VER 
VER 
fumum et cinerem, had turned to smoke 
and ashes, had dissipated, squandered, 
away. Id. cognomen in risum, make.it 
a subject of laughter . Propert. Omnia 
vertuntur, all things change. Liv. Verso 
Marte. Cic. Versa et mutata in pejo- 
rein partem. Liv. Miles ira in rabiem 
versus. Propert. Vertere comas, to 
dye, stain. Apul. Versa facundia, h. e. 
poetry, verse. Hence, Vertere so.um, 
to go off; also, to go into exile. Cic. and 
Juvenal. (See Solum.) - If Also, to 
turn, make or let turn out or issue. Tc- 
rent. Dii vertant bene, quod agas, the 
gods give you good luck in what you do, 
the gods prosper what, &c. Tibull. som- 
nia in melius. — Hence, Verti, to turn 
out, issue, result, have a certain issue. 
Lw. Facinus vertitur in horrorem, ex¬ 
cites horror, results in horror. Id. Fac¬ 
tum versum est in laudem.-if Also, 
to turn over, revolve, consider, reflect up¬ 
on, weigh, ponder, examine. Liv. Verte- 
batur, utium manerent, an, Sec. it was 
deliberated or considered, it was a matter 
of discussion. Sallust, fragm. Exerci- 
tum more inajorum vertere. Plant. 
Video rem verti in meo foro (though it 
may also be, is carried on). -IT Also, 
to exchange, barter. Plant. Qui ipsi 
vortant. Pers. Verte aliquid, truck or 
barter something (but this may also be 
commit some fraud )-V Also, to be 
busy with, carry on, manage. Plant. 
Rem in foro verti (see a little above). 
-11 Also, Vertere aliquid, to practise 
some deceit, commit some fraud. Pers 
(See a little above.)-II. Intrans. to 
turn, turn round, tun about; to change, 
alter, &c. Liv. Jam verterat fortuna. 
la. Versuros in fugam omnes. Id. Pe- 
riculum in creditores a debitoribus ver¬ 
terat. Cic. Annus vertens, the great 
year, so called, of Plato, h. e. equal in du¬ 
ration to 15,000 years, at the expiration of 
which the stars return to the position they 
held at the creation of the world. But An- 
nus vertens is also the whole year, a fall 
year. Cic. Anno vertente, in a year, 
within a year. So, also, Plaut. Mensem 
vertentem, the whole monlK -IT Also, 
to turn out, issue, result, eventuate, ter¬ 
minate in a certain manner. Terent. 
dual les tibi vertat male, may you smart 
for it. Virg. non bene. Hence the 
form, Quod bene vertat, may which turn 
out well, and may the thing prosper ; or 
in the name of God. Liv. So, Id. Quod’ 
bene verteret. Cats. Detrimentum in 
bonuin verteret, result in good. Liv. 
Libertatem aliorum in suam servitutein 
vertisse. Id. In verum vertit, became 
true. Id. Mala vertunt in iras deorum, 
bring about or occasion the ano-er of the 
gods. 
FeRTRaHX, a, f. same as Vartans. 
, Brat, (who lengthens the a). 
veRTOMNaLIa, or VoRTuMNaLU, 
Jorum or lum, n. a festival in honor of 
Vertumnus. Varr. 
VeRTuMNCS, or VoRTuMNOS (as if 
vertomenos, a particip. after the Greek 
form from verto, li. e. changing or 
transforming himself; see Propert. 4, 
cleg. 2.), i, m. Vertumnus, a Roman 
daty, who assumed various shapes. He 
was the god of nature and of the seasons, 
die is said, also, to have presided over 
buying and selling. Near his statue, in 
the forum, booksellers exposed their goods 
for sale. Horat. Hence, Id. Vertum- 
nis natus iniquis (of a changeable, va¬ 
riable man). -If The herb heliotrope 
was also called vertumnus. Apul. 
o p, ° u > «• a Wit, broach, 60e\6 ; . 
elm. Stellio in ligneis verubus inassa- 
tus. Virg. Pinguiaque in veribus tor- 
rebimus exta.-IT Also, a kind of spear 
or javelin (compare Verutum). Vim. 
and Tibull. -11 Also, the obelus,^ 
Horizontal mark like a sjrit or spear, set 
against a spurious word or passane. 
V™:™'— ir Also, Verum, i. Plant. 
^), AC fUM (vervago), i, n. ground 
mat has lain fallow, fallow ground or field, 
Vc-nxr°t S L 'L t “ Tr l- Varr. and Colum. 
2 filii i ( unc -)> is, Sgi, actum, a. 3. to 
-.fallow, h. e. to plough the field for the first 
time after it has lain fallow. Colum. 
ngros. 
V’EROCCLUM, or VERICOLUM (diminJ 
120 
from verti), i, n. a little spear or spit, 
offcXicKog. Plin. 
VERVECEOS (vervex), a, urn, adj. having 
otnc form of a wether-sheep, Kpibpvlog 
Arnob. Jupiter. 
