lex, legis, f. [for leg-s; fr.

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len-tus, ta, tum, adj. (Embracing, clinging) 1. As that "to read " ("That which embraces, carries with it which is read"; hence, " the notion of more or less of bill," i.e. a proposition reduced elasticity; "pliant, flexible"; to writing and read (to the and as that which is pliant people) with a view to its has more or less of toughness) being passed into law; hence) Tough, hard; vv. 164, 634.-A law, enactment.

2. As that which embraces has 1. liber, bri, m. ("The more or less of fixedness; bark" of a tree; hence) A Slow, with little motion, book, as written upon presluggish; at v. 28 applied to pared bark. the sea when becalmed [akin to Sans. root LING, "to embrace"].

leo, onis, m. A lion [λéwv]. lē-tum (-thum), ti, n. ("That which melts or dissolves"; hence) Dissolution, death [akin to Gr. -λe-pos, "destruction"; Sans. root Lî, to melt"].

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1. lěv-is, e, adj. 1. Light, swift, rapid.-2. Light, trifling, trivial, insignificant, unimportant [akin to Gr. -λax-ús; also to Sans. lagh-u].

2. lev-is, e, adj. 1. Smooth. --2. Polished, bright.-3. Of the appearance resulting from the smoothness of the body: Fair, beauteous, beautiful [λεῖς-ος].

lěv-o, avi, atum, are, 1. v. a. [lev-is, "light"]. 1. To make light, to lighten.--2. To ease, relieve.-3. To lessen,diminish. -4. Of heat as Object: To allay.

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2. lib-er, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. ("Doing as one desires; pleasing one's self"; hence) 1. Free. 2. With Abl.: Free from; neque enim Turno mora libera mortis, nor indeed is the delay of death free to Turnus, i.e. I, Turnus, have no free choice in the matter. If death is predestined for me, I cannot interpose any delay to the decree of the Fates [akin to Sans. root LUBH, desire"; whence, also, Gr. λεύθερος, free ”].

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līb-o, avi, atum, āre, 1. v. a. ("To take "; hence, with accessory notion of the purpose for which a thing is taken): 1. Of wine, etc., for religious purposes: To take and pour out in honour of a deity; to make a libation of. 2. Without nearer Object expressed: To pour out a libation [λeiß-w].

līb-um, i, n. [lib-o, in force

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of "to consecrate, dedicate" mood, or a clause, as Subject: something not liquid] ("That vv. 315, 316. which is consecrated or dedicated"; hence, "a consecrated cake; a cake offered to the gods"; hence) A cake in general; a biscuit; a pancake.

Liby-cus, ca, cum, adj. [Liby-a; "Libya"] Of, or belonging to, Libya; Libyan; -the Libyan Sea, mentioned at v. 718, is that part of the Mediterranean which lies off the S. coast of Egypt, and is put for the Mediterranean in general.

li-men, minis, n. [for ligmen; fr. lig-o, "to tie or fasten"] ("That which ties or fastens"; hence," the connecting timber-above or below-of a doorway"; hence) 1. A threshold.-2. Sing. and Plur.: A door, entrance.-3. A dwelling, abode.-N.B. The construction of the passage omnis in limine portus (v. 598) is a matter of dispute, and, by consequence, its rendering has been variously given. Some hold that est is to be suplicen-ter, adv. [for licent-ter; plied as the verb of the clause, fr. licens, licent-is, "acting and that portus is its subject; according to one's own will"] and, further, that in limine ("After the manner of the ("in the threshold") means licens"; hence) 1. Pos.:"close at hand." The renderFreely, unrestrainedly.-2. ing will thus be "a haven is Comp. as a modified Sup. altogether close at hand": Too freely, too unrestrainedly, i.e. perfect security will with too much freedom. soon be mine." Others conComp. licent-Ĭus: (no Sup.). sider that portus is a Gen. licentius, comp. adv.; see dependent on limine; and licenter. that omnis is in grammatical concord with ego involved in sum, which they regard as being required. Here the rendering will be “I am wholly (or altogether) at the entrance (see meaning in No. 2 of the article above) of the haven "; i.e. I am quite close to the haven of security (see portus in Vocabulary). While,

lic-ĕo, ui, ĭtum, ere, 2. v. n.: To be allowed or permitted; to be allowable.-Rarely found in any other forms than the 3rd person sing. with impersonal construction (e.g. licet, lĭcŭit or licitum est, etc., licebit, etc. it is, etc., allowed, permitted, or allowable; it is, etc., lawful), and the Inf.

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however, the modes of con- loc-us, i, m. (plur. loci, m., struction vary, the meaning and loca, n.) (“That which is put, placed, or situate"; hence) 1. A place, spot, etc.— 2. Military t.t.: Post, position [prob. akin to Gr. root λex, "to put "].

at which they respectively arrive is in each case the same. linquens, ntis, P. pres. of linquo.

linquo, liqui, lictum, linquĕre, 3. v. a. 1. To leave, quit, depart from.-2. To leave, let alone, give up, pass by, etc. liqu-idus, ida, ĭdum, adj. [liqu-ĕo, "to be fluid"] ("Fluid, liquid"; hence) 1. With reference to the atmosphere: Clear, bright.-2. Of water, etc.: Clear, transparent, limpid.

li-tus, toris, n. [prob LI, root of li-no," to overspread"] ("That which is overspread," esp. by the sea; hence) 1. The sea-shore, beach, strand.-2. Of a river: A bank.

lĭtŭus, i, m. An augur's staff, or wand.-This was a short stick, bent into a twist at the end [usually held to be an Etruscan word signifying "crooked"].

livens, ntis. 1. P. pres. of lĭvěo.-2. Pa.: Bluish, leadcoloured.

liveo, no perf. nor sup, ēre, 2. v. n. To be of a bluish colour; to be lead-coloured. loca, ōrum; see locus. loc-o, avi, v. a [loc-us, place.

