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Latin: O

ob

preposition

because of, on account of; in front of Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 7 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.5… excepto Februario, qui solus cavus et ob hoc ceteris infaustior est habitus.because of
  • 20.7sed horum plerique ob odium vel gratiam, quo quis magistratu citius …out of

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.35… mense bellis ciuilibus inpositus sit, atque ob has causas hic mensis huic imperio felicissimus …for
  • 12.35… Augustus appelletur. item plebiscitum factum ob eandem rem Sexto Pacuuio tribuno plebem …for

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 9… patriæ; rebar enim non grave mihi futurum ob acquisitam scientiam; emergere ad aliquam in …because of
  • 9… Hafniam; nactusque socios itineris, qui me ob linguæ et regionis cognitionem libenter in suum …for
  • 10… factitantem; finemque ei pœnitudinis diuturnæ, ob amissum temeritate filium, vivus et ornatus …for

obdormisco

verb

fall asleep Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 1… siderum et Lunæ, lecto compositus, altius obdormiscerem: atque mihi per somnum visus sum librum ex …I fell asleep

obduco

verb

cover over; draw over Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.1… omittam caligine iam profundae vetustatis obductos, in his quoque, qui sunt recentioris memoriae …covered over

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.14… uernum triste sit caelum et nubibus obductum, sed et mare nauigantibus clausum, terrae etiam …covered

obeo

verb

go to meet; die; perform Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 4 uses

The Plague in the Bishop of Rochester’s Household William Dene (attributed), History of the Church of Rochester, printed in Henry Wharton’s Anglia Sacra (1691) · soon after the events of 1348–1349

  • 1Anno xxiii. regni Regis Edwardi III. obiit Johannes de Stratford Archiepiscopus Cant. apud …died
  • 5Apud Mallinges fecit duas Abbatissas; & mox obierunt. Nec remanserunt ibidem nisi iv. Professae & …died
  • 8… multùm pòst vixit, sed die Ascensionis Domini obiit, & in Ecclesiâ Cant. est occultè sepultus, …died
  • 12… La Place per quatuor dies infirmus pausans obiit.died

obitus

noun

death; setting Drafted; not yet checked.

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How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 22.17… quod aut ipsi postmodum mutaverunt, aut post obitum eorum illa nomina pristina suis reddita …death

oblatio

noun

offering Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague in the Bishop of Rochester’s Household William Dene (attributed), History of the Church of Rochester, printed in Henry Wharton’s Anglia Sacra (1691) · soon after the events of 1348–1349

  • 7… per pestem adeò diminuto, ut de reliquis oblationibus vivere non possent, beneficia sua deserverunt. …offerings

obruo

verb

overwhelm; bury Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 3 uses

Roman recipes Apicius, De re coquinaria, books 1, 4, 5 and 7, in the edition of C. Giarratano and F. Vollmer (Leipzig, 1922) · Compiled about 300–500 from older recipes; the surviving manuscripts were copied in the 800s

  • 1.12.1… pro hydromelli aegris dabis. et si in hordeo obruas, inlaesas invenies.you bury

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 17… recipimus, ne nos Sol in aperto paulò pòst obruturus, optato diversorio ejiciat, umbramque …about to overwhelm
  • 57… aquas omnes in illud Hemisphærium, terris obrutis, ut planè parum de ijs extet, arente contrà et …overwhelmed

obsequium

noun

compliance, obedience; service Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.7… illae, ut principio anni ad promptum obsequium honore seruos inuitarent, hi, quia gratiam …service

observans

adjective

attentive, respectful Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 15… paucos ex humana gente, nec alios, nisi nostri observantissimos comites habeamus. Ergò hominem aliquem hujus …most respectful

observatio

noun

observation; observance Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 3 uses