VERVECINOS (Id.), a, urn, adj. of a weth 
er Lamprid. pellis. 
VeRVeX (one.), ecis, m. a wether, wether- 
sheep, Kpiog, CKTcrpripeiios. Cic. —Fig- 
ur. a wether, h. e. a dull, stupid, fat¬ 
headed fellow, a dolt, dullard, blockhead. 
Plaut. 
VEROINX (veru), as, f. same as Verutum. 
o Fulg. Plane. 
VERUM(verus), conj. but, in direct con¬ 
trast, d\\a, Se. Cic. Ea sunt omnia, non 
a natura,. verum a magistro. Id. Non 
modo agendo, verum etiam cogitan- 
do. —-— IT Also, but, however, aX- 
Xa. Kalroi. Cic. Exspectabantur, for- 
tasse non recte. Verum prasterita 
omittamus. Also, Verum enim, which 
is nearly the same as verum, so that 
enim need not he rendered. Cic. In 
like manner, Verum vero. Plaut. Al¬ 
so, Verum enimvero (which see). Also, 
Verum with tamen added, Verum Ja¬ 
nsen, or verumtamen (veruntamen). 
•See Verumtamen. 
VERUM, i, n. veru. (See Veru.) _ 
11 Also, from Verus, a, um, the truth. 
See Verus. 
VERUM ENIMVERO, conj. but indeed, 
but truly. Cic. and Liv. 
VeRuMTXMEN, or VERONTXMEN (ve¬ 
rum & tamen), conj. but however, but 
yet, oil pyv &y, oi pyv ovre. Cic. Con¬ 
silium capit stultum, verumtamen cle- 
mens. Id. Non dubitabam equidem, 
verumtamen multo mihi notiorem amo- 
rem tuum effecit Cherippus_U Al¬ 
so used in resuming the connection af¬ 
ter a parenthesis. Cic. Cum essem in 
Tusculano (erit hoc tibi pro illo tuo, 
Cum essem in Ceramico), verumtamen 
cum ibi essem, &c. 
VEROS (unc.), a, um, adj. true, real, sin¬ 
cere, actual, certain, genuine, solid, not 
false or counterfeit, unfeigned, not artificial 
or disguised, Ac. dXy&fjg. Cic. Perapice- 
re, quid in quaque re verum sincerum- 
que sit. Id. Vera, gravis, solida glo¬ 
ria. Terent. Color verus, natural. Id. 
vultus, natural, undisguised. Horat. 
virtus. Id. dolores. Id. amicus. Pro¬ 
pert. nati, h. e. legitimi, non adulterini. 
Martial. Vis dicam tibi veriora veris? 
Cic. Causa verissima. Id. Res verior. 
— Hence substantively, Verum, i, n. that 
which is true, the truth. Cic. Verum in¬ 
venire. Id. A vero longissime abesse. 
Id. Si verum scire vis. Id. Res facit 
controversiam autde vero, aut de recto, 
aut de nomine, about the truth of the fact. 
Ovid. Nec procul a vero est, quod, &c. 
Lactant. In vero esse, to be true. Ovid. 
Minor est tua gloria vero. Id. Nonien 
ex vero positum, in accordance with the 
truth, with truth. Verum est, it is true, 
it is the truth, is found with ut in Nepos , 
Hann. 1, though verum est is usually fol¬ 
lowed by accus. and in fin. Hence, Ve¬ 
rum, sc. est, h. e. really, truly, actually, 
in truth. Plaut. So, Terent,. Verum? 
indeed, ironically. Hence, Verum, and 
Vero (which see). - H Also, right, 
proper, fit; also, reasonable, according to 
reason. Cic. lex. Id. Aliquid verum 
et rectum. Hirt. Verissima scientia 
consiliorum explicandorum. — Hence, 
particularly, Verum est, it is right, Jit, 
proper, just, fair, reasonable. Ca;s. Ne- 
que verum est, qui suos fines tueri non 
potuerint, alienos occupare. Cic. Negat 
verum esse, allici benevolentiam cibo. 
Liv. Verum est, agrum habere e.os, 
quorum sanguine partum sit. Id. Ve- 
rius esse Ti. Sempronio imperium ha- 
benti tradi exercitum, quam legato. 
Virg. Quiecumque est Fortuna, inea 
est: me verius iinimi pro vobis feedus 
luere. Also, followed by ut. Cic. Tusc. 
3, 29. — Also, without esse. Verum, 
what is right, &c. the right, the proper, 
&c. Sallust. Eos potentia Scauri a 
.vero bo.no.me impediebat. Also, Ooid. 
Ex vero, in a fit manner, fitly, according 
to reason. (See above.)- IT Also, 
speaking or telling the truth, true, sin¬ 
cere. Terent. Sum verus? Ovid. Vera 
fuit vates, she was a true prophetess. I 
953 
VES 
Plin. F.p. Homo verissimus. Id. Nihil 
verius viro. 
VERuTUM (veru), i, n. a kind of spear or 
javelin having an iron head, called, also, 
veru, aavvioc, o/3e\6g. Cws. 
