Stanzas 15-17 (line 410-430) Flashcards
1
Q
conixus
A
having made an effort
2
Q
toto…corpore
A
with his whole body
3
Q
ferrum conicit
A
he hurled the weapon
4
Q
hasta volans
A
the flying spear
5
Q
diverberat
A
cleaved through
6
Q
noctis…umbras
A
the shadows of the night
7
Q
in tergum
A
into the back
8
Q
aversi…Sulmonis
A
of Sulmo who had turned away
9
Q
frangitur
A
it broke
10
Q
transit
A
went through
11
Q
praecordia
A
his chest
12
Q
fisso…ligno
A
with the wood split
13
Q
volvitur ille…frigidus
A
that man rolled over, cold
14
Q
vomens
A
vomiting
15
Q
calidum…flumen
A
a hot river
16
Q
de pectore
A
from his chest
17
Q
ilia pulsat
A
beat his sides
18
Q
longis singultibus
A
with drawn out gasping
19
Q
diversi
A
in all directions
20
Q
circumspiciunt
A
they looked around them
21
Q
hoc acrior
A
all the more keen because of this
22
Q
idem
A
the same man (Nisus)
23
Q
librabat
A
he was balancing
24
Q
aliud…telum
A
another spear
25
Q
summa…ab aure
A
just above his ear
