Vergil, Eclogue 4.31-63

Question 1

paucus –a –um

Answer 1

(pl.) a few; (sing.) small

Question 2

tamen

Answer 2

nevertheless, however

Question 3

subsum subesse —

Answer 3

to be under, be behind, be left behind

Question 4

priscus –a –um

Answer 4

ancient

Question 5

vestīgium vestīgi(ī) n.

Answer 5

trace, track

Question 6

fraus fraudis f.

Answer 6

fraud

Question 7

tentō tentāre tentāvī tentātus

Answer 7

to try

Question 8

ratis ratis f.

Answer 8

raft

Question 9

cingō cingere cīnxī cīnctus

Answer 9

to surround

Question 10

īnfindō –ere –fidī –fissus

Answer 10

to cut

Question 11

sulcus –ī m.

Answer 11

furrow

Question 12

Tīphys Tiphyos m.

Answer 12

the helmsan of the Argo

Question 13

dēligō –ere –lēgī –lēctus

Answer 13

to choose from; choose

Question 14

cēdō cēdere cessī cessum

Answer 14

to yield

Question 15

vector vectōris n.

Answer 15

traveler

Question 16

pīnus –ūs or –ī f.

Answer 16

pine tree

Question 17

merx mercis f.

Answer 17

commodity

Question 18

rāstrum –ī n.; usually pl.: rāstrī rāstrōrum m.

Answer 18

heavy pronged hoe

Question 19

patior patī passus sum

Answer 19

to permit, endure

Question 20

humus humī f.

Answer 20

ground

Question 21

vīnea –ae f.

Answer 21

grapevines

Question 22

falx falcis f.

Answer 22

scythe, sickle

Question 23

solvō solvere solvī solūtus

Answer 23

to release, pay

Question 24

lāna –ae f.

Answer 24

wool

Question 25

prātum prātī n.

Answer 25

meadow

Question 26

ariēs –etis m.

Answer 26

ram

Question 27

mūrex –icis m.

Answer 27

the murex or purple fish; a sharp–pointed shellfish from which was obtained the Tyrian purple; (meton.)

Question 28

croceus –a –um

Answer 28

of saffron, saffron–colored

Question 29

vellus –eris n.

Answer 29

fleece

Question 30

lūtum lutī n.

Answer 30

a plant yielding yellow die; yellow

Question 31

spōns spontis f.

Answer 31

free will; used mostly in ablative: sua sponte means “on his/her/its own free will”

Question 32

suus –a –um

Answer 32

his/her/its own

Question 33

sandȳx –ȳcis f.

Answer 33

a bright red

Question 34

pascor –ī

Answer 34

to feed, nourish

Question 35

vestiō vestīre vestiī/vestīvī vestītum

Answer 35

to clothe

Question 36

agnus agnī m.

Answer 36

lamb (male)

Question 37

fūsus –ī m.

Answer 37

a weighted spindle on which yarn is wound and twisted

Question 38

Parca –ae f.

Answer 38

Parca; one of the Fates

Question 39

subolēs –is f.

Answer 39

shoot; twig; offspring

Question 40

incrēmentum –ī n.

Answer 40

growth, increase, augmentation

Question 41

nūtō nūtāre nūtāvī nūtātus

Answer 41

to nod; sway to and fro

Question 42

pondus ponderis n.

Answer 42

weight

Question 43

trāctus –ūs m.

Answer 43

dragging; track, trail; expanse, extent

Question 44

laetor laetārī laetātus sum

Answer 44

to rejoice, be glad

Question 45

Linus (–os) –ī m.

Answer 45

Linus: a legendary singer, son of a Muse (usually Urania but sometimes Calliope or Terpsichore) and inventor of gut strings for the lyre

Question 46

Calliopē –ēs or Calliopēa –ae f.

Answer 46

Calliope, the chief muse and muse of epic poetry

Question 47

certō certāre certāvī certātus

Answer 47

to fight, compete

Question 48

rīsus –ūs m.

Answer 48

laughter; smile

Question 49

dīgnor –ārī –ātus sum

Answer 49

to deem worthy of (+acc. and abl.)

Question 50

cubīle cubīlis n.

Answer 50

couch, bed