Frieze's Aeneid Vocabulary List
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Headword | Definitions | Occurrences in the Aeneid Sort descending |
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chorēa, ae, f. | a circling dance, 10.224; a dance, 6.644. |
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cingulum, ī, n. | a girdle, belt, 1.492. (cingō) |
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circumferō, tulī, lātus, ferre, irreg. a. | to bear round; pass around, sprinkle, purify by sprinkling, 6.229; cast about, 12.558. |
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circumvolō, āvī, ātus, 1, a. | to fly around or surround in flying; hover round, swoop round, 3.233; enshroud, cover, 2.360. |
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circus, ī, m. | a circle, circuit, circular area, 5.289; surrounding multitude or throng of spectators, 5.109. |
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clāvus, ī, m. | a nail, a peg; a helm, 5.177. |
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cognātus, a, um | (adj.), near by birth; kindred, 3.502. |
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cohibeō, uī, itus, 2, a. | to hold together, restrain, confine, 3.424; check, curb, repress, 12.314. (com- and habeō) |
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commendō, āvī, ātus, 1, a. | to commit, consign, intrust, 2.748. (com- and mandō) |
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compāgēs, is, f. | a joining; fastening, joint, 1.122. (com- and pangō) |
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cōnfīdō, fīsus sum, 3, n. and a. | to put entire trust in; to trust in, w. dat. or abl., 1.452, et al. |
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congerō, gessī, gestus, 3, a. | to bring together; collect, heap up, 2.766; construct, build, 6.178. |
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contemptor, ōris, m. | a despiser, scorner, 7.648. (contemnō) |
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contineō, uī, tentus, 2, a. | to hold together or in; keep together; hold, restrain, 2.593; check, stay, 3.598; confine; p., contentus, a, um, content, satisfied, 5.314. (com- and teneō) |
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contus, ī, m. | a pole, 5.208. |
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Corās, ae, m. | a hero of Tibur, 7.672. |
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cortex, icis, m. | the bark, rind, 3.33. |
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Corynaeus, ī, m. | 1. Corynaeus, a companion of Aeneas, 6.228; 12.298. 2. Another Trojan, 9.571. |
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crātēs, is, f. | a hurdle; wicker work, wattles; crātēs pectoris, the wattled covering of the breast; the ribs, 12.508. |
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crēbrēscō, crēbuī, 3, inc. n. | to become frequent, prevail, 12.222; to increase, swell, 12.407; blow fresh, 3.530. (crēber) |
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Crētheus (dissyll.), eī, m. | 1. A Trojan warrior, 9.774. 2. A Greek ally of Aeneas, 2.538. |
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crīnītus, a, um | adj. (crīnis), long-haired, 1.740. |
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cultus, ūs, m. | a tilling; civilization, 8.316; dress, guise, appearance, 3.591; habits, mode of life, life, 5.730. (colō) |
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cupīdō, inis, f. | ardent longing, desire; love, 7.189; ardor, thirst, 9.354; resolve, 2.349; personified, Cupīdō, inis, m., Cupid the son of Venus, and god of love, 1.658. (cupiō) |
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cupressus, ī, f. | the cypress; a branch of cypress, 2.714. |
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Curēs, ium, m. | a Sabine town east of Rome, 6.811. |
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cūstōdia, ae, f. | a watching, watch; guardianship, care; a watch, guard, 6.574. (cūstōs) |
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Cyllēnius, a, um | adj. (Cyllēnē), of Cyllene; Cyllenian; subst. m., the Cyllenian god; Mercury, 4.252. |
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Cythēra, ōrum, n. | an island south of Laconia, near which Venus was said to have been born of the foam of the sea, 1.680. |
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caesariēs, ēī, f. | the hair of the head, 1.590, et al. |
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calor, ōris, m. | warmth, heat, vital heat, 4.705. (caleō) |
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cānus, a, um | (adj.), white, of the hair and beard; whitened, hoary, of frost and cold; of the sea, foaming, hoary, 8.672; gray-haired, venerable; hoary, 1.292. |
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Capitōlium, iī, n. | the Capital, or national temple on the Capitoline hill at Rome, containing the shrines of Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva, 6.836; pl., the Capitoline places, or buildings; the Capitoline, 8.653. (caput) |
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carcer, eris, m. | a dungeon, hold, prison, 1.54; carcer, or pl., carcerēs, the stalls; the starting place or barrier in the circus or race-course, 5.145. |
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cauda, ae, f. | the tail, 3.428, et al. |
