Lucretius De Rerum Natura

Front 1

niteō uī, —, ēre,

Back 1

to shine, look bright, glitter, glisten

Hint 1

tibi rident aequora ponti
placatumque nitet diffuso lumine caelum.

Front 2

lābor lapsus, ī

Back 2

to glide, slide, move, slip, float, pass, flow:

Hint 2

Aeneadum genetrix, hominum divomque voluptas,
alma Venus, caeli subter labentia signa
quae mare navigerum, quae terras frugiferentis
concelebras, per te quoniam genus omne animantum
concipitur visitque exortum lumina solis:

Front 3

vigeō uī, —, ēre

Back 3

to be lively, be vigorous, thrive, flourish, bloom, be strong

Hint 3

nam simul ac species patefactast verna diei 10
et reserata viget genitabilis aura favoni,

Front 4

rĕ-sĕro , āvi, ātum, 1,

Back 4

to unlock

Hint 4

nam simul ac species patefactast verna diei 10
et reserata viget genitabilis aura favoni,

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genitalis, e (in lucretius - genitabilis, e)

Back 5

creative, procreative

Hint 5

nam simul ac species patefactast verna diei 10
et reserata viget genitabilis aura favoni,

Front 6

pergō perrēxī, perrēctus, ere

Back 6

to go on, proceed, press on, hasten, continue,

Hint 6

ita capta lepore 14
te sequitur cupide quo quamque inducere pergis.

Front 7

incutiō cussī, cussus, ere

Back 7

inspire with, inflict, excite (here: instilling); to wield against, cause to strike

Hint 7

denique per maria ac montis fluviosque rapacis
frondiferasque domos avium camposque virentis
omnibus incutiens blandum per pectora amorem
efficis ut cupide generatim saecla propagent.

Front 8

dīus adj.

Back 8

godlike, divine, worshipful, adorable; here bright

Hint 8

nec sine te quicquam dias in luminis oras
exoritur

dias in luminis oras =
"into the bright coasts of light"

Front 9

pangō pepigī or pēgī (old panxī), pāctus, ere

Back 9

—Fig., to make, compose, write, record; to fasten, make fast, fix, drive in

Hint 9

te sociam studeo scribendis versibus esse,
quos ego de rerum natura pangere conor 25
Memmiadae nostro,

Front 10

fera moenera militiai

Back 10

wild works of warfare

Hint 10

effice ut interea fera moenera militiai
per maria ac terras omnis sopita quiescant;

Front 11

pāscō pāvī, pāstus, ere

Back 11

To feed, nourish, graze

Hint 11

atque ita suspiciens tereti cervice reposta 35
pascit amore avidos inhians in te, dea,

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teres etis, adj.

Back 12

rounded, well-turned, round, smooth, becoming,

Hint 12

atque ita suspiciens tereti cervice reposta 35
pascit amore avidos inhians in te, dea,

Front 13

prōpāgō or (of persons) propāgō inis, f

Back 13

Offspring, descendant, children, race, breed, stock, progeny, posterity

Hint 13

nec Memmi clara propago
talibus in rebus communi desse saluti.

Front 14

sē-moveō movī, mōtus, ēre,

Back 14

put aside, remove, separate

Hint 14

Quod super est, vacuas auris animumque sagacem 50
semotum a curis adhibe veram ad rationem,

Front 15

pando, pandere, pandi, passus

Back 15

spread out

Hint 15

nam tibi de summa caeli ratione deumque
disserere incipiam et rerum primordia pandam,

Front 16

per-agrō āvī, ātus, āre

Back 16

to wander through, travel, pass through, traverse:

Hint 16

ergo vivida vis animi pervicit et extra
processit longe flammantia moenia mundi
atque omne immensum peragravit mente animoque,

Front 17

claustra ōrum, n

Back 17

a lock, bar, bolt

Hint 17

sed eo magis acrem
inritat animi virtutem, effringere ut arta 70
naturae primus portarum claustra cupiret.

Front 18

ob-terō (opt-) trīvī, trītus, ere,

Back 18

to bruise, crush, disgrace, ravage, destroy

Hint 18

quare religio pedibus subiecta vicissim
opteritur, nos exaequat victoria caelo.

Front 19

ex-aequō āvī, ātus, āre,

Back 19

to make equal, place on a level, equal

Hint 19

quare religio pedibus subiecta vicissim
opteritur, nos exaequat victoria caelo.

