VI. Ancient Britain.
§16.
In this and the following Preparations all nouns and adjectives of the 1st and 2nd Declensions will be given in the Nom. Sing., except when a whole phrase is quoted.
| historicus, a, um | historical |
| studiōsus, a, um | fond, studious |
| narrō | I tell, I narrate |
| proximus, a, um | nearest |
| proximō annō[1] | last year |
| dum | while |
| erat | was (he was) |
| narrābat | he used to tell or narrate |
| auscultābant | (they) used to listen |
| ad-eram | I used to be present |
| sīc | so, thus, as follows |
| fere | almost |
| tōtus, a, um | whole [total] |
| tōta Britannia | the whole of Britain |
| The adj. tōtus, a, um is irregular in the Gen. and Dat. Sing. | |
| densus, a, um | dense, thick |
| fluvius | river |
| Tamesa [2] | Thames |
| ager[3] | field |
| frūgifer, frūgifera, frūgiferum | fruitful [fruit-bearing] |
| silva Anderida | the Andredsweald (weald = forest) |
| vastus, a, um | wild, waste [vast] |
| incultus, a, um | uncultivated |
| fera | wild beast |
| lupus | wolf |
| ursus | bear |
| cervus | stag |
| aper[4] | wild boar |
| multus, a, um | much |
| varius, a, um | varied |
| māteria | timber [material] |
| fāgus (fem.) | beech |
| ☞Most nouns denoting trees are feminine | |
| nōtus, a, um | known |
| sī | if |
| Gāius Iūlius | i.e. Caesar |
| vērus, a, um | true |
| vēra (neut. pl.) | true things, the truth |
| affirmō | I affirm, I state |
| pīnus (fem.) | pine |
| Scōticus, a, um | Scottish |
| dē-erat | was wanting |
