4.176–190

Cecropius –a –um: Athenian

innāscor –nāscī –nātus sum: be born in, be inherent or innate

apis apis f.: bee

urgeō urgēre ursī: drive, impel, urge

grandaevus –a –um: very aged

mūniō mūnīre mūnīvī mūnītus: build, fortify

favus –ī m.: honeycomb

daedalus –a –um: skilled, clever, crafty, cunning

crūs –ūris n.: leg, shin181

thymum –ī n.: thyme (plant)

pascor pascī pastus sum: graze, feed upon

arbutum –ī n.: berry of the strawberry tree

passim: here and there

glaucus –a –um: bright, gleaming, grayish

salix –icis f.: willow (tree)

casia –ae f.: daphne (shrub)

crocus –ī m.: crocus (plant)

rubeō rubēre rubuī: be red, grow red

pinguis pingue: rich, fat, thick

tilia –ae f.: linden (tree)

ferrūgineus –a –um: rust-colored

hyacinthus –ī m.: hyacinth (plant)

quiēs quiētis f.: sleep, rest

māne: in the morning185

ruō ruere ruī rūtus: rush

nusquam: nowhere

vesper vesperis m. or vesper vesperī m.: evening, evening star

pāstus –ūs m.: pasturing, finding food

dēcēdō dēcēdere dēcessī dēcessus: rest

admoneō admonēre admonuī admonitus: admonish, remind

sonitus –ūs m.: sound, noise

mussō mussāre mussāvī mussātus: mutter, hum

ōra –ae f.: margin, border, edge

circum: around (adv.)

thalamus –ī m.: bedchamber

sileō silēre siluī: be silent

sopor –ōris m.: sleep, deep slumber190

artus artūs m.: limb, leg