nox, noctis [akin to noceo], F., night.

noxia, -ae [NOC (in noceo) + unc. term.], F., crime, guilt.

nudius [num (?) -dius (dies)], only in nom. with tertius, now the third day, three days ago.

nūdō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [nudŏ-], I. v. a., lay bare, strip, expose. Less exactly, clear, rob, despoil, strip (as in Eng.): nudavit se, stripped off his clothing.

nūdus, -a, -um [?, root (akin to Eng. naked) + dus], adj., naked, bare, unprotected, exposed.-Hence, stripped, robbed, destitute.

nūgae, -ārum [?], F. plur., trifles, follies. Esp. of persons, a man of follies, a frivolous person.

nūllus, -a, -um [ne-ullus], adj., not. . . any, not any, no, none of: quae nulla, none of which.-Often equivalent to an adverb, not, not at all.- nōnnullus, some.-As subst., some, some persons.

num [pron. NA; cf. tum], adv., interr. part., suggesting a negative answer, does, is, etc., it is not, is it? and the like: num dubitasti, did you hesitate? In indirect questions, whether, if.

number, number: in hostium numero (as, etc.); ullo in numero (at all as, etc.).

Numidicus, -a, -um [Numida- + cus], adj., Numidian (of Numidia, long an independent state west of the territory of Carthage). — Esp. as a name of Q. Cæcilius Metellus, see Metellus, No. 7.

Numitōrius, -i [Numitor-+ius], M., a Roman gentile name.-Esp., C. Numitorius, a Roman knight, one of the witnesses against Verres.

nummus (nūmus), -ī [akin to numerus, vóμos], M., a coin. -Esp., for nummus sestertius, a sesterce (see sestertius).

numquam [ne-umquam], adv.,

never.

numquis (-quí), -qua, -quid (-quod) [num-quis], indef. interr. pron., is (etc.) any one? with all senses of num; see quis.

nunc [num-ce; cf. hic], adv., now (emphatic, as an instantaneous now; cf. iam, unemphatic and continuous) etiam nunc, even now, even then, still. - Esp. opposed to a false condition, now, as it is.

nunquam, see numquam.

nūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [nuntiŏ-], I. v. a., send news, report, make

known.

nūntius, -i [†novent- (p. of tnoveo, be new) + ius], M., (a newcomer), a messenger.—Hence, news, a message: nuntium mittere, send word.

nuper [for novi-per; cf. parumper], adv., lately, recently, not long ago, just now.

nuptiae, -ārum [nupta- + ius], F. plur., a wedding, a marriage.

nūtus, -ūs [prob. nui (as stem of nuo) + tus], M., a nod, a sign: ad nutum, at one's beck, at one's command; nutu, at the command, by the will.

Ō, interj., Oh! O tempora! what

times!

ob [unc. case-form akin to ẻπí], adv. in comp., and prep. with acc., (near), against: ob oculos, before my eyes. Hence, on account of, for: ob eam rem, for this reason, on this account. In comp., towards, to, against.

obducō, -ducere, -duxi, -ductus [ob-duco], 3. v. a., lead towards, lead against, draw over.

obdūrēscō, -dūrēscere, -dūruī, no p.p. [ob-duresco], 3. v. n., harden over, become hardened.

obēdiō, see oboedio.

obeō, īre, -i, -itus [ob-eo], irr. v. a., go to, go about, attend to, go over, visit: facinus (commit); locum tempusque (be present at).

obferō, see offero.
obfundo, see offundo.

obiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus [obiacio], 3. v. a., throw against, throw in the way, throw up, set up, expose. Hence, cast in one's teeth, reproach one with.

oblectamentum, -ī [oblectā- + mentum], N., diversion, enjoyment, a source of amusement.

oblectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [obflecto; cf. lacio], I. v. a., give pleas ure to, delight, amuse.

obligō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [ob-ligo], I. v. a., bind up, hamper, bind, mortgage.-obligātus, -a, -um, p.p. as adj., bound, under obligation.

oblinō, -linere, -lēvī, -litus [oblino], 3. v. a., smear.— Fig., besmear, bedaub, stain.

oblīviō, -ōnis [ob-tlivio; cf. obliviscor], F., forgetfulness, oblivion. obliviscor, -livisci, -lītus [ob†liviō; cf. liveo], 3. v. dep., (grow dark against?), forget, cease to think of. — oblītus, -a, -um, p.p., forgetting, forgetful, unmindful.