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 13.1… comprehendere potuit, uel quia Graecorum obseruatione forsan instructus est, quinquaginta dies …by the observation
  • 14.1… retractio dierum proueniebat, et sub specie obseruationis emergebat maior confusionis occasio.of observance
  • 14.6Iulius ergo Caesar decem dies obseruationi ueteri super adiecit, ut annum trecenti …to the practice

observo

verb

watch, observe; keep (a rule) Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 3 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 22.3… dierum quos una quaeque civitas suo instituto observat, ut nunc Romani a kalendis in kalendas. …keeps

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 20… et quantitates, ab ijs, quas nos hîc videmus, observat diversissimas: adeò ut planè alia sit totius …observes
  • 37… ut digressiones Veneris et Mercurij à Sole observent multo majores quàm nos. Ijsdem et Venus certis …they observe

obstruo

verb

block up, obstruct Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 14.1… languore uel debilitatur incessus uel auditus obstruitur uel caecatur aspectus, ad documentum proficit …is blocked

obtineo

verb

hold, keep; obtain; prevail Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 39… verò Volva sua in ipso Cœli medio (quem situm obtinet apud eos, qui habitant in meditullio seu …it holds

obtusus

adjective

blunt, dull Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 13… cum ecce screatus exoritur blæsæ et obtusæ vocis; et statim in hunc modum, sed idiomate …dull

obviam

adverb

in the way, to meet Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 15… huic verò, spongijs humectis ad nares admotis, obviam imus. Confectâ primâ parte itineris, facilior …to meet

obvolvo

verb

wrap up, muffle Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 69… Duracoto filio cum matre Fiolxhildi, ut erant obvolutis capitibus, ad me reversus, verè caput pulvnari, …wrapped up
  • 69… verè caput pulvnari, corpus stragulis obvolutum deprehendi.wrapped

occasio

noun

opportunity, occasion Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 4 uses

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 20.1… quando illi ibi indumenta alba iam sumpserint, occasionem dandam non esse gentilibus, ut nos merito ac …occasion

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 14.1… obseruationis emergebat maior confusionis occasio.occasion

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 8Hac igitur occasione ego patria semibarbarus, conditione …occasion
  • 15… irrita redditur nostra profectio. Tàm præceps occasio efficit, ut paucos ex humana gente, nec alios, …occasion

occasus

noun

setting (of the sun); west; downfall Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 21.13… ab ortu vergiliarum, nonnullis ab earum occasu, multis a canis exortu incipere annus naturalis …setting

occido

verb

kill; fall, set (of the sun) Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 12.2… amittere, quid faceres, si filium iubereris occidere?to kill

occulte

adverb

secretly Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague in the Bishop of Rochester’s Household William Dene (attributed), History of the Church of Rochester, printed in Henry Wharton’s Anglia Sacra (1691) · soon after the events of 1348–1349

  • 8… Domini obiit, & in Ecclesiâ Cant. est occultè sepultus, electus non consecratus; & sic multos …secretly

occultus

adjective

hidden, secret Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 17.3… deinde Deus scrutator est renis et cordis et occultorum contemplator et cognitor, uidet et conlaudat te …of hidden things

occupatus

adjective

busy, occupied Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 15… spacio absolvitur. Neque enim nobis semper occupatissimis, anteà constat de tempore eundi, quàm Luna ab …very busy

occupo

verb

seize, occupy; take up Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • pr.4… male cogitantes sunt qui in eo studio occupati sunt. nunc ut ad rem redeam, quod promisi …occupied

occurro

verb

run to meet; meet; occur Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 17Multæ prætereà occurrunt difficultates, quas longum esset recensere. …occur

ocimum

noun

basil Drafted; not yet checked.

