{"id":601,"date":"2024-06-06T21:11:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/?p=601"},"modified":"2024-06-06T21:53:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:53:10","slug":"de-abiete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kzoo.edu\/thomasproject\/de-abiete\/","title":{"rendered":"De abiete"},"content":{"rendered":"

VII. De abiete.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Abies, ut dicit Ysidorus, arbor est sic dicta, quod pre ceteris arboribus longe eat et in excelsum promineat. Cuius natura expers est terreni humoris, ac proinde habilis atque levis habetur et sine nodositate exorta. Hec difficillime cedit putredini, vermibus vero nunquam.<\/p>\n

Translation<\/h1>\n

VII. About the silver fir.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The silver fir, as Isidore states, is thus called a tree, because it goes far in front of other trees and stands tall. The nature of this tree is free from the moisture of the earth, and therefore is considered easily handled and light, having grown up without knottiness. This tree only yields to rot with the utmost difficulty and in fact never yields to pests.<\/p>\n

Vocabulary<\/h1>\n

abi\u0113s, abietis<\/strong>\u00a0f.\u00a0fir tree; silver fir<\/em>
\nexcell\u014d, excellere, excellui, excelsus<\/strong>\u00a03\u00a0elevate oneself; rise up; surpass<\/em>
\nexorior, exor\u012br\u012b, exortus sum<\/strong>\u00a04 (also 3)\u00a0spring up; rise; come out<\/em>
\nexpers, expertis<\/strong>\u00a0adj.\u00a0without; free from; having no share (of)<\/em>
\nhabilis, is, e<\/strong>\u00a0adj.\u00a0easily handled; manageable; suitable<\/em>
\nn\u014dd\u014dsitas, n\u014dd\u014dsit\u0101tis<\/strong>\u00a0f.\u00a0knottiness; nodosity<\/em>
\nprae<\/strong>\u00a0prep. (+abl.)\u00a0before; in front of<\/em>
\nproind\u0113<\/strong>\u00a0adv.\u00a0therefore; likewise; accordingly<\/em>
\npr\u014dm\u012bneo, pr\u014dm\u012bn\u0113re, pr\u014dm\u012bnui<\/strong>\u00a02\u00a0stand out; extend; jut out<\/em>
\nputr\u0113d\u014d, putr\u0113dinis<\/strong>\u00a0f.\u00a0putrefaction; rotting; festering<\/em>
\nterr\u0113nus, a, um<\/strong>\u00a0adj.\u00a0of the earth; earthly; terrestrial<\/em>
\n\u016bmor, \u016bm\u014dris<\/strong>\u00a0m.\u00a0moisture; fluid; liquid<\/em>
\nvermis, is<\/strong>\u00a0m.\u00a0worm; grub; maggot<\/em><\/p>\n

Notes<\/h1>\n

Ysidorus:<\/em>\u00a0the scholar and archbishop\u00a0Isidore of Seville<\/a>.<\/p>\n

pre:<\/em>\u00a0equivalent to\u00a0prae<\/em>, since ae was commonly shortened to e.<\/p>\n

quod … promineat:<\/em>\u00a0both verbs are subjunctive because the author cannot be sure why Isidore calls it a tree.<\/p>\n

in excelsum:<\/em>\u00a0excelsum<\/em>\u00a0means height as a substantive participle (i.e., stands tall).<\/p>\n

Cuius:<\/em>\u00a0taken as a demonstrative pronoun (e.g.,\u00a0huius<\/em>) in English.<\/p>\n

expers:<\/em>\u00a0taken with genitive\u00a0terreni humoris<\/em>\u00a0to show lacking of.<\/p>\n

humoris:<\/em>\u00a0equivalent to\u00a0umoris<\/em>.<\/p>\n

habilis atque levis:<\/em>\u00a0both adjectives modify\u00a0arbor<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0natura<\/em>.<\/p>\n

habetur<\/em>: “is considered” rather than “is had.”<\/p>\n

sine nodositate:<\/em>\u00a0Knots are the places where branches connect to the trunk in planks of wood. Less knotty wood is often considered easier to work with.<\/p>\n

Hec:<\/em>\u00a0equivalent to\u00a0haec<\/em>, since ae was commonly shortened to e.<\/p>\n

difficillime:<\/em>\u00a0superlative adverbial form of\u00a0difficilis<\/em>.<\/p>\n

cedit putredini, vermibus<\/em>:\u00a0cedit<\/em>\u00a0describes how the tree yields to both putredini<\/em> and vermibus<\/em>, which are datives.<\/p>\n

nunquam:<\/em>\u00a0equivalent to\u00a0numquam<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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