Lewis & Short Abbrevations

Lewis and Short's Latin-English Lexicon (1879): Authors and Works abbreviations

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• Aem. Mac. Aemilius Macer, poet, ob. B.C. 14


• Afran. Lucius Afranius, writer of comedy, fl. B.C. 110


• Aggen. Aggenus Urbicus, writer on husbandry, fl. (?)A.D. 400


• Agrim. or Agrimens. The ancient writers on surveying ; esp. Frontinus, Balbus, Hyginus, Siculus Flaccus, and Aggenus Urbicus.


• Albin. C. Pedo Albinovanus, poet, fl. A.D. 28


• Alcim. Alcimus Avitus, Chr. writer, ob. A.D. 523


• Aldh. Aldhelmus, Bishop of Salisbury, England, ob. A.D. 709
• "      Ep., Epistula ad Acircium, de metris, etc.
• "      Laud. Virg., De Laudibus Virginitatis.


• Alfen. P. Alfenus Varus, JCtus, fl. (?)B.C 38


• Ambros. Ambrosius, Chr. writer, ob. A.D. 397
• "      De Cain et Abel.
• "      De Fide, De Fide Libri V ad Gratianum Augustum.
• "      De Isaac et Anima.
• "      De Noë et Arca.
• "      Ep., Epistulae.
• "      Hexaëm., Hexaëmeron.
• "      in Luc., Expositio Evangelii secundum Lucam, Libri X.
• "      in Psa., Enarrationes in XII Psalmos.
• "      Off., De Officiis.


• Amm. Ammianus Marcellinus, hist., ob. A.D. 400


• Ampel. L. Ampelius, historian, fl. (?)A.D. 200


• Anthol. Lat. Anthologia Latina, a collection of Epigrams, Inscriptions, and Fragments in verse, by P. Burmann; edited also by Meyer and by Riese.


• Apic. Apicius Caelius, writer on cookery, But the work De Re Coquinaria, ascribed to Apicius, is a compilation of a later age. fl. A.D. 25


• App. Lucius Appuleius (Apu.), philos., fl. A.D. 160
• "      Apol., Apologia, or De Magia.
• "      Asclep., Asclepius, or Trismegistus.
• "      Dogm. Plat., De Dogmate Platonis.
• "      Flor., Florida.
• "      Herb., Herbarium, a work of the fourth century A.D., falsely ascribed to Appuleius.
• "      Mag., De Magia, or Apologia.
• "      Met. or M., Metamorphoses.
• "      Mund., De Mundo.
• "      Trism., Trismegistus.


• Arn. Arnobius Afer, Chr. writer, fl. A.D. 295


• Ascon. Q. Asconius Pedianus, gramm., ob. A.D. 88


• Asin. C.Asinius Pollio, orator and hist., ob. A.D. 5


• At. Cap. Ateius Capito, grammarian, fl. A.D. 14


• Att. or Acc. L. Attius or Accius, writer of tragedy, fl. B.C. 135


• Atta, T. Ouinctius Atta, writer of comedy, fl. B.C. 80


• Auct. Aetn. Auctor Aetnae (perh. Lucilius Junior), fl. (?)A.D. 6O


• Auct. B. Afr. Auctor Belli Africani, fl. B.C. 50


• Auct. B. Alex. Auctor Belli Alexandrini (prob. Aulus Hirtius), fl. B.C. 50


• Auct. B. G. 8. Auctor de Bello Gallico libri viii, in continuation of Caesar's commentarii (prob. Aulus Hirtius), fl. B.C. 50


• Auct. B. Hisp. Auctor Belli Hispaniensis, fl. B.C. 50


• Auct. Her. or Auct. ad Her. Auctor ad Herennium, v. Cornificius.


• Auct. Pervig. Ven. Auctor Pervigilii Veneris, fl. (?)A.D. 150


• Auct. Priap. Auctor Priapeorum, v. Priap.


• Aug. Aurelius Augustinus, Chr. writer, ob. A.D. 430
• "      Acad., Contra Academicos.
• "      Civ. Dei or C. D., De Civitate Dei.
• "      De Doctr. Christ., De Doctrina Christiana.
• "      Ep., Epistulae.
• "      Mor. Manich., De Moribus Manichaeorum.
• "      Music, De Musica.
• "      Retract., Retractationes.
• "      Serm., Sermones.
• "      Trin., De Trinitate.