obmūtēscō, -mūtēscere, -mūtui, no p.p. [ob-tmutesco; cf. mutus], 3. v. n., become silent, be dumb.

obnuntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [obnuntio], I. v. n., announce (in opposition). Esp., announce unfavorable omens, stay proceedings by omens, hinder by omens.

oboediō (obēdio), -īre, -īvī (-ii), -itum (N.) [ob-audio], 4. v. n., give ear to. — Hence, give heed to, obey, be obedient, be submissive.

oborior, -orīrī, ortus [ob-orior], 4. (3.) v. dep., rise before, rise over.

obruō, -ruere, -ruī, -rutus [obruo], 3. v. a., bury, overwhelm (with something thrown on), cover. - Also, overthrow, ruin.

obscure [old abl. of obscurus], adv., obscurely, darkly, covertly.

obscuritās, -ātis [obscuro-+tas], F., darkness, obscurity, uncertainty. obscūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [obscurò-], 1. v. a., dim, darken, obscure, hide, conceal.

obscūrus, -a, -um [ob-†scurus (SCU +rus); cf. scutum], adj., dark, dim, secret, covert, disguised, hidden, obscure, unknown: non est obscurum, it is no secret.

obsecrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [manufactured from ob sacrum (near or by some sacred object)], 1. v. a., adjure, entreat.

obsecundo, -āre, -āvī, no p.p. [ob-secundo], I. v. n., show obedience, yield to one's wishes.

obsequor, -i, -secutus [ob-sequor], 3. v. dep., comply, yield, submit.

observō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [observo], I. v. a., (be on the watch towards?), guard, maintain, keep.

Also, be on the watch for, watch for, watch, lie in wait for.

obses, -idis [ob-†ses; cf. praeses and obsidio], C., (a person under guard), a hostage. - Less exactly, a pledge, a security.

obsideō, -sidere, -sēdī, -sessus [obsedeo], 2. v. a., (sit down against), blockade, beset, besiege.—Also, block, hinder, lie in wait for, watch for.

obsidiō, -ōnis [obsidio-? (reduced) + o], F., a siege (cf. obsessio), a blockade. Also, the art of siege.

obsistō, -sistere, -stitī, no p.p. [ob-sisto], 3. v. n., withstand, resist, contend against.

obsolescō, -escere, -ēvī, -ētus [obs-olesco], 3. v. n., grow old, become obsolete, get out of date, get stale.

obstipĕsco (obstu-), -ēscere, -ui, no p.p. [ob-stipesco], 3. v. n., become stupefied, be thunderstruck, be amazed: sic obstipuerant, they were so thunderstruck.

obstō, -stāre, -stitī, -stātūrus [obsto], I. v. n., withstand, stand in one's way, resist, injure, hurt.

obstrepō, -ere, -ui, -itūrus [obstrepo], 3. v. n. and a., drown (one noise by another), overwhelm by a din.

obstructiō, -ōnis [ob-structio; cf. obstruo], F., a barricade, an obstruction, a covering.

obstupefacio, -facere, -fēcī, -factus [ob-stupefacio], 3. v. a., daze, stupefy. obstupefactus, -a, -um, p.p. as adj., taken aback, dumfounded.

obstupēscō, see obstipesco.

obsum, -esse, fui, futurus [obsum], irr. v. n., be in the way, hinder, injure, be disadvantageous.

obtegō, -tegere, -tēxī, -tēctus [obtego], 3. v. a., cover up, protect.

obtemperō, -āre, -āvī, -ātūrus [ob-tempero], I. v. n., (conform to), comply with, submit to, yield to, comply.

obvius, -a, -um [ob-via, declined as adj.], adj., in the way of: obvius esse, meet.

occasiō, -ōnis [ob-tcasio; cf. occido], F., an opportunity, a chance, a suitable time.

occasus, -ūs [ob-casus; cf. occido], M., a falling, a fall, a setting (of the sun).

occidens, p. of occido.

occidio, -ōnis [perh. directly from occido, after analogy of legio, etc.], F., slaughter, great slaughter.

occido, -cidere, -cidī, -cāsūrus [ob-cado], 3. v. n., fall, set, be slain. -occidens, -entis, p., setting; as subst., the west.

occidō, -cīdere, -cīdī, -cīsus [obcaedo], 3. v. a., kill, massacre, slay.

