De Bello Gallico High Frequency Vocabulary

ā, ab, abs

away from, at, in, on, by, in respect to

ac, atque

and also, and

accidō, accidere, accidī, accisus

to happen

accipiō, accipere, accepī, acceptum

accept, take in, receive

ad (acc.)

to, toward, near

adventus, adventūs, m.

arrival

ager, agrī, m.

field

aliquis

someone, something, anyone, anything

arbitror, arbitrari, arbitratus sum

to think, decide, believe

at

but, at least

circiter

about, aorund

prōvincia, provinciae, f.

province

proximus, a, um

nearest, next

tum

then, at that time

aut...aut

either...or

certus

certain

dīcere, dīcō, dīxī, dictum

to say

dare, dō, dedī, datum

to give

equus

horse

homō, hominis, m.

man, human being

ille, illa, illud

that

perveniō, pervenīre, pervēnī, perventum

to arrive

prīmus, a, um (adj)

first

quā (adv)

by which way, where

quantus

how much? how great?

spēs, speī, f.

hope, expectation

trēs, tria

three

alius, alia, aliud

other, another

alter, altera, alterum

the other (of two)

Ambiorīx, Ambiorīgis, m.

Ambiorix, king of Eburones

annus

year

ante

before

apud (acc)

among

arma, armōrum

arms, weapons

autem

however

Belgae, Belgārum

the Belgae

bellum, bellī

war

Britannia

Britain

Caesar, Caesaris, m.

Julius Caesar

capiō, capere, cepī, captus

take, seize

castra, castōrum

camp

causa

cause, reason

celeritās, celeritātis, f.

swiftness, speed

Cicerō, Cicerōnis, m.

Quintus Tullius Cicero, a lieutenant

circumvenio, circumvenīre, circumvenī, circumventus

surround, cut off

cīvitās, civitātis, f.

state, citizenship

coepī, coepisse, coeptum

began

cognōscō, cognōscere, cognōvi, cognitum

to learn, study

cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coāctum

force, compel

cohors, cohortis, f.

cohort

collocō, collocare, collocavi, collocatus

place, put

colloquor, colloquī, collocūtus sum

to talk with

commūnis, commune

common

cōnsilium

plan, idea, advice

cōnstituō, constituere, constituī, constitūtum

set up, establish; decide

cōnsuēcō, consuēcere, consuēvī, consuētum

to be accustomed

contineo, continēre, continui, contentum

to hold together, contain, keep, enclose, restrain

controversia

dispute, argument

convenire, convenio, conveni, conventum

to come together

copia, copiae, f.

abundance, supply

cum + accusative

when, while, as

cum + abl

with

de (abl)

down from

dies, diei, m.

day

discedere, discedo, discessi, discessum

to go away, depart

ducere, duco, duxi, ductum

to lead

dum

while

duo

two

e, ex + abl

out of, from

eques, equitis, m.

horseman, cavalry (pl)

equitatus, -us, m.

cavalry, horsemen

et

and

et...et

both...and

etiam

also, even

exercitus, exercitus, m.

army

existimo, existimare, existimavi, existimatum

think, suppose, consider

facile (adv.)

easily, readily

facilis

easy

facio, facere, feci, factus

to do, to make

fere (adv)

almost, nearly

ferre, fero, tuli, latum

to bring, carry, endure

finis, finis, m.

end, boundary

flumen, fluminis

river

frumentum, frumenti

grain

Gallia, Galliae, f.

Gaul

Gallus, -a, -um

Gallic

genus, generis

race

Germania, -ae, f.

the Germani

gerere, gero, gessi, gestus

carry on, wage

gravis, grave

heavy, serious

habēre, habeo, habui, habitum

to have

Helvetius, -a, -um

Helvetian

hiberna, hibernorum

winter quarters

hic, haec, hoc

this

hostis, hostis, m.

enemy

idem, eadem, idem

same

in

into, in, among, toward

in dies

from day to day

inter + acc

between, among

interficio, interficere, interfeci, interfectus

to kill