{"id":625,"date":"2024-06-08T14:48:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T14:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/?p=625"},"modified":"2024-06-08T14:48:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T14:48:28","slug":"de-bdellio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/de-bdellio\/","title":{"rendered":"De bdellio"},"content":{"rendered":"

De bdellio. Bdellium est arbor nobilissima in oriente, colore nigra, magnitudine olee<\/span>, folio roboris, fructu caprifici; lacrimam habet, cuius quidem natura est que<\/span> et gummi. Nigra est, cum in offas volvitur. Cum vero lacrima recens est, translucet ere<\/span>\u00a0similis. Odorem habet optimum, et cum frangitur, pinguescit, gustu amara. Odoratior utique est infusione<\/span> vini. Huius arbor in Bactria nascitur. Hec<\/span>\u00a0Plinius dicit et Glosa<\/span> super Genesim de bdellio arbore.<\/span><\/p>\n

Translation<\/h1>\n

Of the bdellium. The bdellium is the most noble tree in the east, black in color,\u00a0<\/span>with the size of an olive tree, with leaves of oak, [and] with the fruit of a wild fig tree; it has gum, whose nature indeed is that also of the gum tree. It is black, when it is rolled into pieces. Truly when there is new gum, it is translucent similar to air. It has the best scent, and when broken up, it grows richer, with a bitter taste. In any case, it is more fragrant than an infusion of wine. The tree of this grows in Bactria. Pliny says these things and a Glossa on Genesis of the bdellium tree.<\/span><\/p>\n

Vocabulary<\/h1>\n

aera, is\/os, <\/span>m or f<\/span><\/i> – air<\/span><\/p>\n

amarus, a, um – bitter, harsh, sour<\/span><\/p>\n

Bactria or Bactriana, ae, <\/span>f<\/span><\/i> – Bactra, an ancient Iranian civilization in Central Asia<\/span><\/p>\n

bdellium, i\/ii, <\/span>n<\/span><\/i> – bdellium, the plant itself<\/span><\/p>\n

caprificus, i, <\/span>n<\/span><\/i> – wild fig tree<\/span><\/p>\n

cummis (gummis), is, <\/span>f<\/span><\/i> – gum<\/span><\/p>\n

folium, i\/ii, <\/span>n<\/span><\/i> – leaf, petal<\/span><\/p>\n

Genesis, is\/eos, <\/span>f<\/span><\/i> – genesis, Genesis (Bible chapter)<\/span><\/p>\n

glossa, ae, <\/span>f<\/span><\/i> – gloss, explanation added to text; glosses assembled into a commentary<\/span><\/p>\n

gustus, us, <\/span>m<\/span><\/i> – taste<\/span><\/p>\n

infusio, onis, <\/span>f<\/span><\/i> – infusion<\/span><\/p>\n

lacrima, ae, <\/span>f <\/span><\/i>– juice or gum of a plant<\/span><\/p>\n

odor, oris, <\/span>m<\/span><\/i> – scent, smell, stench, perfume<\/span><\/p>\n

odoratus, a, um – fragrant<\/span><\/p>\n

offa, ae, <\/span>f<\/span><\/i> – morsel, chunk, piece<\/span><\/p>\n

olea, ae, <\/span>f<\/span><\/i> – olive, olive tree\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

oriens, entis, <\/span>m<\/span><\/i> – daybreak, dawn, the east<\/span><\/p>\n

Plinius, i\/ii, <\/span>m sg<\/span><\/i> – Roman family name, held by Pliny the Elder<\/span><\/p>\n

pinguesco, ere, <\/span>3 no perf, pass, or supine<\/span><\/i> – grow fat or rich<\/span><\/p>\n

robur, oris, <\/span>n<\/span><\/i> – oak tree<\/span><\/p>\n

transluceo, ere, evi, etum, <\/span>2<\/span><\/i> – shine across or through, be translucent or transparent<\/span><\/p>\n

ver, veris, <\/span>n<\/span><\/i> – spring (season)<\/span><\/p>\n

volvo, ere lvi, lutum, <\/span>3<\/span><\/i> – roll, tumble<\/span><\/p>\n

Notes<\/h1>\n\n\n

olee <\/em>= oleae<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

que <\/em>= quae<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ere<\/em> = aerae<\/em>, similis takes dative, ae <\/em>to e<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ablative of comparison<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hec<\/em> = haec<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

refers to an unknown gloss, explanation added to text, or glosses assembled into a commentary, possibly the Glosa Ordinaria<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

De bdellio. Bdellium est arbor nobilissima in oriente, colore nigra, magnitudine olee, folio roboris, fructu caprifici; lacrimam habet, cuius quidem natura est que et gummi. Nigra est, cum in offas volvitur. Cum vero lacrima recens est, translucet ere\u00a0similis. Odorem habet optimum, et cum frangitur, pinguescit, gustu amara. Odoratior utique est infusione vini. Huius arbor in… Continue reading De bdellio<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":630,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625\/revisions\/630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}