L., abbreviation for Lu:cius labefactus, -a, -um,
adj. [[part. of labefacio:, cause to shake]],
shaken, weakened, ready
to fall
Labie:nus, -i:, m. La-bi-e’nus, one of
Caesar’s lieutenants labor, -o:ris, m. labor,
toil labo:ro:, -a:re, -a:vi:, -a:tus [[labor,
labor]], labor; suffer, be
hard pressed
lacrima, -ae, f. tear lacus, -u:s (dat. and
abl. plur. lacubus), m. lake laete:, adv. [[laetus,
glad]], compared laetius, laetissime:,
gladly
laetitia, -ae, f. [[laetus, glad]], joy
laetus, -a, -um, adj. glad, joyful lapis, -idis,
m. stone (Secs. 247.2.a; 464.1) La:r, Laris,
m.; plur. Lare:s, -um (rarely -ium), the Lares
or
household, gods
la:te:, adv. [[la:tus, wide]], compared la:tius,
la:tissime:, widely Latine:, adv. in Latin.
Lati:ne: loqui:, to speak Latin
la:titu:do:, -inis, f. [[la:tus, wide]], width
La:to:na, -ae, f. Latona, mother of Apollo and
Diana latus, -a, -um, adj. wide la:tus, -eris,
n. side, flank.
ab utro:que latere, on each side
laudo:, -a:re, -a:vi:, -a:tus [[laus, praise]],
praise laurea, -ae, f. laurel laurea:tus,
-a, -um, adj. crowned with laurel laus, laudis,
f. praise lectulus, -i:, m. couch, bed
le:ga:tus, -i:, m. ambassador; lieutenant legio:,
-o:nis, f. [[cf. lego:, gather]], (body of
soldiers),
legion, about 3600
men (Sec. 464.2.a)
legio:na:rius, -a, -um, adj. legionary.
Plur. legio:narii:, -o:rum, m.
the soldiers of the legion
lego:, -ere, le:gi:, le:ctus, read le:nis,
-e, adj. gentle, smooth, mild le:niter, adv.
[[le:nis, gentle]], compared le:nius, le:nissime:,
gently
Lentulus, -i, m. Lentulus, a Roman family name
leo:, -o:nis, m. lion Lernaeus, -a, -um, adj.
Lernaeean, of Lerna, in southern Greece Lesbia,
-ae, f. Lesbia, a girl’s name levis,
-e, adj. light le:x, le:gis, f. measure,
law libenter, adv. [[libe:ns, willing]],
compared libentius,
libentissime:, willingly,
gladly
li:ber, -era, -erum, adj. free (Sec. 469.b)
li:beri:, -o:rum, m. [[li:ber, free]], children
li:bero:, -a:re, -a:vi:, -a:tus [[li:ber, free]],
set free, release,
liberate
li:berta:s, -a:tis, f. [[li:ber, free]], freedom,
liberty li:ctor, -o:ris, m. lictor (p.
225) li:mus, -i:, m. mud littera, -ae, f.
a letter of the alphabet; in plur. a letter,
epistle
li:tus, -oris, n. seashore, beach locus, -i:,
m. (plur. loci: and loca, m. and n.), place,
spot longe:, adv. [[longus, long]], comp.
longius, longissime:, a long
way off; by far
longinquus, -a, -um, adj. [[longus, long]],