Ancient Nahuatl Poetry eBook

Daniel Garrison Brinton
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 143 pages of information about Ancient Nahuatl Poetry.

Ancient Nahuatl Poetry eBook

Daniel Garrison Brinton
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 143 pages of information about Ancient Nahuatl Poetry.

VOCABULARY.

The Roman numerals refer to the songs, the Arabic to the verses, in which the word occurs.  Abbreviations:  lit., literally; ref., reflexive; pret., preterit; rev., reverential; freq., frequentative; post., postposition; Span., a Spanish word.

A, adv.  No, not, in comp. 
A, n.  For atl, water, in comp.; as acalli, water-house, i.e., a
      boat. 
A, interj.  Oh! ah! placed after the word on which stress is laid. 
AC, pron., interj.  Who? 
ACA, pron.  Some, any; somebody. 
ACALLI, n.  A boat, of any kind. 
ACH, dubitative particle.  Indeed? is it not? etc
ACHITZINCA, adv.  A little while, a short time. 
ACHQUEN, adv.  At what time?  When? 
ACI, v.  To reach, to acquire. 
ACOHUETZI, v.  To console, to make glad.  I, 3. 
ACOQUIZA, v.  To lift up, to raise, to increase in dignity or power. 
ACOTLAZA, v.  To console. 
ACXOYATL, n.  The wild laurel. 
AHAUIA, v.  To rejoice, take pleasure in; freq. of ahuia
AHUACHIA, v.  To wet one’s self, to bathe.  VII, 4. 
AHUACHTLI, n.  Dew, moisture. 
AHUEHUETL, n.  The cypress tree; Cupressus disticha
AHUIA, v.  To rejoice, to be joyful. 
AHUIAC, adj.  Agreeable, pleasant, sweet. 
AHUIAN, adj.  Content, satisfied. 
AHUICPA, adv.  From one place to another.  III, 3. 
AIC, adv.  Never. 
ALTEPETL, n.  Town, city, citadel. 
AMECH, pron. ret.  You, to you. 
AMEYALLI, n.  A fountain, a stream; lit., flowing water. 
AMILLI, n.  Watered and arable land.  XIV, 6. 
AMO, adv.  No, not; amo ma, no other; amo zannen, not in vain;
      pron., you, yours. 
AMOXPETLATL, n.  Book-mat.  See XIX, 3. 
AMOXTECATL, n.  See XXV, 8, note. 
AN, pron.  You. 
ANA, v.  To take, to grasp, to seize. 
ANAHUIA, v.  To be dissatisfied. 
ANCA, adv.  Of the kind that.  XVII, 12. 
ANE, adv.  Hollo! in calling. 
ANGELOTIN, n.  Angels.  Span.  XVII, 26. 
ANO, adv.  As little, neither. 
ANOZO, conj.  Or, perhaps. 
AOC, adv.  Not yet. 
APANA, v.  To clothe. 
APANO, v.  To ford, to cross water.  XVIII, 2. 
AQUEN, adv.  Nothing, in no manner. 
AQUIN, pron.  Who? in aquin, he who. 
AT, adv.  Perhaps, perchance. 
ATAYAHUILI, for at aya ueli.  Not yet, not even. 
ATIHUELMATI, v.  Not to be well.  IX, 3. 
ATL, v.  Water. 
ATLAMACHTIA, v.  To praise one; ref., to be proud. 
ATLE, pron.  Nothing. 
ATLEY, in atley.  Without. 

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