VERuTOS (Id.), a, um, adj. armed with a 
Jyeru. Virg. 
VeSaNIX (vesanus), re, f. madness, in- 
-sanity, folly, napafipoovvy, pavia. Horat. 
VeSaNIeNS, entis, particip. as if from 
J vesanio, from vesanus, raging, mad. 
Catull. Vesaniente vento. 
VeSaNOS (ve & sanus), a, um, adj. mad, 
raving, frantic, raging, wild, insane, zra- 
paippav. Cic. homo. Id. Furiosa vis 
vesani tribuni pleb. Liv. vultus, h. e. 
turbatos, torvos, terribiles, quales de- 
inentium esse soleut. Ovid. Vesanas 
liabui vires. Propert. Vesana verberat 
ora manu. Manil. mare, h. e. furenti- 
bus ventis agitatum. — Hence, figur. 
Virg. fames, raging, extreme. Catull. 
flanima. Culp. Beliona vesanos morsus 
torquebit. 
VeSBIOS, ii, m. for Vesvius, Vesuvius. 
3 Stat. 
VeSCSR (esca), eris, dep. 3. to eat or 
drink, feed upon, subsist upon, especially 
to eat, tnruvpai. Sallust. Nurnidre ple- 
rumque lacte, et ferina carne vescun- 
tur. Cic. Dii nec escis, nec potionibus 
vescuntur. Plin. Delphinus ex homi- 
num manu vescens. Cic. Ad vescen- 
dum apta. Plin. Radix est vescendo, 
is good or fit to eat. — It has not only the 
ablat., but sometimes also the accus. 
Tibull., Tacit, and Plin. Hence, Ves- 
cendus, a, um ; as, Plin. Crepas coctas 
dysentericis vescendas dedere.—( Also, 
Vesci, for ccenare. Tacit. Vesceban- 
tur in viliar.-IT Also, generally, to 
enjoyyrhake use of, use. Lucret. vitali- 
bus auris. Virg. aura retheria, *lo 
breathe, live. Cic. paratissimis volupta- 
tibus. Lucret. loquela inter se, to speak, 
to converse together. — Of the eyes, to 
see. Ace. ap. Non. Facinus oculi ves¬ 
cuntur tui. - IT An active form is 
found ; Vesco, to feed, give to eat. Ter- 
bull. Quis nos vescet carne ? 
VESCiJS (unc.), a, um, adj. small, poor, 
* thin, weak. Ovid, farra. Afran. ap. 
Non. vires. Plin. corpus. Virg. fron- 
des. Id. papaver, having smalt grains 
(as Ilcyne explains it).-11 Also, eat¬ 
ing, corroding, consuming. Lucret. 
- 11 Also, 
Lucil. ap. 
Saxa peresa vesco sale. 
loathsome or wretched, sorry. 
Non. J 
VESERIS, is, m. a river in Campania. 
Aurcl. Viet. - 11 Also, fern, a town 
near it. Cic. 
VESEVi'S, i, m. same as Vesuvius, mount 
2 Vesuvius. Sueton. — Also, as an adj. 
Virg. Vesevojugo. 
VeSICX (unc.), re, f. a bladder, li. e. a swell¬ 
ing like a bladder. Plin. Especially, the 
urinary bladder, the bladder, kvgtis, Kvary. 
Cic. — Hence, the skin of a bladder, which 
vvas used for different purposes. Mar¬ 
tial. and Plin. — Also, a purse of bladder- 
skin. Vxrr. — Also, a bladder which 
we blow up Ovid. Spiritu3 oris ten- 
dere vesicant solet (where it may be 
also a ball). Cels. Inflatis vesicis._ 
11 Figur. Martial. A nostris procul est 
omnis vesicalibellis, li. e. bombast, rhndo- 
monlade ; a swelling style. - If Also, 
for ciinnus. Juvenal. , 
VeSICaRIOS (vesica), a, um, adj. of or 
2 pertaining to the bladder. Mur cell. Empir. 
aqua, h. e. qu® vesicre medetur. Hence, 
Vesicaria, sc. herba, an herb good for the 
bladder and the stone. 
VeSICS (Id.), as, n. 1. vesicam medica- 
mento afiicio. Theod. Prise. 
VeSICOEX (dimin. from vesica), re, f. a 
little bladder, kvot'i&iov. Lucret. Plena 
anim® vesicula parva. Also, in cer¬ 
tain plants. Cic. 
VeSICuLoSOS (vesicula), a, um, adj. 
•> full of bladders or tubercles. Coil. Aurel. 
VES6NTI5, onis, m. a town of Gaul, now 
Besanqon. Cms. 
VESPX (unc.), re, f. a wasp, <iv$pyvy. Plin. 
VeSPER, Eris, and VeSPEROS, or VES¬ 
PER (can-epos), er i, m. the evenincr- 
star. Virg. Illic sera rubens accendit 
lumina Vesper. Varr. Vesperus. Ho¬ 
rat. Vespero surgente. - IT Also, 
the evening, eventide, eve, even. Cas. 
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