• August. Caesar Octavianus Augustus, ob. A.D. 13


• Aur. Vict. Sextus Aurelius Victor, hist., fl. A.D. 360
• "      Caes., De Caesaribus.
• "      Epit., Epitome de Caesaribus.
• "      Orig., Origo Gentis Romanae.
• "      Vir. Ill., De Viris Illustribus.


• Aus. D. Magnus Ausonius, poet, ob. A.D. 390
• "      Caes., De XII Caesaribus.
• "      Ecl., Eclogarium.
• "      Edyl., Edyllia, or Idyllia.
• "      Ep., Epistulae.
• "      Ephem., Ephemeris.
• "      Epigr., Epigrammata.
• "      Epit., Epitaphia.
• "      Grat. Act., Gratiarum Actio.
• "      Idyll., Idyllia, or Edyllia.
• "      Parent., Parentalia.
• "      Per., Periochae.
• "      Prof., Professores.
• "      Sap., Sapientes.
• "      Urb., Ordo Nobilium Urbium.


• Avien. R. Festus Avienus, poet, ob. A.D. 370
• "      Descr. Orb., Descriptio Orbis Terrae, or Περιήγησις.
• "      Or. Mar., Ora Maritima.
• "      Perieg., Descriptio Orbis Terrae, or Περιήγησις.


• Boëth. Anicius Manl. Torq. Severinus Boetius or Boethius, philos., ob. A.D. 525
• "      Anal., Analytica.
• "      Consol., De Consolatione.
• "      Mus., De Musica.
• "      Porphyr., Dialogi in Porphyrium.
• "      Top., De Differentiis Topicis.


• Brut. M. Junius Brutus, correspondent of Cicero, ob. B.C. 42


• Caecil. Statius Caecilius, writer of comedy, fl. B.C. 18O


• Cael. Aur. Caelius Aurelianus, physician, fl. (?)A.D. 420
• "      Acut., Acutae Passiones.
• "      Tard., Tardae Passiones.


• Caes. Caius Julius Caesar, historian, ob. B.C. 44
• "      B. C., Bellum Civile.
• "      B. G., Bellum Gallicum.


• Callistr. Callistratus, JCtus, fl. A.D. 200


• Calp. Calpurnius Siculus, poet, fl. (?)A.D. 55
• "      Ecl., Eclogae.


• Capitol. Julius Capitolinus, biographer, fl. (?)A.D. 320
• "      Balb., Vita Balbini.
• "      Gord., Vita Gordiani.
• "      Max., Vita Maximi.
• "      Maxim., Vita Maximini.


• Cass. Hem. L. Cassius Hemina, historian, fl. B.C. 140


• Cassiod. Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus, historian, ob. A.D. 575
• "      Chron., Chronicon.
• "      Complex., Complexiones in Epistulas Apostolicas.
• "      De Anim., De Anima.
• "      Hist., Gothorum Historia.
• "      Hist. Eccl., Historia Ecclesiastica.
• "      Inst. Div. Litt., Institutio Divinarum Litterarum.
• "      Var., Variarurn Libri XII.


• Cato, M. Porcius Cato, orator and hist., ob. B.C. 149
• "      R. R., De Re Rustica.