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Roman recipes Apicius, De re coquinaria, books 1, 4, 5 and 7, in the edition of C. Giarratano and F. Vollmer (Leipzig, 1922) · Compiled about 300–500 from older recipes; the surviving manuscripts were copied in the 800s

  • 5.3.1… [careum hoc est caravita] careum, anethum, ocimum viride, suffundis liquamen, vino et liquamine …basil

octavus

adjective

eighth Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 1.6… campus frumentarius, septimo silva caedua, octavo arbustum, nono glandaria silva.eighth

octō

number

eight Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 3 uses

Roman recipes Apicius, De re coquinaria, books 1, 4, 5 and 7, in the edition of C. Giarratano and F. Vollmer (Leipzig, 1922) · Compiled about 300–500 from older recipes; the surviving manuscripts were copied in the 800s

  • 4.2.9… IV, enervabis et teres piperis scripulos VIII. suffundes ex suco, fricabis. postea ova VIII …eight
  • 4.2.9… VIII. suffundes ex suco, fricabis. postea ova VIII frangis, <mittis> vini cyathum unum semis et …eight

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 13.7… putabantur, sed solus Februarius uiginti et octo retinuit dies, quasi inferis et deminutio et …eight

Relatives of English eight

The old k became h, written gh in eight; it was once a rough sound, as in German acht. The t after it stayed t.

Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion

October

name

October; of October Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 7 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.3… XXXI, Sextilis et September tricenos, October XXXI, November et December XXX; quorum quattuor …October
  • 22.6… Tusculanorum Quintilis dies habet XXXVI, October XXXII, idem October apud Aricinos XXXVIIII.October
  • 22.6… dies habet XXXVI, October XXXII, idem October apud Aricinos XXXVIIII.October

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.3… dierum, quattuor uero, Martius Maius Quintilis October, tricenis et singulis expedirentur, qui …October
  • 12.36… appellationem: quem Germanici appellatione, Octobrem uero suo nomine Domitianus inuaserat.October
  • 13.7Martius uero Maius Quintilis et October dies tricenos singulos possidebant. Nonae in …October
  • 14.7… religio immutaretur, et Martio Maio Quintili Octobri seruauit pristinum statum, quod satis pleno …October

octogesimus

adjective

eightieth Drafted; not yet checked.

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How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 21.7… annorum quibus Iulianis nomen est ducentesimus octogensimus tertius, sed ex die Kal. Ianuariarum, unde …eightieth

oculus

noun

eye Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 4 uses

The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 8.6… naufragium sine exceptione commune est, et oculorum dolor et impetus febrium et omnium ualitudo …of the eyes
  • 14.1… quod adsiduo uomitu intestina quatiuntur, quod oculi ui sanguinis inardescunt, quod quorundam uel …eyes
  • 19.1… adsistentem sibi uix possit humanus aspectus oculis carnalibus intueri, nisi quod talem uidere iam …with eyes

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 11… ibi essem: qui pleraque eorum, quæ tu vel oculis notasti, vel fando accepisti, vel ex libris …with eyes

Relatives of English eye

Latin and Russian kept a k sound; English lost its g sound over time.

Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion

odium

noun

hatred Drafted; not yet checked.

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How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.7sed horum plerique ob odium vel gratiam, quo quis magistratu citius abiret …hatred

offendiculum

noun

stumbling block, obstacle Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 12.4… funebris et tristis auulsio: non sint tibi offendicula ista sed proelia, nec debilitent aut frangant …stumbling blocks

officium

noun

duty; service, office Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 3 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 5.1Haec erunt vilici officia. disciplina bona utatur. feriae serventur. …duties

The Plague in the Bishop of Rochester’s Household William Dene (attributed), History of the Church of Rochester, printed in Henry Wharton’s Anglia Sacra (1691) · soon after the events of 1348–1349

  • 4… pagetos perdidit; & sic non remansit in aliquo officio qui sibi serviret.post, office
  • 5… quia non inveniebatur sufficiens persona ad officium Abbatissae.office

Offord

name

Offord, a place name Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague in the Bishop of Rochester’s Household William Dene (attributed), History of the Church of Rochester, printed in Henry Wharton’s Anglia Sacra (1691) · soon after the events of 1348–1349

  • 8… Papa ad preces Domini Regis M. Johanni de Offord ejus Cancellario Archiepiscopatum dedit, viro …Offord

oletum

noun

olive grove Drafted; not yet checked.

