dēcrepitus

* * *

infirm, decrepit

tantus-dem, tantădem, tantundem, adj., just so great or large, as great (as an adj. rare, but freq. and class. in the neutr. as a subst.).

Adj.:

malo bene facere tantundem est periculum, Quantum bono male facere,

Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 20:

cum ita legatum esset: Titia uxor mea tantandem partem habeat, quantulam unus heres,

Dig. 32, 1, 29:

quia forte tantandem pecuniam Titio debuit,

ib. 2, 14, 30; so,

si postea tantandem summam a domino mutuatus sit,

ib. 15, 3, 10 fin.:

tantidem ponderis petitio est,

ib. 19, 5, 26 init. —

tantundem ( tantumdem), just so much, just as much:

magistratibus tantundem detur in cellam, quantum semper datum est,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 87, § 201:

deinde qui morte ejus tantundem capiat, quantum omnes heredes,

id. Leg. 2, 19, 48:

fossam pedum XX. directis lateribus duxit, ut ejus solum tantundem pateret, quantum summa labra distabant,

Caes. B. G. 7, 72:

ego tantundem scio, quantum tu,

Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 48:

si tibi subiti nihil est, tantundem'st mihi,

id. ib. 4, 4, 36:

tantundem argenti, quantum miles debuit, Dedit huic,

id. Ps. 4, 7, 64; 4, 7, 109:

tantundem apud posteros meruit bonae famae, quantum malae,

Tac. H. 2, 50:

aquae tantundem,

Plin. 32, 9, 37, § 112:

nam pol hinc tantundem accipies,

Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 14; Cic. Att. 12, 35, 2:

erat vallus in altitudinem pedum decem: tantundem ejus valli agger in latitudinem patebat,

Caes. B. C. 3, 63:

dum ex parvo nobis tantundem haurire relinquas,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 52; cf. id. ib. 1, 1, 56;

2, 3, 237: nec vincet ratio, tantundem ut peccet idemque, Qui teneros caules alieni fregerit horti, Et qui, etc.,

id. ib. 1, 3, 115:

undique ad inferos tantundem viae est,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 104:

non tamen interpres tantundem juveris,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 91:

virium atque impetus non tantundem exigunt,

Quint. 6, 2, 10:

tantundem valent,

id. 1, 5, 4:

tantumdem in utrosque licere fortunae,

Sen. Ep. 47, 1:

tantundem praetor facit et de his,

Dig. 26, 7, 3.—

Gen. (of price) tantīdem (i scanned short, Varr. ap. Non. 480, 31):

tantidem emptum postulat sibi tradier,

Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 45:

voluntatem decurionum ac municipum omnium tantidem, quanti fidem suam, fecit,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 39, 115: tantidem quasi feta canes sine dentibu' latrat, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll. (Ann. v. 518 Vahl.); cf.:

decrepitus senex tantidem est, quasi sit signum pictum in pariete,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 4:

tantidem ille illi rursus iniciat manum,

id. Pers. 1, 2, 18.

tantus-dem, tantădem, tantundem, adj., just so great or large, as great (as an adj. rare, but freq. and class. in the neutr. as a subst.).

Adj.:

malo bene facere tantundem est periculum, Quantum bono male facere,

Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 20:

cum ita legatum esset: Titia uxor mea tantandem partem habeat, quantulam unus heres,

Dig. 32, 1, 29:

quia forte tantandem pecuniam Titio debuit,

ib. 2, 14, 30; so,

si postea tantandem summam a domino mutuatus sit,

ib. 15, 3, 10 fin.:

tantidem ponderis petitio est,

ib. 19, 5, 26 init. —

tantundem ( tantumdem), just so much, just as much:

magistratibus tantundem detur in cellam, quantum semper datum est,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 87, § 201:

deinde qui morte ejus tantundem capiat, quantum omnes heredes,

id. Leg. 2, 19, 48:

fossam pedum XX. directis lateribus duxit, ut ejus solum tantundem pateret, quantum summa labra distabant,