occlūdō, -cludere, -clūsī, -clūsus [ob-claudo], 3. v. a., shut up, close. occultātor, -ōris [occulta- +tor], M., a concealer, a harborer.

occulte [old abl. of occultus], adv., secretly, privately, with secrecy. occulto, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [occulto-], I. v. a., conceal, hide.

occultus, -a, -um [p.p. of occulo], as adj., concealed, secret, hidden..

occupātiō, -ōnis [occupa- + tio], F., occupation (engagement in business), business, affairs (of business), being engaged.

occupō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus [†occupŏor foccup- (cf. auceps), ob and stem akin to capio], I. v. a., seize, take possession of, seize upon, occupy (only in military sense). -occupātus, -a, -um, p.p. as adj., engaged, occupied, employed.

occurrō,-currere,-curri(-cucurri?), -cursurus [ob-curro], 3. v. n., run to meet, meet, come upon, find, fall in with, go about (a thing), withstand, occur (to one's mind), suggest itself.

occursātiō, -ōnis [occursã-+ tio], F., a coming to meet, a sally, an attack, a greeting (running to meet one with acclamation).

Oceanus, inкeavós], M., the ocean (with or without mare).

Ocriculānus, -a, -um [Ocricuiŏ+anus], adj., of Ocriculum (a town of Umbria on the Tiber).

Octaviānus, -a, -um [Octaviŏ- + anus], adj., of Octavius.

Octavius, -i [octavŏ- + ius], M., a Roman gentile name. - Esp., Cn.

Octavius, consul B.C. 87 with Cinna, and killed as a partisan of the nobility by the partisans of Marius. Others of the same family not named by Cicero were famous.

octāvus, -a, -um [octo-+vus (cf. ỏydofos?), perh. †octau + us], num. adj., eighth.

octingenti, -ae, -a [stem akin to octo+centum], num. adj., eight hundred.

octō [?], indecl. num. adj., eight. October, -bris, -bre [octo- + ber; cf. saluber], adj., of October.

octōdecim [octo-decem], indecl. num. adj., eighteen.

octoginta [octo+?], indecl. num. adj., eighty.

octōni, -ae, -a [octo-+nus], num. adj., eight at a time, eight (at a time). oculus, -i [toco (cf. Eng. eye) + lus], M., the eye.

ōdi, ōdisse [perf. of lost verb (with pres. sense), akin to odium], def. v. a., hate, detest.

odiōsus, -a, -um [odio- + osus], adj., hateful, troublesome, unrelenting.

odium, -i [VADH (spurn)+ium], N., hatred, odium, hate, detestation. - Plur., hate (of several cases). Of persons, the hatred, the detestation: odio esse, to be hated.

odor, -ōris [OD (ö¿w)+or], M., an odor, fragrance (legum, adding, as it were, to make the fig. tolerable in Eng.).

offendō (obf-), -fendere, fendi, -fensus [ob-fendo], 3. v. a. and n., strike against, stumble, stumble upon, light upon, go wrong, commit an

offence, take offence, offend, hurt (the feelings), give offence to.-offensus, -a, -um, p.p. as adj., offensive.“

offensiō (obf-), -ōnis [ob-†fensio; cf. offendo], F., (a striking against), a stumbling, an offence, a giving offence, dislike, a disaster, a defeat.

offerō (obf-), offerre, obtuli, oblātus [ob-fero], irr. v. a., bring to, offer, furnish, afford, expose: se (present); mortem alicui (cause the death of, etc.).

officio (obf-), -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus [ob-facio], 3. v. a., work against, obstruct, hinder, stand in the way of.

officiosus (obf-), -a, -um [officiŏ+osus], adj., dutiful, in discharge of one's duty, conscientious (in the discharge of one's duty), service

able.

officium (obf-), -i [as if (prob. really) tofficŏ- (cf. beneficus) + ium], N., (a doing for one?), a service, a duty, kind offices (either sing. or plur.), dutiful conduct, faithfulness to duty: esse in officio, do one's duty, stand by.

offundō (obf-), -fundere, -fūdī, -fusus [ob-fundo], 3. v. a., pour over. - Also, fill, pervade.

oil.

oleum, -i [?, cf. oliva, eλacov], N.,

ōlim [loc. (?) of ollus, old form of ille], adv., (at that time), once, formerly.

Olympius, -a, -um ['OXúμπios], adj., of Olympus (the fabled abode of the gods), Olympian.

ōmen, inis [?, but cf. old form osmen, and oscines], N., an omen.