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How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 1.6… loco hortus inriguus, tertio salictum, quarto oletum, quinto pratum, sexto campus frumentarius, …olive grove

oleum

noun

oil, olive oil Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 7 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 2.7pecus consideret. auctionem uti faciat: vendat oleum, si pretium habeat, vinum, frumentum quod …oil
  • 84… mellis P. ≡ et ovum unum. catinum fictile oleo unguito. ubi omnia bene conmiscueris, in …with oil

Roman recipes Apicius, De re coquinaria, books 1, 4, 5 and 7, in the edition of C. Giarratano and F. Vollmer (Leipzig, 1922) · Compiled about 300–500 from older recipes; the surviving manuscripts were copied in the 800s

  • 4.2.9… vini cyathum unum semis et passi cyathum unum, olei modicum. postea patinam perunges et eam impones …of oil
  • 4.2.35… cum pipere, cumino, melle, passo, liquamine, oleo modico. ovis missis patinam facies, piper super …oil
  • 7.13.3… facies. in lacte infundis, frigis, ex [in] oleo, mel superfundis et inferes.oil
  • 7.13.8… ex lacte: ova quattuor, lactis heminam, olei unciam in se dissolvis, ita ut unum corpus …of oil
  • 7.13.8… corpus facias. in patellam subtilem adicies olei modicum, facies ut bulliat, et adicies impensam …of oil

On the way to English oil

  1. Latin · 77 CEoleum · olive oil
  2. Middle English · about 1390oile · oil
  3. Early Modern English · 1623oyle · oil
  4. English todayoil

Drafted; not yet checked against the dictionaries. Play Word Passport

olim

adverb

once, formerly; one day Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.3… igitur mirum in hac uarietate Romanos quoque olim auctore Romulo annum suum decem habuisse …once

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 10… matrem inveni adhuc spirantem, et eadem, quæ olim, factitantem; finemque ei pœnitudinis diuturnæ, …formerly

olympias

noun

Olympiad, a period of four years Drafted; not yet checked.

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How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 21.6… est V. C. Pii et Pontiani consulatus, ab olympiade prima millensimus est et quartus decimus, ex …Olympiad

Olympicus

adjective

Olympic, of Olympia Drafted; not yet checked.

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How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 21.6… ex diebus dumtaxat aestivis, quibus agon Olympicus celebratur; a Roma autem condita nongentensimus …Olympic

omen

noun

omen, sign Drafted; not yet checked.

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Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.37… sunt: cautio postea principum ceterorum, diri ominis infausta uitantium, mensibus a Septembri usque …of omen

omitto

verb

leave out, omit; give up Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.1Sed ut hos annos omittam caligine iam profundae vetustatis obductos, in …I may pass over

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 14.1… cum propter superstitionem intercalatio omnis omissa est, non numquam uero per gratiam sacerdotum, …left out

omnis

article or determiner, adjective

all, every; whole Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 43 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 1.6… quod primum siet, si me rogabis, sic dicam: de omnibus agris optimoque loco iugera agri centum, vinea …all
  • 2.1… et quid factum vini, frumenti aliarumque rerum omnium.all
  • 5.4… ne defrudet: nam id infelix est. opus rusticum omne curet uti sciat facere, et id faciat saepe, dum …all
  • 76.4… singulatim, item linito usque adeo, donec omne caseum cum melle abusus eris. in summum tracta …all
  • 84… ovum unum. catinum fictile oleo unguito. ubi omnia bene conmiscueris, in catinum indito, catinum …everything

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.1… Romani habuerunt annum, ita et aliae gentes. omnibus tamen fuit propositum suos civiles annos varie …for all

opera

noun

work, effort; service Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 4 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 1.1… sic in animo habeto, uti ne cupide emas neve opera tua parcas visere et ne satis habeas semel …effort
  • 2.2ubi ea cognovit, rationem inire oportet operarum, dierum. si ei opus non apparet, dicit vilicus …of days of labor
  • 2.2… causas multas dixit, ad rationem operum operarumque vilicum revoca.and of labor

