Curis: 'god of spear-men' (?): Etruscan curis, a spear: (cf. Iunonis Curitis).

decstumum: dextimum, 'on the right' (the suffix -imusis not strictly a superlative suffix, but denotes position: cf. summus( sup-mus), finitimus, citimus).

iii.ulod: illo(?) ( ollod) (cf. Umbrian ulu).

oriese: oriere: future for imperative as in 2 aduocapit.

isse: ipse( ipese): the form isseis merely the vulgar spelling of a later period.

ueuet: uiuit.

po melios: optimus(?) (' popro potissimumpositum est in Saliari carmine', Festus).

eu: heu(admirantis).

recum: regum(as uircofor uirgoin the Duenos Inscription: and so always in early Latin until 312 B.C.).

2. enos: nos(?) cf. ἐмέ], [Greek: ἐмпί.

Lases: Lares.

lue rue: luem et ruinam.

Marmar: Mars.

sins: sinas(?).

sers: siueris(?).

pleoris: pluris(cf. рле(ί)щн = рлепнт = pleios = pleor).

fu: esto( fufere= esto, others: as though fufuere).

sta berber, 'stay thy scourge' (?): sta = ἵуфб; berber: uerbera. Others interpret, 'stand, fierce one' (berber = barbare).

semunis: semones, 'gods of the sown fields'.

aduocapit: aduocabitis.

5. i.Gnaiuod: Gnaeo: the old abl. in -d: cf. meretodin ii.

parisuma: superlative of par.

Taurasia Cisauna Samnio: Taurasiam Cisaunam (in) Samnio(or Samnium). The dropping of -m(cf. oino, aedein ii) is, however, not in any way a peculiarity of early Latin.

subigit: subegit.

abdoucsit: abduxit.

ii.oino: unum.

ploirime: plurimi.

duonoro .. uiro: bonorum .. uirum.

Scipione: Scipionem.

Corsica Aleriaque urbe: Corsicam Aleriamque urbem.

aide: aedem.

meretod: merito.

iii.apice insigne: apicem insignem.

recipit: recepit(as subigitin i).

iv.quei minus: cur minus.

mactus: 'blessed', 'honoured', 'endowed'.

6. i.insece: inseque, imperat. from inquam( in(s)quam): ἔннере.

iv.dacrimas: lacrimas.

noegeo: 'noegeum amiculi genus', Festus: цᾶспт.

v.hemфnem: hominem(cf. ne-hemo= nemo) 'son of earth' ( humus: cf. Oscan humuns= homines).

quamde: quam.

topper: celeriter: (is)tod+ per: the old explanation, toto opere, is false.

vi.inserinuntur: inseruntur. So in the active we find the 3 pl. pres. in -nunt: danunt( dant) prodinunt( prodeunt) nequinunt( nequeunt). But the forms are unexplained anomalies.

vii.deuenies: deueniens(?).

ommentans: ob-manens( mantofreq. of maneo).

7. ii.ipsus: ipse: so ollusand ollefor ille.

iii.procat: poscit.

v.confluges: 'loca in quae diversi rivi confluunt', Nonius.

vi.anculabant: hauriebant(cf. Gk. ἀнфлеῖн).

vii.struices: 'struices antiqui dicebant exstructiones omnium rerum', Festus.

viii.nefrendem: sine dentibus( ne+ frendo).

8. ii.Anchisa: Anchises( -as): as Aeneain iv, and in later Latin Atrida&c.

iii.Troiad: Troia(abl.).

iv.Aenea: Aeneas: so Anchisain ii.

vi.concinnat: 'concinnare est apte componere', Festus.

viii.mavolunt: malunt( mage-uolunt).

9. iii.cedo: dic, da(the demonstrative particle -ce+ old imperative of dare).

v.promicando: 'promicare est extendere et longe iacere', Nonius.

12. nouentium: *nuentium ( annuentium): cf. the spelling souo= suoin 44. So regularly in the oldest Latin. oufor u.

duonum: donum(cf. Umbrian dunu, Oscan dunum: old Latin duo= do).

negumate: negate( nec autumate).

13. endostaurata facito: fac ut instaurentur.

15. quam mox: 'quam mox significat quam cito', Festus.

17. indu: Greek ἔндпн; as 21. viii, and 32 ( endo): later the word became confused with, and then entirely supplanted by, in.

uolup, 'pleasantly': neut. of an extinct volupis, used adverbially: cf. facul, difficul.

suaset: (i.e. suasset), suasisset.

uerbum paucum: uerborum paucorum.

21. viii.imbricitor: qui imbres ciet.

23. euitari: uita priuari.