Et te montosae misere in proelia Nersae,

Vfens, insignem fama et felicibus armis,745

horrida praecipue cui gens adsuetaque multo

uenatu nemorum, duris Aequicula glaebis.

armati terram exercent semperque recentis

conuectare iuuat praedas et uiuere rapto.

    CORE VOCABULARY

    montōsus, a, um: adj. (mōns), abounding in hills or mountains; hilly, mountainous, 7.744.

    Nersae, ārum, f.: Nersae, a town of the Aequī, 7.744.

    Ūfēns, entis, m.: 1. A river of Latium flowing into the sea west of Terracina, 7.802. 2. A chief of the Aequi, 7.745, et al.

    īnsīgnis, e: beautiful, 3.468; splendid, adorned, 4.134; conspicuous, 6.808; marked, renowned, distinguished, 1.10; illustrious, glorious, 10.450. (in and sīgnum)

    horridus, a, um: adj. (horreō), rough, bristling, 3.23, et al.; bristling with arms; shaggy, grizzly, stiffened, 4.251; blustering, tempestuous, 9.670; terrible, fearful, 1.296.

    praecipuē: (adv.), chiefly, especially, particularly, most of all, 1.220. (praecipuus)

    adsuēscō, suēvī, suētus, 3, a. and n.: to accustom to, make familiar, habituate to; with dat., acc. and dat., and infin., to get or become accustomed, be wont, learn; with abl., 7.746; adsuēscere bella animīs, instead of adsuēscere animōs bellīs, to cherish war in the heart, 6.832.

    vēnātus, ūs, m.: a hunting, the chase, 7.747; the spoils of the chase, 9.407. (vēnor)

    Aequīculus, a, um: adj. (Aequī), of the Aequi, a tribe adjacent to the Latins and Volscians, near Rome; Aequian, 7.747.

    glaeba, ae, f.: a lump of earth; a clod; soil, 1.531.

    armātus, a, um: armed, charged, 12.857. (armō)

    convectō, 1, intens. a.: carry, bring together; convey, 4.405. (convehō, bring together)

    raptum, ī, n.: plunder, prey, spoil, 4.217.

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    Suggested Citation

    Christopher Francese and Meghan Reedy, Vergil: Aeneid Selections. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Dickinson College Commentaries, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-947822-08-5. https://dcc.dickinson.edu/vergil-aeneid/vergil-aeneid-vii-744-749