Glossary and Notes for Story V
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Item           
item adv.: likewise, beside, also, similarly
See Commentary note below line 1 item

est           
sum, esse, fui, futurum: to be, exist
take as subject and verb of sentence (i.e. “It is”)

mirabile           
mirabilis, -e: wonderful, marvelous, appoint
ablative of respect with supine

dictu           
dīco, -ere, dixi, dictum: to say, call, talk, name, appoint
supine with ablative of respect

quod           
qui, quae, quod rel. pron.: who, which, what, that

scribo          
scribo, -ere, scripsi, scriptum: to write, compose

Dicitur           
dīco, -ere, dixi, dictum: to say, call, talk, name, appoint

quod
quod conj.: that

quedam
quidam, quaedam, quoddam pron. indef.: a certain, certain one
"quaedam," modifies mulier

mulier
mulier, -eris, f.: a woman, female

cepit
capio, -ere, cēpi, captum: to take in hand/hold of, seize, grasp
See Commentary note below line 2 cepit

quendam
quidam, quaedam, quoddam pron. indef.: a certain, certain one

spiritum
spiritus, -ūs, m.: spirit, ghost, soul

et
et conj.: and

portauit
porto, -āre, -āvi, -ātum: to bear, to carry, along

in
in prep.+acc.: in, into; about, in the midst of

domum
domus, -ūs, f.: house, home

quandam
quidam, quaedam, quoddam pron. indef.: a certain

super
super prep.+acc.: above, on top, over

dorsum
dorsum, -i, n.: the back

suum
suus, -a, -um possess.pron.: his, her, its, their own

in
in prep.+abl.: in

presencia
praesentia, -ae, f.: present time, presence
ablative with in. This is a medieval form of the word praesentia

hominum
homo, -inis, m.: a man, human being

quorum
qui, quae, quod rel. pron.: who, which, what, that
partitive genitive with unus

vnus
ūnus, -a, -um: one, a single
vnus = unus

retulit
refero, -ferre, retuli, relatum: to report, to bring back news

quod
quod conj.: that

vidit
video, -ēre, vīdi, vīsum: to see, perceive
perfect tense

manus
manus, -ūs, f.: a hand

mulieris
mulier, -eris, f.: a woman, female

demergentes
dēmergo, -ere, -mersi, -mersum: to sink, plunge, dip, immerse
participle modifying manus

in
in prep.+abl.: in

carne
caro, carnis, f.: flesh (animal or vegetable)
See Commentary note below lines 4-5 carne spiritus

spiritus
spiritus, -ūs, m.: spirit, ghost, soul
genitive with carne

profunde
profundē adv.: deeply
adverb describing demergentes

quasi
quasi adv.: as if, as it were, just as

caro
caro, carnis, f.: flesh (animal or vegetable)

eiusdem
idem, eadem, idem pron.: the same

spiritus
spiritus, -ūs, m.: spirit, ghost, soul
genitive with caro

esset           
sum, esse, fui, futurum: to be
subjunctive with quasi

putrida
putridus, -a, -um: rotten, corrupt, decayed
modifies caro

et
et conj.: and

non
nōn  adv.: not, by no means, not at all

solida
solidus, -a, -um: firm, dense, compact, solid
modifies caro

sed
sed conj.: but

fantastica
phantansticus, -a, -um: imaginary, visionary
modifies caro