Caes. B. G. 7, 72:

ego tantundem scio, quantum tu,

Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 48:

si tibi subiti nihil est, tantundem'st mihi,

id. ib. 4, 4, 36:

tantundem argenti, quantum miles debuit, Dedit huic,

id. Ps. 4, 7, 64; 4, 7, 109:

tantundem apud posteros meruit bonae famae, quantum malae,

Tac. H. 2, 50:

aquae tantundem,

Plin. 32, 9, 37, § 112:

nam pol hinc tantundem accipies,

Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 14; Cic. Att. 12, 35, 2:

erat vallus in altitudinem pedum decem: tantundem ejus valli agger in latitudinem patebat,

Caes. B. C. 3, 63:

dum ex parvo nobis tantundem haurire relinquas,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 52; cf. id. ib. 1, 1, 56;

2, 3, 237: nec vincet ratio, tantundem ut peccet idemque, Qui teneros caules alieni fregerit horti, Et qui, etc.,

id. ib. 1, 3, 115:

undique ad inferos tantundem viae est,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 104:

non tamen interpres tantundem juveris,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 91:

virium atque impetus non tantundem exigunt,

Quint. 6, 2, 10:

tantundem valent,

id. 1, 5, 4:

tantumdem in utrosque licere fortunae,

Sen. Ep. 47, 1:

tantundem praetor facit et de his,

Dig. 26, 7, 3.—

Gen. (of price) tantīdem (i scanned short, Varr. ap. Non. 480, 31):

tantidem emptum postulat sibi tradier,

Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 45:

voluntatem decurionum ac municipum omnium tantidem, quanti fidem suam, fecit,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 39, 115: tantidem quasi feta canes sine dentibu' latrat, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll. (Ann. v. 518 Vahl.); cf.:

decrepitus senex tantidem est, quasi sit signum pictum in pariete,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 4:

tantidem ille illi rursus iniciat manum,

id. Pers. 1, 2, 18.

tantus-dem, tantădem, tantundem, adj., just so great or large, as great (as an adj. rare, but freq. and class. in the neutr. as a subst.).

Adj.:

malo bene facere tantundem est periculum, Quantum bono male facere,

Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 20:

cum ita legatum esset: Titia uxor mea tantandem partem habeat, quantulam unus heres,

Dig. 32, 1, 29:

quia forte tantandem pecuniam Titio debuit,

ib. 2, 14, 30; so,

si postea tantandem summam a domino mutuatus sit,

ib. 15, 3, 10 fin.:

tantidem ponderis petitio est,

ib. 19, 5, 26 init. —

tantundem ( tantumdem), just so much, just as much:

magistratibus tantundem detur in cellam, quantum semper datum est,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 87, § 201:

deinde qui morte ejus tantundem capiat, quantum omnes heredes,

id. Leg. 2, 19, 48:

fossam pedum XX. directis lateribus duxit, ut ejus solum tantundem pateret, quantum summa labra distabant,

Caes. B. G. 7, 72:

ego tantundem scio, quantum tu,

Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 48:

si tibi subiti nihil est, tantundem'st mihi,

id. ib. 4, 4, 36:

tantundem argenti, quantum miles debuit, Dedit huic,

id. Ps. 4, 7, 64; 4, 7, 109:

tantundem apud posteros meruit bonae famae, quantum malae,

Tac. H. 2, 50:

aquae tantundem,

Plin. 32, 9, 37, § 112:

nam pol hinc tantundem accipies,

Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 14; Cic. Att. 12, 35, 2:

erat vallus in altitudinem pedum decem: tantundem ejus valli agger in latitudinem patebat,

Caes. B. C. 3, 63:

dum ex parvo nobis tantundem haurire relinquas,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 52; cf. id. ib. 1, 1, 56;

2, 3, 237: nec vincet ratio, tantundem ut peccet idemque, Qui teneros caules alieni fregerit horti, Et qui, etc.,

id. ib. 1, 3, 115:

undique ad inferos tantundem viae est,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 104:

non tamen interpres tantundem juveris,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 91:

virium atque impetus non tantundem exigunt,

Quint. 6, 2, 10:

tantundem valent,

id. 1, 5, 4:

tantumdem in utrosque licere fortunae,

Sen. Ep. 47, 1:

tantundem praetor facit et de his,

Dig. 26, 7, 3.—

Gen. (of price) tantīdem (i scanned short, Varr. ap. Non. 480, 31):

tantidem emptum postulat sibi tradier,

Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 45:

voluntatem decurionum ac municipum omnium tantidem, quanti fidem suam, fecit,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 39, 115: tantidem quasi feta canes sine dentibu' latrat, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll. (Ann. v. 518 Vahl.); cf.:

decrepitus senex tantidem est, quasi sit signum pictum in pariete,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 4:

tantidem ille illi rursus iniciat manum,

id. Pers. 1, 2, 18.