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 10… conditur. Ita Mater per hanc vacationem à suis operis, mihi adhærere, à me non discedere, quocunque …work

operarius

noun

laborer, workman Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 1.3… siet, in meridiem spectet, loco salubri, operariorum copia siet, bonumque aquarium, oppidum validum …of laborers
  • 5.4rationem cum domino crebro putet. operarium, mercennarium, politorem diutius eundem ne …laborer

operio

verb

cover Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 3 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 76.4… tunc placentam inponito, testo caldo operito, pruna insuper et circum operito. videto ut …cover
  • 76.4… testo caldo operito, pruna insuper et circum operito. videto ut bene et otiose percoquas. aperito, …cover
  • 84… conmiscueris, in catinum indito, catinum testo operito. videto ut bene percocas medium, ubi altissimum …cover

opiatum

noun

opiate Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 15… et maria tranaret. Proptereà Narcoticis et Opiatis, statim in principio sopiendus est, et …opiates

opinor

verb

think, suppose Drafted; not yet checked.

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Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.12… quem de fastis reliquit, ait imperite quosdam opinari Aprilem mensem antiquos a Venere dixisse, cum …suppose

oportet

verb

it is proper, one ought Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 7 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 1.1… animum advertito: in bona regione bene nitere oportebit. et uti eo introeas et circumspicias, uti inde …it will be fitting
  • 2.2ubi ea cognovit, rationem inire oportet operarum, dierum. si ei opus non apparet, dicit …it is necessary
  • 2.3… novos fieri; centones, cuculiones familiam oportuisse sibi sarcire. per ferias potuisse fossas …ought to have
  • 2.3… cum servi aegrotarint, cibaria tanta dari non oportuisse.ought to have
  • 2.7… patrem familias vendacem, non emacem esse oportet.it is fitting

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 22.8… videret hac ratione neque ad lunam menses, ut oportebat, neque annos ad solem convenire, maluit annum …was proper

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 14.13… nouum ex ipsa emendatione fecissent. nam cum oporteret diem, qui ex quadrantibus confit, quarto quoque …it was right

oppidum

noun

town Drafted; not yet checked.

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How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 1.3… operariorum copia siet, bonumque aquarium, oppidum validum prope siet aut mare aut amnis, qua …town

oppono

verb

set against, oppose; object Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 17.1Sed fortasse aliquis opponat et dicat: ‘hoc me ergo in praesenti mortalitate …may object

ops

noun

help, aid; in the plural, wealth, resources Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 11… viginti et uno characteribus evocatur. Cujus ope non rarò momento temporis in alias oras, quas …by help

opto

verb

wish for; choose Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 17… ne nos Sol in aperto paulò pòst obruturus, optato diversorio ejiciat, umbramque discedentem …chosen

opus

noun

work, task; need Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 11 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 2.1… ubi cognovit, quo modo fundus cultus siet operaque quae facta infectaque sient, postridie eius …and works
  • 2.1… postridie eius diei vilicum vocet, roget, quid operis siet factum, quid restet, satisne temperi opera …of the work
  • 2.1… siet factum, quid restet, satisne temperi opera sient confecta, possitne quae reliqua sient …works
  • 2.2… rationem inire oportet operarum, dierum. si ei opus non apparet, dicit vilicus sedulo se fecisse, …work
  • 2.2… tempestates malas fuisse, servos aufugisse, opus publicum effecisse, ubi eas aliasque causas …work
  • 2.2… eas aliasque causas multas dixit, ad rationem operum operarumque vilicum revoca.of works

ora

noun

shore, coast; edge Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 11… Cujus ope non rarò momento temporis in alias oras, quas ipsi dixero, transportor, aut si ab …shores

orbis

noun

circle, disk; world Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 22.2… fit mensis, dum sol unum quodque in zodiaco orbe signum percurrit; lunaris est autem temporis …circle

