Aeneid High Frequency Vocabulary

āctus, a, um

lead, drive, do, treat, pass, conduct (ago)

adfore; adforem, ēs, et

be present, assist (adsum)

adsum, adesse, adfui, adfuturus

to be present, to assist

aequor, aequoris

level surface, sea, plain

age, agite (agō)

up! come! lead on!

agmen, agminis

army, line, troop

ago, agere, egi, actus

to lead, to drive, to do

aio, ais, ait, aiunt

to say, to speak

altus, -a -um

high, lofty, deep

ara, -ae

altar

ardeō, ardēre, arsī, arsus

to burn, to be eager

arvum, -i

plowed land, field, region

at, ast

but, yet, however

campus, -i

plain

caput, capitis

head, skull

casus, -us

chance, misfortune

cerno, cernere, crevi, cretum

to discern, to perceive

clarus, -a, -um

clear, famous

celer, celeris, celere

swift, quick

classis, -is

fleet, army, ship

comes, comitis

comrade, companion

crinis, -is

hair

cunctus, -a, -um

all, whole, entire

cursus, -us

course, running

Danaus, -a, -um

Danaan (=Greek)

Dardanius, -a -um

Dardanian (= Trojan)

divus, -a, -um

divine, heavenly

do, dare, dedi, datus

to give, to grant, to allow

eripio, eripere, eripui, ereptum

to snatch, to rescue

facio, facere, feci, factum

to do, to make

ferrum, -i

iron, sword, tool

fessus, -a, -um

tired, weary, wron

for, fari, fatus

to say, to speak, to tell

fuga, -ae

flight, haste, exile, speed

fugio, fugere, fugi, fugitus

to flee, to escape

fundo, fundere, fudi, fusus

to pour out, to shed

furo, furere, furui

to rage, to rave, to be frantic

haud

not, by no means, not at all

hinc

from here, hence, henceforth

laetus, -a, -um

happy, fertile, sleek

limen, liminis

threshold, doorway

litus, litoris

shore, coast, beach

maior, maius

bigger, greater

manus, -us

hand, band, troop

mens, mentis

mind, feeling, intent

munus, muneris

gift, duty, function

nam, namque

for, indeed, truly

numen, numinis

divine power, divinity, god

olle

= old form of ille

patria, -ae

fatherland, homeland

pelagus, -i

see, flood, waves

penates, -ium

household gods

peto, petere, petivi, petitus

to seek, to ask for

pius, pluris

more

plurimus, -a, -um

most

poena, -ae

punishment, penalty

pono, ponere, posui, positum

to put, to place

pontus, -i

ocean, sea

priscus, -a, -um

ancient, old, venerable

procul

from afar, at a distance

puppis, -is

deck, stern of a ship

quondam

formerly, ever

remus, -i

oar

ruo, ruere, ruitus

to fall, to rush

sedes, sedis

seat, settlement, home, shrine

sequor, sequi, secutus sum

to follow, to pursue, to accompany

servo, servare, servavi, servatum

to save, to preserve, to keep

sidus, sideris

star, constellation

socius, -i

comrade, ally

somnus, -i

sleep, slumber, dream

subeo, subire, subii, subitus

to approach, to grow up, to undergo

talis, -is, -e

such, of such a kind

tectum, -i

roof, house

tellus, telluris

earth, land, country

telum, -i

weapon, wound, blow

tendo, tendere, tetendi, tentus

to stretch, to strive, to hasten

teneo, tenēre, tenui, tentus

to have, to hold

Teucrus, -a, -um

Teucrian (= Trojan)

tollo, tollere, sustuli, sublatus

to raise, to destroy

traho, trahere, traxi, tractus

to drag, to pull

tristis, -is, -e

sad, sullen, dreary

Tyrius, -a, -um

Tyrian (= Carthaginian)

ullus, -a, -um

any, any one

umerus, -i

shoulder

vastus, -a, -um

desolate, enormous

vates, vatis

prophet, seer

velum, -i

sail, cloth, canvas

vinco, vincere, vici, victus

to conquer, to win

vis, viris

strength, power, violence

vix

scarcely, with difficulty, hardly

volvo, volvere, volui, volutus

to revolve, to unroll