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a place"] To

long-æv-us, a, um, adj. [long-us, "long"; æv-um, age"] ("Having long age"; hence) Aged.

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long-ē, adv. [long-us, "long"; also "far off, distant "] (" After the manner of the longus"; hence)_1._Fur off, at a distance.-2. To a distance, a long way off.-3. Of time: Long, for a long time.

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long-us, a, um, adj.: In extent or space: Long, extending far.-2. In time: Long; of long duration or continuance; protracted.-3. Far off, distant, remote [akin to Sans. dirgh-a, "long"].

loquens, ntis, P. pres. of loquor;-at v. 118 supply ejus with loquentis.

loqu-or, quutus (and cutus) sum, qui, 3. v. dep. To speak, say [akin to Sans. root LAP, "to speak"].

loquutus (locutus), a, um, P. perf. of loquor.

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lor-ica, icæ, f. [lōr-um, thong "] ("A thing pertaining to-i.e. made of-thongs"; hence, a corselet or breast

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plate made of leathern to mock, deceive; vv. 442, thongs; a leathern cuirass"; 453. hence) A breastplate or cuirass in general.

lu-bricus, brica, bricum, adj. ("Belonging to that which is made loose"; hence) Slippery, smooth [akin to Sans. root LU, "to loosen "]. lūc-idus, ĭda, idum, adj. [luc-eo, "to shine"] Shining, bright.

lūcis; 1. Gen. sing. of lux; v. 142.-2. Abl. plur. of lucus, vv. 763, 778.

lu-dus, di, m. ("The_thing affording relaxation"; hence) Play, sport [akin to Sans. root LU, "to loosen, to relax "].

lu-es, is, f. ("A cutting"; hence, a "a destroying "; hence) 1. Plague, pestilence.-2. Á plague, pest;-at v. 354= "poisonous effects of the snake's breath" [akin to Sans. root LU, "to cut "].

lū-men, minis, n. [for lucmen; fr. luc-eo, "to shine"] luct-i-fic-us, a, um, adj. ("That which shines"; hence) [for luct-i-făc-us, fr. luct-us, 1. Light;-at vv. 13, 771 in "sorrow"; (i) connecting plur.-2. The light of life; vowel: făc-io, "to make"] life.—3. An eye. ("Sorrow-making "; hence)

lu-na, næ, f. [for luc-na;

1. Causing sorrow or lamenta- fr. lu-ceo, "to shine"] ("The tion.-2. Doleful, baleful. shining one"; hence) The moon.

luctor, ātus sum, āri, 1. v. dep. ("To seize, grasp, encircle in the arms hence) Of physical efforts: To strive, labour hard, toil, struggle [akin to Sans. root LING, "to embrace "].

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lu-cus, ci, m. ("A cut place hence, an open wood"; hence) A wood or grove in general [akin to λúw, 'to cut"; Sans. root LU, "to loosen"].

lūdo, lūsi, lusum, lūdĕre. 3. v. a. [ludus, "play "] (" To play, or play at," a game, etc.; hence) To make sport of, i.e.

encompass, with light, etc.; to illumine, light up, lighten, make bright.

lūt-eus, ča, ĕum, adj. [lutum, "yellow-weed"; a plant so called] ("Of, or belonging to, lutum"; hence, "of the colour of yellow-weed"; hence) Saffron-coloured, goldcoloured.

lux, lūcis, f. [for luc-s; fr. luc-eo, "to shine"] ("That which shines or is bright "; hence) Light.

mag-is (old form măg-e). comp. adv. [root MAG; see mag-nus] More; in a greater or higher degree; măgis atque (ac) măgis, more and more.

mag-nus, na, num, adj. 1. Great, large.-2. ExtensLycia, æ, f. Lycia; a ive, spacious. - 3. Powerful, country of Asia Minor.- mighty.-4. Of weight: Vast, Hence, Lyci-us, a, um, adj. immense.-5. Of sound: Great, Of, or belonging to, Lycia; loud, mighty.-6. Of number: Lycian. The people of Great, numerous. - 7. Noble. Lycia excelled in archery; -8. Great in degree, vast, hence the epithet Lyciam is immense.-9. Great, importapplied to pharetram at v. ant, weighty.-10. For Sup. 816. At Eneid viii. 166, folld. by Gen. see maximus. Virgil speaks of Lycian ar- Comp. major (i.e. magrows; and at xi. 773, of a Lycian bow [Auxía].

Lycius, a, um; see Lycia. lymphatus, a, um. 1. P. perf. pass. of lympho.-2. Pa.: Distracted, crazy, beside one's self, etc.

lympho, avi, atum, āre, 1. v. a. To drive out of one's senses; to make crazy; to madden, distract. Pass.: lymphor, ātus sum, āri.

for); Sup. maximus (i.e. magsimus) [root MAG, akin to Gr. uéy-as, Sans. mah-a, "great"; fr. root MAH (originally MAGH), "to be great; to be powerful"].

major, us, comp. adj; see magnus.

ma-la, læ, f. [for mand-la; fr. mand-o, "to eat "]["The eating thing"; hence, jaw-bone"; hence] Plur. The jaws; v. 114.

mal-i-fer, fěra, fĕrum, adj.

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mac-to, tāvi, tātum, tāre, [māl-um, an apple"; (i)