• Cat. or Catull. C. Valerius Catullus, poet, ob. B.C. 54


• Cels. Aurel. Cornelius Celsus, physic., fl. A.D. 50


• Censor. Censorinus, grammarian, fl. A.D. 238


• Charis. Flav. Sosipater Charisius, grammarian, fl. A.D. 375


• Cic. or C. M. Tullius Cicero, orator and philosopher, ob. B.C. 43
• "      Acad. or Ac., Academicae Quaestiones.
• "      ad Brut., ad M. Brutum Epistulae.
• "      Aem. Scaur., Oratio pro Aemilio Scauro.
• "      Agr., Orationes de Lege Agraria.
• "      Am., De Amicitia, or Laelius.
• "      Arat., Aratus.
• "      Arch., Oratio pro A. Licinio Archia.
• "      Att., Epistulae ad Atticum.
• "      Balb., Oratio pro L. Corn. Balbo.
• "      Brut., Brutus sive de Claris Oratoribus.
• "      Caecin., Oratio pro Caecina.
• "      Cael., Oratio pro M. Caelio.
• "      Cat., Orationes in Catilinam.
• "      Cat. M., Cato Major, or De Senectute.
• "      Clu., Oratio pro Cluentio.
• "      Deiot., Oratio pro Rege Deiotaro.
• "      De Or., De Oratore.
• "      Div., De Divinatione ad M. Brutum.
• "      Div. in Caecil., Divinatio in Caecilium.
• "      Dom., Oratio de Domo sua.
• "      Fam., Epistulae ad Familiares.
• "      Fat., De Fato.
• "      Fin., De Finibus.
• "      Flac. or Fl., Oratio pro L. Flacco.
• "      Font. or Fontei., Oratio pro M. Fonteio.
• "      Fragm., Fragmenta.
• "      Har. Resp., Oratio de Haruspicum Responsis.
• "      Her., Auctor ad Herennium.
• "      Imp. Pomp., Oratio de Imperio Cn. Pompei, or Pro Lege Manilla.
• "      Inv., De Inventione Rhetorica.
• "      Lael., Laelius, or De Amicitia.
• "      Leg., De Legibus.
• "      Lig., Oratio pro Ligario.
• "      Manil., Oratio pro Lege Manilia, or De Imperio Cn. Pompei.
• "      Marcell., Oratio pro Marcello.
• "      Mil., Oratio pro Milone.
• "      Mur., Oratio pro L. Murena.
• "      N. D., De Deorum Natura.
• "      Off., De Officiis.
• "      Opt. Gen., De Optimo Genere Oratorum.
• "      Or., Orator ad M. Brutum.
• "      Par. or Parad., Paradoxa Stoicorum.
• "      Part. Or., De Partitione Oratoria.
• "      Phil., Orationes Philippicae in M. Antonium.
• "      Pis., Oratio in Pisonem.
• "      Planc., Oratio pro Plancio.
• "      Prov. Cons., De Provinces Consularibus.
• "      Quinct. or Quint., Oratio pro P. Quinctio, or Quinto.
• "      Q. Fr. or ad Q. Fr., Epistulae ad Q. Fratrem.
• "      Rab. Perd., Oratio pro Rabirio Perduellonis Reo.
• "      Rab. Post., Oratio pro Rabirio Posthumo.
• "      Red. Quir., Oratio post Reditum ad Quirites.
• "      Red. in Sen., Oratio post Reditum in Senatu.
• "      Rep., De Re Publica.
• "      Rosc. Am., Oratio pro Quinto Roscio Amerino.
• "      Rosc. Com., Oratio pro Sexto Roscio Comoedo.
• "      Scaur., Oratio pro M. Aemilio Scauro.
• "      Sen., De Senectute, or Cato Major.
• "      Sest. or Sext., Oratio pro Sestio.
• "      Sull., Oratio pro Sulla.
• "      Tim., Timaeus, or De Universo.
• "      Tog. Cand., Oratio in Senatu in Toga Candida.
• "      Top., Topica.
• "      Tull., Oratio pro M. Tullio.
• "      Tusc., Tusculanae Disputationes.
• "      Univ., De Universo, or Timaeus.
• "      Vatin., Oratio in Vatinium.
• "      Verr., Actio in Verrem.


• Cinc. L. Cincius Alimentus, annalist, etc., fl. B.C. 210


• Cinn. C. Helvius Cinna, Epic. poet, fl. B.C. 40


• Claud. Claudius Claudianus, poet, fl. A.D. 400
• "      B. Get. or Bell. Get., De Bello Getico.
• "      B. Gild. or Bell. Gild., De Bello Gildonico.
• "      Cons. Mall. Theod., De Consulatu Fl. Mallii Theodori.
• "      Cons. Olyb. et Prob., In Consulatum Olybrii et Probini.
• "      Cons. Stil., De Consulatu Stilichonis.
• "      IV. Cons. Hon., De Quarto Consulatu Honorii.
• "      VI. Cons. Hon., De Sexto Consulatu Honorii.
• "      Epith., Epithalamium.
• "      in Eutr., in Eutropium Libri II.
• "      in Rufin., in Rufinium Libri II.
• "      Laud. Ser., De Laudibus Serenae Reginae.
• "      Laud. Stil., De Laudibus Stilichonis.
• "      Nupt. Hon. et Mar., De Nuptiis Honorii et Mariae.
• "      Rapt. Pros., De Raptu Proserpinae.