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Celaenō, ūs, f. | one of the Harpies, 3.211. |
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cēlō, āvī, ātus, 1, a. | to hide, conceal, 1.351, et al. |
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Charybdis, is, f. | a whirlpool near the Sicilian coast, in the Straits of Messina, opposite the rock of Scylla; personified as a monster, 3.420. |
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Chimaera, ae, f. | 1. A monster, said to have infested Lycia, having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon, and breathing out fire, 6.288. 2. The name of one of the ships of Aeneas, 5.118. |
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circā | (adv.), around, 7.535; (prep. with acc.), about, around. |
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Circē, ēs or ae, f. | a sorceress, daughter of Helios and Perse or Perseis, 3.386, et al. |
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circumspiciō, spexī, spectus, 3, a. and n. | to look around; cast a glance round upon; survey, 2.68; look round and see, 12.896; observe, 3.517; look round for, look out, seek. (cīrcum and speciō, look) |
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cithara, ae, f. | the cithara, cithern, or lute, 1.740. |
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clādēs, is, f. | destruction; slaughter, carnage, 2.361; scourge, destroyers, 6.843. |
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clangor, ōris, m. | a clashing sound; braying, din, blast, 2.313; rushing sound, flapping, 3.226. (clangō, resound) |
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Clytius, iī, m. | the name of several Trojans, 9.774; 10.129, etc. |
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Cōcȳtus, ī, m. | the Cocytus, “the river of lamentation,” in the lower world, 6.132. |
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coetus, ūs, m. | a coming together, an assembly, 5.43; a flock, 1.398; banquet, feast, 1.735. (coeō) |
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cohors, tis, f. | a cohort, one of the divisions or regiments of a Roman legion; a cohort; a fleet or squadron, 3.563; a troop, 11.500. |
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comprimō, pressī, pressus, 3, a. | to press together; repress, check, restrain, stay, 2.73. (com- and premō) |
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concitō, āvī, ātus, 1, intens. a. | to move with force; hurl, 11.784; spur, 11.742; (with sē), to speed, fly, 7.476. |
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concrēscō, crēvī, crētus, 3, n. | to grow together; grow thick; stiffen, 12.905; p., concrētus, a, um, concreted, matted, 2.277; formed by natural growth, contracted, accumulated, 6.738. |
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cōnsessus, ūs, m. | a sitting together; an assembly (others, place of assembly; others, tribunal or platform), 5.290; an assembly, 5.340. (cōnsidō) |
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contentus, a, um | content, satisfied, 5.314. (contneō) |
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conterreō, uī, itus, 2, a. | to frighten greatly; terrify, 3.597. |
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contrārius, a, um | adj. (contrā), opposite; (fig.), contrary, opposed, opposing, 2.39; unfavorable, adverse, 1.239; subst., contrāria, ōrum, n. pl., opposite things, different counsels, 12.487. |
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Coroebus, ī, m. | Coroebus, a Phrygian chief, son of Mygdon, lover of Cassandra, 2.341. |
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corōnō, āvī, ātus, 1, a. | to encircle with a crown or garland; crown, wreathe, 4.506; encompass, surround, 9.380. (corōna) |
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Corythus, ī, m. | an ancient city of Etruria, later, and now Cortona, 3.170. |
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crāstinus, a, um | adj. (crās, the morrow), pertaining to the morrow; tomorrow’s, 4.118. |
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crātēr, ēris, m., acc. sing. ēra, pl. ēras | a large mixing bowl or urn; mixer; bowl, 1.724; jar, 6.225. |
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cremō, āvī, ātus, 1, a. | to burn, 6.224, et al. |
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culpa, ae, f. | a wrong action; crime, fault, 2.140. |
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curvō, āvī, ātus, 1, a. | to bend, curve, 3.533; swell, 3.564; wind, 7.381. (curvus) |
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caelestis, e | adj. (caelum), belonging to the sky; celestial, 1.11; heaven-sent, divine, 6.379; subst., caelestēs, ium or um, c., the gods of heaven, 1.387. |
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caerulus, a, um | (adj.), dark blue, 2.381; sea-colored, azure, 5.819; dark; black, 3.64; subst., caerula, ōrum, n., the dark blue waters; the sea, 3.208. |
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Caesar, aris, m. | a surname of the Julian gens, esp. Gaius Iulius Caesar, dictator and founder of the Roman Empire. His name was inherited by his nephew and adopted son Octavius and his successors; Augustus Caesar, 1.286; 6.792. |
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Calchās, antis, m. | Calchas, a priest and prophet of the Greeks, at Troy, 2.100. |
