tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913460.post4323139332175016176..comments2022-11-10T09:42:44.491-05:00Comments on Bestiaria Latina: Latin Via Fables: Fabula Facilis: Serpens et Filius EiusLaura Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913460.post-85790439636101989262011-02-12T11:58:37.213-05:002011-02-12T11:58:37.213-05:00Ruo when used with in can mean to rush upon, rush ...Ruo when used with in can mean to rush upon, rush into, attack. You can see that specific meaning in the compound form: irruo, which means "attack."<br />Pretty much any uncompounded Latin verb can have the meaning that its compounded forms have, so sometimes it is very helpful to look up the compounded forms in the dictionary, just to expand your sense of the meaning of the root verb, esp. as here when the uncompounded verb is being used with a preposition: ruit in...Laura Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994025992373244815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34913460.post-35023956386218751062011-02-12T11:53:03.366-05:002011-02-12T11:53:03.366-05:00How are you rendering the line Tunc pater..."...How are you rendering the line Tunc pater..."Then his father ruit (overthrew, ruined etc do not fit)into another snake." Thanks.clarkhttp://chodgson30@comcast.netnoreply@blogger.com