Stanzas 4-7 (line 314-350) Flashcards
superant
they got above
fossas
ditches
ante
(here) beforehand
tamen
(here) nevertheless
futuri exitio
about to be the ruin of
passim
everywhere
fusa
sprawled out
arrectos…currus
chariots tipped up
litore
on the shore
lora rotasque
the leather harnesses and wheels
vina
wine jars; flasks of wine; wines
audendum dextra
you must have courage with your right hand
ipsa vocat res
the situation calls for it
hac
this way
ne…manus
(here) so that no group of men
attollere nobis
to come up behind us
a tergo
from behind
custodi
guard (imperative)
consule longe
keep watch from a distance (imperative)
vasta dabo
I will lay waste to
haec
(here) this lot
limite
path
ducam
I shall lead
impastus
hungry
ceu
just like
turbans
raging; rampaging
plena…ovilia
packed sheep-folds
vesana fames
its mad hunger
suadet
urges it on
mandit
it chews; it devours
trahit
it tears at; it rips;
molle…mutumque metu
tender (molle) and silent (mutum) with fear (metu)
pecus
the flock
fremit
roars
ore cruento
with its bloody mouth
nec minor
no less
caedes
the slaughter
incensus
on fire (fig.)
perfurit
raged wildly
sine nomine plebem
people without names
ignaros
unaware
vigilantem
awake; who was awake
cuncta videntem
saw everything; seeing everything
condidit
buried
totum…ensem
his whole sword
pectore in adverso
full in the chest
metuens
afraid; fearing; in fear
tegebat
hid
cratera
bowl
comminus
hand to hand; close by; to the hilt (?)
adsurgenti
as he was getting up
recepit
withdrew; took back
multa morte… purpureum
covered with crimson death
vomit…animam
he vomited forth his life
refert
he brought up
instat
pressed on
hic…fervidus
this man seething; Euryalus boiling
furto
with his secret act; with his furtive task