Othōnis caput oppidō est pusillum,
et heu! rūstice sēmilauta crūra,
subtīle et leve pēditum Libōnis,
sī nōn omnia, displicēre vellem
tibi et Sufficiō senī recoctō. 5
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inmerentibus, ūnicē imperātor.
vocabulary
Othō –ōnis m.: Roman cognomen
oppidō: utterly, altogether
pusillus –a –um: puny
Hirrus (Hirrius) –iī m.: a Roman cognomen
rūsticus –a –um: rustic; of the country, rural
sēmilautus –a –um: half-washed
crūs –ūris n.: leg
subtīlis –e: fine-textured, delicate
pēditum –ī n.: a fart
Libō –ōnis m.: Roman cognomen
displiceō displicēre displicuī displicitus: be displeasing or offensive (+ dat.)
Fūfidius –a –um: Roman nomen gentile
recoquō –ere –coxī –coctus: warmed-over, rehashed 5
iambus iambī m.: an iamb or iambic verse; (pl.) invective verse, esp. that written in iambic meter
inmerens –entis: undeserving, unoffending
ūnicus –a –um: one and only, singular, unique, special