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 21Quemadmodum igitur Geographi nostri orbem terræ dividunt in quinque Zonas, propter …globe

ordinatio

noun

arrangement, order; ordination Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 6 uses

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.5Haec fuit Romuli ordinatio, qui primum anni mensem genitori suo Marti …arrangement
  • 12.34Sequitur Iulius qui, cum secundum Romuli ordinationem, Martio anni tenente principium, Quintilis a …arrangement
  • 13.4Numae ordinationem finitimi mox secuti totidem diebus totidemque …arrangement
  • 14.3ergo C. Caesar exordium nouae ordinationis initurus dies omnes, qui adhuc confusionem …of the arrangement
  • 14.7… autem decem, quos ab eo additos diximus, hac ordinatione distribuit. in Ianuarium et Sextilem et …in arrangement
  • 14.15post hoc unum diem secundum ordinationem Caesaris quinto quoque anno incipiente …arrangement

ordino

verb

arrange, set in order; ordain Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 4 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.11ex hoc anno ita a Iulio Caesare ordinato ceteri ad nostram memoriam Iuliani appellantur, …ordered

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.3… Romulo annum suum decem habuisse mensibus ordinatum, qui annus incipiebat a Martio, et …arranged
  • 12.9… uel certi numinis prouidentia ita primos ordinasse menses ut, cum praecedens Marti esset dicatus …to have arranged
  • 12.38Haec fuit a Romulo annua ordinata dimensio qui, sicut iam supra diximus, annum …arranged

ōrdo

noun

order, row, rank; arrangement; holy orders Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 5 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 22.9… natu, Iunium a iunioribus. ceteros ab ordine quo singuli erant, Quintilem usque Decembrem …order

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 14.2… temporum uagam adhuc et incertam in ordinem statae definitionis coegit, adnitente sibi M. …an order
  • 14.2… dies singulos ita ad dictatorem retulit, ut et ordo eorum inueniri facillime posset, et inuento …the order
  • 14.15… incipiente intercalari iussit, et omnem hunc ordinem aereae tabulae ad aeternam custodiam incisione …arrangement

The Plague in the Bishop of Rochester’s Household William Dene (attributed), History of the Church of Rochester, printed in Henry Wharton’s Anglia Sacra (1691) · soon after the events of 1348–1349

  • 2… sollicitus de mirabilibus mundi; & Ordines celebravit in utroque loco certis interstitiis …ordinations

On the way to English order

  1. Latin · 238ōrdo · a row, a series; order
  2. Middle English · about 1390ordre · order, arrangement
  3. Early Modern English · 1663order · order
  4. English todayorder

Play Word Passport

oriens

noun

the east; rising sun Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 15… anteà constat de tempore eundi, quàm Luna ab orientis partibus ceperit deficere: quæ ubi tota …of the east

origo

noun

origin, source; ancestry Drafted; not yet checked.

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Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.8… seruarent, a quibus esset Romani nominis origo, cum hodieque in sacris Martem patrem, Venerem …origin

orior

verb

rise, arise; be born Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 5 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 20.2… putarunt fuisse, ut tunc Albanis erat, unde orti Romani.sprung

Where the months got their names Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.12–14 (early fifth century CE), in the edition of Franz Eyssenhardt (Leipzig, 1893) · early fifth century CE; the dialogue is set in the 380s

  • 12.8… a spuma quam Graeci ἀφρὸν uocant, unde orta Venus creditur, et hanc Romuli asserunt fuisse …having risen

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 24… unum ex nostratibus mensibus: quippè Sole orituro manè, integrum ferè Zodiaci signum postridiè …about to rise
  • 24… annorum novendecim. Etenim in tot annis Sol oritur ducenties tricies quinquies, fixæ verò …rises
  • 68Hucusque cum pervenissem somniando; ventus ortus cum strepitu pluviæ, somnum mihi dissolvit, …having risen

oriundus

adjective

descended, sprung from Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 22.9… ab Aphrodite, id est Venere, unde maiores eius oriundi dicebantur. proximos duos a populo, Maium a …descended

