Ulmus vocatur, ut dicit Ysidorus, quod vim habet multam viroris. Natura enim ipsius talis est, ut etiam arefacta, si abluatur, reviviscat. Deinde excisa atque in humo fixa radicibus sese ipsa demergit.<\/p>\n
Concerning the elm tree.\u00a0<\/strong>It is called the elm tree, as Isidore says, because it has great strength of verdure. Indeed, its nature is so great that even having been dried up, if it is refreshed, it comes to life again. After having been cut apart and having been fixed in the ground by the roots, it\u00a0settles\u00a0itself.<\/p>\n abluo, abluere, ablui, ablutus\u00a03\u00a0<\/strong>to quench; refresh<\/em><\/p>\n arefacio, arefacere, arefei, arefactus\u00a0<\/strong>3 io\u00a0to dry up; to wither up<\/em><\/p>\n demergo, demergere, demersi, demersus<\/strong>\u00a03\u00a0to submerge, to immerse, to set<\/em><\/p>\n excido, excidere, excidi, excisus\u00a0<\/strong>3\u00a0to cut off; to cut\u00a0apart<\/em><\/p>\n humus, humi\u00a0<\/strong>f.\u00a0ground; soil<\/em><\/p>\n radix, radicis<\/strong> f. root<\/em><\/p>\n ulmus, ulmi\u00a0<\/strong>f.\u00a0elm tree<\/em><\/p>\n viror, viroris<\/strong>\u00a0m.\u00a0verdure; fresh green quality<\/em><\/p>\n Ysidorus:\u00a0<\/em>Isidore of Seville, a 6th century scholar and Archbishop who wrote an etymological encyclopedia that included information on the natural world.<\/p>\n quod:\u00a0<\/em>causal quod, “beacuse…”<\/p>\n ut etiam…reviviscat:\u00a0<\/em>result clause with\u00a0talis.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>“Indeed, the nature of it [the elm tree] is so great\u00a0that even having been dried up, if watered, it comes to life again.<\/em>” This is why\u00a0reviviscat\u00a0<\/em>is subjunctive.<\/p>\n demergit:\u00a0<\/em>this is referring to the elm tree’s supposed ability to re-grow from cut branches. Though demergit means\u00a0to immerse\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0to set,\u00a0<\/em>the implication is that its roots are settling and stabilizing themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ulmus vocatur, ut dicit Ysidorus, quod vim habet multam viroris. Natura enim ipsius talis est, ut etiam arefacta, si abluatur, reviviscat. Deinde excisa atque in humo fixa radicibus sese ipsa demergit. Translation Concerning the elm tree.\u00a0It is called the elm tree, as Isidore says, because it has great strength of verdure. Indeed, its nature is… Continue reading De ulmo<\/span> Vocabulary<\/h1>\n
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