05-22-2004, 07:22 PM
I'm working on putting together the Latin names for various military items, ranks, etc., for my latest project, and my Latin-English dictionary lists the following entries under "sword": gladius, ensis, ferrum. Now gladius is familiar to all of us, I expect, and ferrum is derived from the term for iron, that much is clear. But I can't seem to find out any more about the term "ensis," and my dictionary only defines it as "sword" in the Latin-English section. Anyone have any more insight to offer me?<br>
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Incidently, it doesn't list sica, spatha or falcata under "sword" and doesn't even list falcata in the Latin-English section... what are these guys doing? Perhaps our own glossarium magister, Sander, might have some insight?<br>
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Incidently, is there anything out there that's sort of like an "OED" for Latin? Even if there is, I might not be able to afford it... but maybe I could convince my school as its worth as its resource.<br>
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Aaron. <p></p><i></i>
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Incidently, it doesn't list sica, spatha or falcata under "sword" and doesn't even list falcata in the Latin-English section... what are these guys doing? Perhaps our own glossarium magister, Sander, might have some insight?<br>
<br>
Incidently, is there anything out there that's sort of like an "OED" for Latin? Even if there is, I might not be able to afford it... but maybe I could convince my school as its worth as its resource.<br>
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Aaron. <p></p><i></i>