The Plague in the Bishop of Rochester’s Household William Dene (attributed), History of the Church of Rochester, printed in Henry Wharton’s Anglia Sacra (1691) · soon after the events of 1348–1349

  • 10… Bradewardyn de Condennâ Roffensis Dioceseos oriundum, quem mox post mortem Archiepiscopi elegerant, …born

orno

verb

equip, prepare; decorate, honor Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 76.4… tracta singula indito, postea solum contrahito ornatoque focum † de ve primo temperatoque, tunc …and prepare

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 10… ob amissum temeritate filium, vivus et ornatus attuli. Vergebat tunc annus in Autumnum, …honored

ortus

noun

rising; birth, origin Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

How the Romans fixed the year Censorinus, On the Birthday 20–22 (238 CE), in the edition of Friedrich Hultsch (Leipzig, 1867) · 238 CE

  • 21.13… partim ab autumnali aequinoctio, quibusdam ab ortu vergiliarum, nonnullis ab earum occasu, multis …rising

osor

noun

hater Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 2… Dicebat enim, multos esse perniciosos osores artium, qui quod præ hebetudine mentis non …haters

ostendo

verb

show, display Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague as a Test: A Bishop's Sermon at Carthage Cyprian, "On the Mortality" (De mortalitate), sections 8–20 · c. 252–253 (during the epidemic at Carthage)

  • 12.4… aut frangant christiani fidem, sed potius ostendant in conluctatione uirtutem, cum contemnenda sit …show

ostrea

oyster Drafted; not yet checked.

On the way to English oyster

  1. Ancient Greek · 300s BCEὄστρεον óstreon · oyster
  2. Latin · about 400ostrea · oyster
  3. Early Modern English · 1623oyster · oyster
  4. English todayoyster

Drafted; not yet checked against the dictionaries. Play Word Passport

otiose

adverb

at leisure, calmly Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 76.4… insuper et circum operito. videto ut bene et otiose percoquas. aperito, dum inspicias, bis aut ter. …slowly, at leisure

ovis

noun

sheep Drafted; not yet checked.

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How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 2.7… vendat: boves vetulos, armenta delicula, oves deliculas, lanam, pelles, plostrum vetus, …sheep

Relatives of English ewe

Latin ovis and Lithuanian avis kept the v sound. Greek lost it (ois); English turned it into the w of ewe.

Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion

ovum

noun

egg Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 10 uses

How to run a farm Cato the Elder, On Farming (mid-second century BCE), in the edition of Georg Goetz after Heinrich Keil (Leipzig, 1922) · mid-second century BCE, late in Cato’s life

  • 75… eodem indito permiscetoque cum caseo bene. ovum unum addito et una permisceto bene. inde panem …egg
  • 84… S una conmisceto quasi libum, mellis P. ≡ et ovum unum. catinum fictile oleo unguito. ubi omnia …egg

Roman recipes Apicius, De re coquinaria, books 1, 4, 5 and 7, in the edition of C. Giarratano and F. Vollmer (Leipzig, 1922) · Compiled about 300–500 from older recipes; the surviving manuscripts were copied in the 800s

  • 1.5… candidum facies: lomentum ex faba factum vel ovorum trium alborem in lagonam mittis et diutissime …of eggs
  • 4.2.9… VIII. suffundes ex suco, fricabis. postea ova VIII frangis, <mittis> vini cyathum unum semis …eggs
  • 4.2.35… cumino, melle, passo, liquamine, oleo modico. ovis missis patinam facies, piper super asparges et …eggs
  • 7.13.7… temperabis lac cum melle quasi ad lactantia, ova quinque ad sextarium mittis, si ad heminam, ova …eggs