• Curis: 'god of spear-men' (?): Etruscan curis, a spear: (cf. Iunonis Curitis).

    decstumum: dextimum, 'on the right' (the suffix -imusis not strictly a superlative suffix, but denotes position: cf. summus( sup-mus), finitimus, citimus).

    iii.ulod: illo(?) ( ollod) (cf. Umbrian ulu).

    oriese: oriere: future for imperative as in 2 aduocapit.

    isse: ipse( ipese): the form isseis merely the vulgar spelling of a later period.

    ueuet: uiuit.

    po melios: optimus(?) (' popro potissimumpositum est in Saliari carmine', Festus).

    eu: heu(admirantis).

    recum: regum(as uircofor uirgoin the Duenos Inscription: and so always in early Latin until 312 B.C.).

    2. enos: nos(?) cf. ἐмέ], [Greek: ἐмпί.

    Lases: Lares.

    lue rue: luem et ruinam.

    Marmar: Mars.

    sins: sinas(?).

    sers: siueris(?).

    pleoris: pluris(cf. рле(ί)щн = рлепнт = pleios = pleor).

    fu: esto( fufere= esto, others: as though fufuere).

    sta berber, 'stay thy scourge' (?): sta = ἵуфб; berber: uerbera. Others interpret, 'stand, fierce one' (berber = barbare).

    semunis: semones, 'gods of the sown fields'.

    aduocapit: aduocabitis.

    5. i.Gnaiuod: Gnaeo: the old abl. in -d: cf. meretodin ii.

    parisuma: superlative of par.

    Taurasia Cisauna Samnio: Taurasiam Cisaunam (in) Samnio(or Samnium). The dropping of -m(cf. oino, aedein ii) is, however, not in any way a peculiarity of early Latin.

    subigit: subegit.

    abdoucsit: abduxit.

    ii.oino: unum.

    ploirime: plurimi.

    duonoro .. uiro: bonorum .. uirum.

    Scipione: Scipionem.

    Corsica Aleriaque urbe: Corsicam Aleriamque urbem.

    aide: aedem.

    meretod: merito.

    iii.apice insigne: apicem insignem.

    recipit: recepit(as subigitin i).

    iv.quei minus: cur minus.

    mactus: 'blessed', 'honoured', 'endowed'.

    6. i.insece: inseque, imperat. from inquam( in(s)quam): ἔннере.

    iv.dacrimas: lacrimas.

    noegeo: 'noegeum amiculi genus', Festus: цᾶспт.

    v.hemфnem: hominem(cf. ne-hemo= nemo) 'son of earth' ( humus: cf. Oscan humuns= homines).

    quamde: quam.

    topper: celeriter: (is)tod+ per: the old explanation, toto opere, is false.

    vi.inserinuntur: inseruntur. So in the active we find the 3 pl. pres. in -nunt: danunt( dant) prodinunt( prodeunt) nequinunt( nequeunt). But the forms are unexplained anomalies.

    vii.deuenies: deueniens(?).

    ommentans: ob-manens( mantofreq. of maneo).

    7. ii.ipsus: ipse: so ollusand ollefor ille.

    iii.procat: poscit.

    v.confluges: 'loca in quae diversi rivi confluunt', Nonius.

    vi.anculabant: hauriebant(cf. Gk. ἀнфлеῖн).

    vii.struices: 'struices antiqui dicebant exstructiones omnium rerum', Festus.

    viii.nefrendem: sine dentibus( ne+ frendo).

    8. ii.Anchisa: Anchises( -as): as Aeneain iv, and in later Latin Atrida&c.

    iii.Troiad: Troia(abl.).

    iv.Aenea: Aeneas: so Anchisain ii.

    vi.concinnat: 'concinnare est apte componere', Festus.

    viii.mavolunt: malunt( mage-uolunt).

    9. iii.cedo: dic, da(the demonstrative particle -ce+ old imperative of dare).

    v.promicando: 'promicare est extendere et longe iacere', Nonius.

    12. nouentium: *nuentium ( annuentium): cf. the spelling souo= suoin 44. So regularly in the oldest Latin. oufor u.

    duonum: donum(cf. Umbrian dunu, Oscan dunum: old Latin duo= do).

    negumate: negate( nec autumate).

    13. endostaurata facito: fac ut instaurentur.

    15. quam mox: 'quam mox significat quam cito', Festus.

    17. indu: Greek ἔндпн; as 21. viii, and 32 ( endo): later the word became confused with, and then entirely supplanted by, in.

    uolup, 'pleasantly': neut. of an extinct volupis, used adverbially: cf. facul, difficul.

    suaset: (i.e. suasset), suasisset.

    uerbum paucum: uerborum paucorum.

    21. viii.imbricitor: qui imbres ciet.

    23. euitari: uita priuari.