• Claud. Mam. Claudianus Ecdicius Mamertus, Chr. writer, fl. A.D. 470
• "      Stat. An., De Statu Animae.


• Cloat. Cloatius Verus, grammarian, fl. (?)A.D. 100


• Cod. Codex.
• "      Greg., Gregorianus. compiled (?)A.D. 295
• "      Hermog., Hermogenianus. compiled (?)A.D. 330
• "      Just. or Cod., Justinianeus. compiled A.D. 530
• "      Theod., Theodosianus. compiled A.D. 438


• Col. L. Junius Moderatus Columella, writer on husbandry, fl. A.D. 50


• Commod. Commodianus, Chr. poet, fl. A.D. 245
• "      Apol., T Carmen Apologoticum.
• "      Instr., Instructiones.


• Consent. P. Consentius, grammarian, fl. A.D. 475


• Coripp. Fl. Cresconius Corippus, poet and grammarian, fl. A.D. 565
• "      Johan., Johannis, sive de Bellis Libycis.
• "      Laud. Just., De Laudibus Justini Augusti.


• Corn. Gall. Cn. Cornelius Gallus, poet, ob. B.C. 25


• Corn. Sev. Cornelius Severus, poet, ob. B.C. 28


• Cornif. Cornificus, rhetorician (acc. to Quintilian, the name of the writer of the four books of Rhetorica ad C. Herennium ; usu. cited as Auct. Her.), fl. (?)B.C. 80


• Curt. Q. Curtius Rufus, historian, fl. A.D. 50


• Cypr. Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus, Chr. writer, ob. A.D. 257


• Dict. Cret. Interpres Dictyos Cretensis, about A.D. 380


• Dig. Digesta, i. e. Libri Pandectarum.


• Diom. Diomedes, grammarian, fl. (?)A.D. 375


• Dion. Cato, The name inscribed on a collection of distichs de moribus, etc., probably of the third or fourth century.


• Donat. or Don. Aelius Donatus, commentator, fl. A.D. 350


• Dracont. Dracontius, poet, fl. A.D. 490
• "      Hexaëm., Hexaëmeron Creationis Mundi.


• Eccl. Scriptores Ecclesiastici.


• Enn. Q. Ennius, poet, ob. B.C. 169
• "      Ann., Annales.
• "      Trag., Tragoediae.


• Ennod. Ennodius, Chr. poet and biographer, ob. A.D. 521
• "      Ep., Epistulae.
• "      Epithal., Epithalamium.
• "      Pan., Panegyricus.
• "      Vit. Epiph., Vita Epiphanii.


• Eum. Eumenius, orator and panegyrist, fl. A.D. 300
• "      Grat. Act., Gratiarum Actio Constantino.
• "      Pan. Const., Panegyricus Constantino Augusto dictus.


• Eutr. Flavius Eutropius, historian, fl. A.D. 375


• Fab. Pict. Fabius Pictor, historian, fl. B.C. 214


• Falisc. See Gratius Faliscus.


• Favorin. Favorinus, philosopher, fl. A.D. 130


• Fenest. L. Fenestella, historian, fl. A.D. 36


• Fest. Sext. Pompeius Festus, grammarian, about (?)A.D. 150


• Firm. Mat. or Firm. Julius Firmicus Maternus, mathematician, about A.D. 340


• Flor. L. Annaeus Florus, historian, about A.D. 140


• Fortun. or Ven. Fort. Venantius Fortunatus, Christian poet, about A.D. 600


• Front. or Frontin. S. Julius Frontinus, engineer, etc., ob. A.D. 103
• "      Aquaed., De Aquaeductibus Urbis Romae.
• "      Strat., Strategematica.


• Fronto or Front. M. Cornelius Fronto, orator, ob. A.D. 168
• "      ad Marc, Epistulae ad M. Aurelium.
• "      ad Ver., Epistulae ad Verum Imperatorem.
• "      De Diff., De Differentiis.
• "      De Eloq., De Eloquentia.


