda
and the heavy booty
impediunt
hindered
fallitque timor
and fear deceived
regione viarum
as to the direction of the paths
abit
got away
imprudens
thoughtless; thoughtlessly
evaserat hostes
he had evaded his enemies
locos
at the places
Albae…dicti
were called Alba
de nomine Albani
from the name Alba
tum
(here) at the time; then
rex…Latinus
King Latinus
stabula alta…habebat
had his lofty stables there
ut stetit
when he stood still
respexit
looked back for
absentem…amicum
his absent friend
qua
in which
regione
direction
reliqui
did I leave behind
quave sequar
or which path should I follow?
rursus…revolvens
thinking back over
perplexum iter omne
his whole complicated journey
fallacis silvae
of the deceitful wood
vestigia retro observata
he notes and picks out the tracks
errat
wandered
dumisque silentibus
among the silent brambles
strepitus
noises
signa sequentum
the signs of those following; the signs of people following
longum…tempus
a long time
in medio
in between
ad aures pervenit
reached his ears
manus omnis…rapit
a whole band of men caught
fraude
by the treachery; due to the treachery
loci et noctis
of the place and the night
turbante tumultu
with a sudden attack disturbing him
oppressum
overpowered
conantem
as he struggled
plurima frustra
more and more in vain
quid faciat?
what should he do?
qua vi
with what force
quibus…armis
with what weapons
audeat
should he dare
eripere
to snatch away
sese…inferat
should he hurl himself
medios…in enses
into the middle of their swords
moriturus
about/certain to die; to certain death
properet
hasten
pulchram…mortem
to a valiant/fine death
per vulnera
through his wounds