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cānitēs, ēī, f. | hoaryness, grayness; gray hair, 6.300; gray hairs, old age, 10.549. (cānus) |
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Capys, yos or yis, m. | 1. The commander of one of the ships of Aeneas, 1.183. 2. The eighth king of Alba, 6.768. |
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caverna, ae, f. | a hollow; cavern, 2.53, et al. (cavus) |
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cēterus, a, um | adj. (nom. sing. masc. not used), the other, 2.207; other; the rest of, 5.74, freq.; n. pl., cētera, adverbially, in other respects, 3.594; as to the rest, henceforth, 9.656. |
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clāmō, āvī, ātus, 1, a. and n. | to call, 12.600; call; call upon, 4.674; cry out or aloud, shout, 9.442. (rel. to καλέω, call) |
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coeptum, ī, n. | a thing begun; an undertaking, enterprise, design, 4.642, et al. (coepiō) |
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conlūceō, 2, n. | to be wholly shining; shine on every side; be lighted up; shine, 4.567; be refulgent, 10.539. |
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columna, ae, f. | a column, pillar, 1.428; Proteī columnae, the pillars of Proteus; the northern extremities of Egypt, 11.262. |
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comāns, antis | hairy, 3.468; crested, 2.391; leafy, 12.413. (como -are) |
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complexus, ūs, m. | an embracing; embrace, 1.715. (complector) |
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comprēndō, prēndī, prēnsus, 3, a. | to take hold of completely, seize, grasp, 2.793; inclose, include; catch, 7.73; to include in description, enumerate, describe, 6.626. |
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concidō, cidī, 3, n. | to fall completely; fall down, fall, 2.532. (com- and cadō) |
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concursus, ūs, m. | a running together; thronging, 6.318; concourse, multitude, throng, 5.611. (concurrō) |
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cōnfīgō, fīxī, fīxus, 3, a. | to fasten together or firmly; transfix, pierce, 2.429, et al. |
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cōnfundō, fūdī, fūsus, 3, a. | to pour together; mingle with, 3.696; trouble, confuse, 2.736; disturb, interrupt, violate, 5.496. |
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cōnfūsus, a, um, | mingled, confused, promiscuous, 6.504; bewildered, confounded, 12.665. (cōnfundō) |
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cōnsūmō, sūmpsī, sūmptus, 3, a. | to take entirely; use up, devour, consume, 5.527; spend, 2.795. |
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conticēscō, ticuī, 3, inc. n. | to become still; be still, hushed, silent, 2.253. (com- and taceō) |
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creō, āvī, ātus, 1, a. | to bring forth, bear; produce, 7.283; p., creātus, a, um, born of; begotten by, 10.517. |
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Crēta, ae, f. | Crete, a large island south of the Aegean Sea, now Candia, 3.104. |
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cumulō, āvī, ātus, 1, a. | to heap up; load, 5.532; make greater, increase, 4.436. (cumulus) |
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cycnus, ī, m. | a swan, 1.393. |
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caelō, āvī, ātus, 1, a. | to cut in relief; carve, engrave, chase, emboss, 1.640. (caelum, a chisel) |
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calidus, a, um | adj. (caleō), warm, hot, 6.218; reeking, 10.486; of the spirit or disposition, hot, fiery. |
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calx, calcis, f., and rarely m. | the heel, 5.324; the hoof of a horse, the fore foot, or hoof, 10.892; a spur, 11.714. |
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captīvus, a, um | adj. (capiō), taken in war; captured, captive, 2.765; of a captive or of captives, 10.520; subst., captīvus, ī, m., a captive, 9.273. |
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Centaurus, ī, m. | 1. A Centaur, a fabulous monster, with a human head and neck and the body of a horse, 6.286. 2. The name of a ship in the fleet of Aeneas (fem.), 5.122. |
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claustra, ōrum, n. pl | fastenings; bolts, bars; barriers, 1.56; narrows, straits, 3.411. (claudō) |
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colōnus, ī, m. | a cultivator or tiller; a husbandman, freq.; settler, colonist, 1.12. (colō) |
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columba, ae, f. | a pigeon, dove, 2.516. |
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commoveō, mōvī, mōtus, 2, a. | to move completely; move rapidly in procession, 4.301; rouse, start from cover, 7.494; shake, stir, 5.217; disturb, move, 1.126; agitate, terrify 1.360. |
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cōnficiō, fēcī, fectus, 3, a.; (pass.), cōnficior, cōnficī, and cōnfīō, fierī | to make completely, finish, accomplish, achieve, complete, 5.362; work out; wear out, waste, 3.590; exhaust, 4.599; destroy, 11.824; make infirm, 11.85; (pass.), cōnfierī, to be accomplished, 4.116. (com- and faciō) |
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