• Fulg. Fabius Planciades Fulgentius, grammarian, etc., ob. A.D. 550
• "      De Aetat., De Aetatibus Mundi.
• "      Expos., Expositio Sermonum Antiquorum.
• "      Myth., Mythologiae.
• "      Verg. Cont., Vergiliana Continentia.


• Gai. Gaius, JCtus, ob. A.D. 180
• "      Inst., Institutiones Juris Civilis.


• Gell. Aulus Gellius, gramm., etc., ob. A.D. 175


• German. Caesar Germanicus, poet, ob. A.D. 18


• Gloss. Glossarium.
• "      Cyril., Cyrilli.
• "      Isid., Isidori.
• "      Philox., Philoxeni.


• Grat. Gratius Faliscus, poet, fl. A.D. 10
• "      Cyn. or Cyneg., Cynegetica.


• Her. See Auctor ad Herennium.


• Hier. Hieronymus, Chr. writer, ob. A.D. 420
• "      Cant. Cantic., Homiliae in Cantica Canticorum.
• "      Cont. Pelag., Dialogi Contra Pelagianos.
• "      Ep., Epistulae.
• "      in Isa., in Iesaiam Commentarii.
• "      in Psa., in Psalmos Tractatus.


• Hirt. Aulus Hirtius, historian (= Auct. B. G. 8, in continuation of Caesar's commentaries; and Auct. B. Alex.), ob. B.C. 44


• Hor. Q. Horatius Flaccus, poet, ob. B.C. 8
• "      A. P., Ars Poetica.
• "      C., Carmina, or Odae.
• "      C. S., Carmen Seculare.
• "      Ep., Epistulae.
• "      Epod., Epodi.
• "      Od., Odae, or Carmina.
• "      S. or Sat., Satirae.


• Hyg. C. Julius Hyginus, poet and fabulist, fl. B.C. 10
• "      Astr., Astronomia.
• "      F., Fabellae.


• Hyg. (Gromat.), Hyginus, writer on surveying, fl. A.D. 100
• "      Lim. or De Lim., De Limitibus Constituendis.


• Inscr. Inscriptiones.
• "      Don., Donii.
• "      Fabr., Fabretti.
• "      Graev., Graevii.
• "      Grut., Gruteri.
• "      Gud., Gudii.
• "      Maff., Maffeii.
• "      Momms., Mommsenii.
• "      Murat., Muratorii.
• "      Neap., Regni Neapolitani (ed. by Mommsen).
• "      Orell., Orelli.
• "      Rein., Reinesii.


• Inst. Institutiones.


• Isid. Isidorus Hispalensis, gramm., ob. A.D. 640
• "      Orig., Origenes.


• Javol. Javolenus Priscus, JCtus, fl. A.D. 100


• Jornand. Jornandes or Jordanis, historian, fl. A.D. 552


• Jul. Val. Julius Valerius, historian, fl. A.D. 290
• "      Res Gest. Alex., Res Gestae Alexandri Macedonis.


• Julian. Salvius Julianus, JCtus, fl. A.D. 130


• Just. Justinus, historian, about A.D. 150


• Just. Justinianus, emperor, ob. A.D. 565
• "      Inst., Institutiones.


• Juv. D. Junius Juvenalis, poet, ob. A.D. 130


• Juvenc. C. Vettius Aquilinus Juvencus, Chr. poet, fl. A.D. 325


• Laber. C. Decius Laberius, mimographer, fl. B.C. 50


• Lact. L. Caelius Lactantius Firmianus, Chr. writer, ob. A.D. 325
• "      De Ira D., De Ira Dei.
• "      Epit., Epitome Divinarum Institutionum.
• "      Inst., (or Lact. alone), Institutiones Divinae.
• "      Mort. Pers., De Mortibus Persecutorum.


• Laev. Laevius, lyric poet, fl. (?)B.C. 100


• Lampr. Aelius Lampridius, historian, ob. B.C. 300
• "      Alex. Sev., Alexandri Severi Vita.
• "      Com., Commodi Vita.
• "      Elag., Elagabali Vita.


• Leg. XII. Tab. Leges duodecim Tabularum, compiled B.C. 450


• Liv. Titus Livius, historian, ob. A.D. 17


• Liv. Andron. Livius Andronicus, writer of tragedy, ob. B.C. 204


• Luc. M. Annaeus Lucanus, poet, ob. A.D. 65


• Lucil. C. Ennius Lucilius, satirist, ob. B.C. 103
• "      Aetn., Aetna, v. Auctor Aetnae.