vĕtus, ĕris (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. vĕter, Enn. and Att. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 2 Müll.; abl. regularly, vetere;

but veteri,

Juv. 6, 121; Stat. Th. 1, 360; 11, 582; 13, 374; comp. class. vetustior; archaic form veterior), adj. [Sanscr. vatsas, year; Gr. etos, Wetos].

Adj.

Old (opp. young), aged:

Acherunticus senex, vetus, decrepitus,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 20:

novus amator, vetus puer,

id. ib. 5, 4, 15:

poëta,

Ter. Heaut. prol. 22:

veteres ac moris antiqui memores,

Liv. 42, 27, 4: veteres et sancti viri, Sall. H. 2, 23, 5 Dietsch:

parentes,

Verg. A. 5, 576:

pecudes,

Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 2:

gallinae,

Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 146; Col. 8, 5, 14:

laurus,

Verg. A. 2, 513:

caput,

Tib. 1, 8, 42. —

Old (opp. new), of long standing:

quam veterrumu'st, tam homini optimu'st amicus,

Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 71:

maceria,

id. ib. 2, 2, 50: Antemna veterior est Romā, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 716 P. (Orig. 1, fr. 25): quod si veteris contumeliae oblivisci vellet;

num etiam recentium injuriarum memoriam deponere posse?

Caes. B. G. 1, 14:

invidia et infamia non recens, sed vetus ac diuturna,

Cic. Verr. 1, 2, 5:

vetus atque usitata exceptio,

id. de Or. 1, 37, 168:

sphaerae illius vetus esse inventum,

id. Rep. 1, 14, 22:

amici veteres (opp. novi),

id. Lael. 18, 67:

veterrima (amicitia),

id. ib.:

naves,

Caes. B. G. 5, 15:

nobilitas,

Sall. J. 85, 4:

consuetudo,

id. C. 23, 3:

provinciae,

Liv. 21, 44, 7; 28, 39, 8.—Esp., of soldiers, veteran, experienced:

ille exercitatus et vetus (miles),

Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 38; cf.

exercitus,

id. ib.; Caes. B. C. 1, 3; Liv. 41, 8, 5:

copiae,

Caes. B. G. 1, 27:

milites,

id. ib. 6, 40; Liv. 26, 41, 2:

legiones,

id. 27, 8, 15:

centuriones,

id. 4, 17, 10.—With gen. (post-Aug.):

gnaros belli veteresque laborum,

Sil. 4, 532:

militiae,

Tac. H. 4, 20:

regnandi,

id. A. 6, 44:

scientiae et caerimoniarum,

id. ib. 6, 12:

operis ac laboris,

id. ib. 1, 20:

armorum,

Sil. 17, 297.—With inf. ( poet.):

hinc Fadum petit et veterem bellare Labicum,

Sil. 5, 565.—

Old, of a former time (opp. present, existing), former, earlier, ancient, etc. (cf. antiquus):

veterem atque antiquam rem novam ad vos proferam,

Plaut. Am. prol. 118:

historia vetus atque antiqua,

id. Trin. 2, 2, 100 Brix ad loc.:

credendum est veteribus et priscis, ut aiunt, viris,

Cic. Univ. 11:

veterrimi poëtae Stoici,

id. N. D. 1, 15, 41:

multo vetustior et horridior ille (Laelius) quam Scipio,

archaic, antiquated, id. Brut. 21, 83:

in veterem revoluta figuram,

Verg. A. 6, 449:

fama veterum malorum,

id. ib. 6, 527:

injuria,

Phaedr. 1, 21, 6.—

vĕtĕres, um, m., the ancients, men of a former time, the fathers, ancestors, forefathers:

majores nostri, veteres illi, admodum antiqui, leges annales non habebant,

Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 47.—Esp., of ancient authors, etc.:

nostri veteres,

Plin. 36, 7, 12, § 59:

quae veteres factitarunt,

Ter. Eun. prol. 43:

omnes veteres et Cicero praecipue,

Quint. 9, 3, 1; cf. id. 5, 4, 1:

antiqui veteres,

Front. Ep. ad Amic. 1, 5.—

vĕtĕres, um, f. (sc. tabernae), the old booths on the south side of the Forum Romanum (opp. Novae, v. novus):

sub Veteribus,

Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 19; Liv. 44, 16, 10; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 25.—

vĕtĕra, um, n., the old, old things, antiquity (opp. praesentia):

vetera semper in laude, praesentia in fastidio,

Tac. Or. 18; cf. id. ib. 15:

si vetera mihi ignota (sunt),

Cic. Sull. 18, 51:

vetera omittere,

to leave out of consideration, Sall. J. 102, 14:

vetera odisse, nova optare,

id. C. 37, 3:

vetera scrutari,

traditions, Cic. Tusc. 1, 13, 29. —Prov.:

vetera vaticinamini,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 129 Lorenz ad loc.

vĕtus, ĕris (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. vĕter, Enn. and Att. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 2 Müll.; abl. regularly, vetere;

but veteri,

Juv. 6, 121; Stat. Th. 1, 360; 11, 582; 13, 374; comp. class. vetustior; archaic form veterior), adj. [Sanscr. vatsas, year; Gr. etos, Wetos].

Adj.

Old (opp. young), aged:

Acherunticus senex, vetus, decrepitus,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 20:

novus amator, vetus puer,

id. ib. 5, 4, 15:

poëta,

Ter. Heaut. prol. 22:

veteres ac moris antiqui memores,

Liv. 42, 27, 4: veteres et sancti viri, Sall. H. 2, 23, 5 Dietsch:

parentes,

Verg. A. 5, 576:

pecudes,

Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 2:

gallinae,

Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 146; Col. 8, 5, 14:

laurus,

Verg. A. 2, 513:

caput,

Tib. 1, 8, 42. —

Old (opp. new), of long standing:

quam veterrumu'st, tam homini optimu'st amicus,

Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 71:

maceria,

id. ib. 2, 2, 50: Antemna veterior est Romā, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 716 P. (Orig. 1, fr. 25): quod si veteris contumeliae oblivisci vellet;

num etiam recentium injuriarum memoriam deponere posse?

Caes. B. G. 1, 14:

invidia et infamia non recens, sed vetus ac diuturna,

Cic. Verr. 1, 2, 5:

vetus atque usitata exceptio,

id. de Or. 1, 37, 168:

sphaerae illius vetus esse inventum,

id. Rep. 1, 14, 22:

amici veteres (opp. novi),

id. Lael. 18, 67:

veterrima (amicitia),

id. ib.:

naves,

Caes. B. G. 5, 15:

nobilitas,

Sall. J. 85, 4:

consuetudo,

id. C. 23, 3:

provinciae,

Liv. 21, 44, 7; 28, 39, 8.—Esp., of soldiers, veteran, experienced:

ille exercitatus et vetus (miles),

Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 38; cf.

exercitus,

id. ib.; Caes. B. C. 1, 3; Liv. 41, 8, 5:

copiae,

Caes. B. G. 1, 27:

milites,

id. ib. 6, 40; Liv. 26, 41, 2:

legiones,

id. 27, 8, 15:

centuriones,

id. 4, 17, 10.—With gen. (post-Aug.):

gnaros belli veteresque laborum,

Sil. 4, 532:

militiae,

Tac. H. 4, 20:

regnandi,

id. A. 6, 44:

scientiae et caerimoniarum,

id. ib. 6, 12:

operis ac laboris,

id. ib. 1, 20:

armorum,

Sil. 17, 297.—With inf. ( poet.):

hinc Fadum petit et veterem bellare Labicum,

Sil. 5, 565.—

Old, of a former time (opp. present, existing), former, earlier, ancient, etc. (cf. antiquus):