Front 20

dē-scīscō īvī, ītus, ere,

Back 20

to withdraw, leave,

Hint 20

Tutemet a nobis iam quovis tempore vatum
terriloquis victus dictis desciscere quaeres.

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vātēs is,

Back 21

seer, soothsayer, prophet; Augustan poets: "poet"

Hint 21

Tutemet a nobis iam quovis tempore vatum
terriloquis victus dictis desciscere quaeres.

Front 22

aerumna ae, f

Back 22

toil, hardship, distress, trouble, tribulation

Hint 22

et merito; nam si certam finem esse viderent
aerumnarum homines, aliqua ratione valerent
religionibus atque minis obsistere vatum.

Front 23

īn-sinuō āvī, ātus, āre,

Back 23

to find a way in, creep in, steal in; to thrust in, push in, make a way

Hint 23

ignoratur enim quae sit natura animai,
nata sit an contra nascentibus insinuetur

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amoenus adj.

Back 24

pleasant, delightful, charming

Hint 24

Ennius ut noster cecinit, qui primus amoeno
detulit ex Helicone perenni fronde coronam,

Front 25

clueō —, —, ēre

Back 25

to hear, be spoken of, be said; here: "win reknown"

Hint 25

Ennius ut noster cecinit, qui primus amoeno
detulit ex Helicone perenni fronde coronam,
per gentis Italas hominum quae clara clueret;

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edō ēdī, ēsus, ere,

Back 26

to eat, consume: here: "offerings to the gods"

Hint 26

etsi praeterea tamen esse Acherusia templa 120
Ennius aeternis exponit versibus edens,

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meātus ūs, m

Back 27

a going, passing, motion, course

Hint 27

qua propter bene cum superis de rebus habenda
nobis est ratio, solis lunaeque meatus
qua fiant ratione, et...

Front 28

ob-eō īvī, itus, īre,

Back 28

to go, go to meet, go in opposition

Hint 28

cernere uti videamur eos audireque coram,
morte obita quorum tellus amplectitur ossa. 135

Front 29

reperta

Back 29

discoveries

Front 30

squamiger, squamigera, squamigerum

Back 30

scaly

Hint 30

e mare primum homines, e terra posset oriri
squamigerum genus et volucres erumpere caelo;

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armentum, armenti

Back 31

herd (of cattle); a head of cattle, individual bull/horse; cattle/horses (pl.)

Hint 31

armenta atque aliae pecudes, genus omne ferarum,
incerto partu culta ac deserta tenerent.

Front 32

patefio, patefieri, patefactus sum V SEMIDEP

Back 32

become brought to light/revealed/disclosed/exposed;

Front 33

tempestas, tempestatis N F

Back 33

season, time, weather; storm;

Hint 33

dum tempestates adsunt et vivida tellus
tuto res teneras effert in luminis oras?

Front 34

tuto

Back 34

safely, securely

Hint 34

Praeterea cur vere rosam, frumenta calore,
vites autumno fundi suadente videmus, 175
si non, certa suo quia tempore semina rerum
cum confluxerunt, patefit quod cumque creatur,
dum tempestates adsunt et vivida tellus
tuto res teneras effert in luminis oras?

Front 35

arceo, arcere, arcui, - V TRANS

Back 35

ward/keep off/away; keep close, confine; prevent, hinder; protect; separate;

Hint 35

quod si de nihilo fierent, subito exorerentur 180
incerto spatio atque alienis partibus anni,
quippe ubi nulla forent primordia, quae genitali
concilio possent arceri tempore iniquo.

Front 36

grandesco, grandescere, -, - V

Back 36

grow, increase in size or quantity

Hint 36

crescentesque genus servant; ut noscere possis 190
quicque sua de materia grandescere alique.

Front 37

fetus, fetus

Back 37

offspring, young

Hint 37

Huc accedit uti sine certis imbribus anni
laetificos nequeat fetus submittere tellus

Front 38

divello, divellere, divelli, divulsus V TRANS

Back 38

to part company, force away; separate from;
tear away/open/apart, tear to pieces/in two; break up, sunder/disrupt; divide;

Hint 38

Denique cur homines tantos natura parare
non potuit, pedibus qui pontum per vada possent 200
transire et magnos manibus divellere montis

Front 39

interemo, interemere, interemi, interemptus V TRANS

Back 39

do away with; kill, cut off from life; extinguish; put an end to, destroy;