veterem atque antiquam rem novam ad vos proferam,

Plaut. Am. prol. 118:

historia vetus atque antiqua,

id. Trin. 2, 2, 100 Brix ad loc.:

credendum est veteribus et priscis, ut aiunt, viris,

Cic. Univ. 11:

veterrimi poëtae Stoici,

id. N. D. 1, 15, 41:

multo vetustior et horridior ille (Laelius) quam Scipio,

archaic, antiquated, id. Brut. 21, 83:

in veterem revoluta figuram,

Verg. A. 6, 449:

fama veterum malorum,

id. ib. 6, 527:

injuria,

Phaedr. 1, 21, 6.—

vĕtĕres, um, m., the ancients, men of a former time, the fathers, ancestors, forefathers:

majores nostri, veteres illi, admodum antiqui, leges annales non habebant,

Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 47.—Esp., of ancient authors, etc.:

nostri veteres,

Plin. 36, 7, 12, § 59:

quae veteres factitarunt,

Ter. Eun. prol. 43:

omnes veteres et Cicero praecipue,

Quint. 9, 3, 1; cf. id. 5, 4, 1:

antiqui veteres,

Front. Ep. ad Amic. 1, 5.—

vĕtĕres, um, f. (sc. tabernae), the old booths on the south side of the Forum Romanum (opp. Novae, v. novus):

sub Veteribus,

Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 19; Liv. 44, 16, 10; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 25.—

vĕtĕra, um, n., the old, old things, antiquity (opp. praesentia):

vetera semper in laude, praesentia in fastidio,

Tac. Or. 18; cf. id. ib. 15:

si vetera mihi ignota (sunt),

Cic. Sull. 18, 51:

vetera omittere,

to leave out of consideration, Sall. J. 102, 14:

vetera odisse, nova optare,

id. C. 37, 3:

vetera scrutari,

traditions, Cic. Tusc. 1, 13, 29. —Prov.:

vetera vaticinamini,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 129 Lorenz ad loc.

vĕtŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [vetus], little old, old (class.)

Adj.:

vetulus, decrepitus senex,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 43:

gladiator,

Cic. Quint. 7, 29:

filia,

id. Att. 13, 29, 1:

equi,

id. Lael. 19, 67:

arbor (opp. novella),

id. Fin. 5, 14, 39:

Falernum,

Cat. 27, 1:

cornix,

Hor. C. 4, 13, 25; cf.

cadi,

Mart. 13, 112, 2 et saep.—

vĕtŭlus, i, m., a little old man, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 4.—

Jocularly: mi vetule,

my little old fellow, Cic. Fam. 7, 16, 1.—

vĕtŭla, ae, f., a little old woman, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118; Juv. 6, 241; Mart. 8, 79, 1.

vĕtŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [vetus], little old, old (class.)

Adj.:

vetulus, decrepitus senex,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 43:

gladiator,

Cic. Quint. 7, 29:

filia,

id. Att. 13, 29, 1:

equi,

id. Lael. 19, 67:

arbor (opp. novella),

id. Fin. 5, 14, 39:

Falernum,

Cat. 27, 1:

cornix,

Hor. C. 4, 13, 25; cf.

cadi,

Mart. 13, 112, 2 et saep.—

vĕtŭlus, i, m., a little old man, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 4.—

Jocularly: mi vetule,

my little old fellow, Cic. Fam. 7, 16, 1.—

vĕtŭla, ae, f., a little old woman, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118; Juv. 6, 241; Mart. 8, 79, 1.

vĕtus, ĕris (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. vĕter, Enn. and Att. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 2 Müll.; abl. regularly, vetere;

but veteri,

Juv. 6, 121; Stat. Th. 1, 360; 11, 582; 13, 374; comp. class. vetustior; archaic form veterior), adj. [Sanscr. vatsas, year; Gr. etos, Wetos].

Adj.

Old (opp. young), aged:

Acherunticus senex, vetus, decrepitus,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 20:

novus amator, vetus puer,

id. ib. 5, 4, 15:

poëta,

Ter. Heaut. prol. 22:

veteres ac moris antiqui memores,

Liv. 42, 27, 4: veteres et sancti viri, Sall. H. 2, 23, 5 Dietsch:

parentes,

Verg. A. 5, 576:

pecudes,

Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 2:

gallinae,

Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 146; Col. 8, 5, 14:

laurus,

Verg. A. 2, 513:

caput,

Tib. 1, 8, 42. —

Old (opp. new), of long standing:

quam veterrumu'st, tam homini optimu'st amicus,

Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 71:

maceria,

id. ib. 2, 2, 50: Antemna veterior est Romā, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 716 P. (Orig. 1, fr. 25): quod si veteris contumeliae oblivisci vellet;

num etiam recentium injuriarum memoriam deponere posse?

Caes. B. G. 1, 14:

invidia et infamia non recens, sed vetus ac diuturna,

Cic. Verr. 1, 2, 5:

vetus atque usitata exceptio,

id. de Or. 1, 37, 168:

sphaerae illius vetus esse inventum,

id. Rep. 1, 14, 22:

amici veteres (opp. novi),

id. Lael. 18, 67:

veterrima (amicitia),

id. ib.:

naves,

Caes. B. G. 5, 15:

nobilitas,

Sall. J. 85, 4:

consuetudo,

id. C. 23, 3:

provinciae,

Liv. 21, 44, 7; 28, 39, 8.—Esp., of soldiers, veteran, experienced:

ille exercitatus et vetus (miles),

Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 38; cf.

exercitus,

id. ib.; Caes. B. C. 1, 3; Liv. 41, 8, 5:

copiae,

Caes. B. G. 1, 27:

milites,

id. ib. 6, 40; Liv. 26, 41, 2:

legiones,

id. 27, 8, 15:

centuriones,

id. 4, 17, 10.—With gen. (post-Aug.):

gnaros belli veteresque laborum,

Sil. 4, 532:

militiae,

Tac. H. 4, 20:

regnandi,

id. A. 6, 44:

scientiae et caerimoniarum,

id. ib. 6, 12:

operis ac laboris,

id. ib. 1, 20:

armorum,

Sil. 17, 297.—With inf. ( poet.):

hinc Fadum petit et veterem bellare Labicum,

Sil. 5, 565.—

Old, of a former time (opp. present, existing), former, earlier, ancient, etc. (cf. antiquus):

veterem atque antiquam rem novam ad vos proferam,

Plaut. Am. prol. 118:

historia vetus atque antiqua,

id. Trin. 2, 2, 100 Brix ad loc.:

credendum est veteribus et priscis, ut aiunt, viris,

Cic. Univ. 11:

veterrimi poëtae Stoici,

id. N. D. 1, 15, 41:

multo vetustior et horridior ille (Laelius) quam Scipio,

archaic, antiquated, id. Brut. 21, 83:

in veterem revoluta figuram,

Verg. A. 6, 449:

fama veterum malorum,

id. ib. 6, 527:

injuria,

Phaedr. 1, 21, 6.—

vĕtĕres, um, m., the ancients, men of a former time, the fathers, ancestors, forefathers:

majores nostri, veteres illi, admodum antiqui, leges annales non habebant,

Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 47.—Esp., of ancient authors, etc.:

nostri veteres,

Plin. 36, 7, 12, § 59:

quae veteres factitarunt,

Ter. Eun. prol. 43:

omnes veteres et Cicero praecipue,

Quint. 9, 3, 1; cf. id. 5, 4, 1:

antiqui veteres,

Front. Ep. ad Amic. 1, 5.—

vĕtĕres, um, f. (sc. tabernae), the old booths on the south side of the Forum Romanum (opp. Novae, v. novus):

sub Veteribus,

Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 19; Liv. 44, 16, 10; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 25.—

vĕtĕra, um, n., the old, old things, antiquity (opp. praesentia):

vetera semper in laude, praesentia in fastidio,

Tac. Or. 18; cf. id. ib. 15:

si vetera mihi ignota (sunt),

Cic. Sull. 18, 51:

vetera omittere,

to leave out of consideration, Sall. J. 102, 14:

vetera odisse, nova optare,

id. C. 37, 3:

vetera scrutari,

traditions, Cic. Tusc. 1, 13, 29. —Prov.:

vetera vaticinamini,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 129 Lorenz ad loc.