• Lucr. T. Lucretius Carus, poet and philosopher, ob. B.C. 55


• Macr. Aurelius Theodosius Macrobius, critic, fl. A.D. 400
• "      S. or Sat., Saturnalia.
• "      Somn. Scip., Somnium Scipionis.


• Mamert. Claud. Mamertinus, panegyrist, fl. A.D. 362


• Manil. M. Manilius, poet, fl. A.D. 12
• "      Astron, Astronomica.


• Marc. Emp. Marcellus Empiricus, physician, fl. A.D. 400


• Mart. M. Valerius Martialis, poet, ob. A.D. 102


• Mart. Cap. Martianus Minneus Felix Capella, satirist, fl. (?)A.D. 425


• Maxim. Maximianus, poet, fl. A.D. 520


• Mel. or Mela, Pomponius Mela, geographer, fl. A.D. 45


• Min. Fel. Minucius Felix, Chr. writer, fl. A.D. 200
• "      Oct., Octavius.


• Modest. Herennius Modestinus, JCtus, fl. A.D. 240


• Monum. Ancyr. Monumentum Ancyranum, an inscription placed on the wall of the pronaos at Ancyra, by Augustus Caesar, fl. A.D. 14


• Naev. C. Naevius, poet, ob. B.C. 198


• Nazar. Nazarius, panegyrist, fl. A.D. 320
• "      Pan. Const., Panegyricus Constantini.


• Nemes. M. Aur. Olympius Nemesianus, poet, fl. A.D. 260
• "      Cyn., Cynegetica.
• "      Ecl., Eclogae.


• Nep. Cornelius Nepos, biographer, fl. B.C. 44
• "      Ages., Agesilaus.
• "      Alcib., Alcibiades.
• "      Arist., Aristides.
• "      Att., Atticus.
• "      Cat., M. Porcius Cato.
• "      Chabr., Chabrias.
• "      Cim., Cimon.
• "      Con., Conon.
• "      Dat., Datames.
• "      Dion, Dion.
• "      Epam., Epaminondas.
• "      Eum., Eumenes.
• "      Ham., Hamilcar.
• "      Hann., Hannibal.
• "      Iph., Iphicrates.
• "      Lys., Lysander.
• "      Milt., Miltiades.
• "      Paus., Pausanias.
• "      Pelop., Pelopidas.
• "      Phoc., Phocion.
• "      Reg., De Regibus.
• "      Them., Themistocles.
• "      Thras., Thrasybulus.
• "      Tim. or Timol., Timoleon.
• "      Timoth., Timotheus.


• Nigid. P. Nigidius Figulus, gramm., fl. B.C. 60


• Non. Nonius Marcellus, gramm., fl. (?)A.D. 280


• Not. Tir. Notae Tironianae, a late collection of abbreviations ascribed to Cicero's freedman Tiro.


• Nov. Novius, writer of comedy, fl. B.C. 90


• Novat. or Nov. Novatianus, Chr. writer, fl. A.D. 250


• Obseq. Julius Obsequens, writer De Prodigiis, fl. (?)A.D. 375


• Optat. Publilius Optatianus Porphyrius, panegyrist, fl. A.D. 330


• Orell. See Inscriptiones.


• Oros. Paulus Orosius, historian, fl. A.D. 410


• Ov. P. Ovidius Naso, poet, ob. A.D. 17
• "      A. A., Ars Amatoria.
• "      Am., Amores.
• "      Cons., Consolatio.
• "      F. or Fast., Fasti.
• "      H. or Her., Heroides.
• "      Hal., Halieuticon.
• "      Ib., Ibis.
• "      M. or Met., Metamorphoses.
• "      Med. Fac., Medicamina Faciei.
• "      Nux, Nux Elegia.
• "      P. or Pont., Epistulae ex Ponto.
• "      R. Am. or Rem. Am., Remedia Amoris.
• "      Tr. or Trist., Tristia.


• Pac. or Pacuv. M. Pacuvius, writer of tragedy, ob. B.C. 135


• Pacat. Latinus Pacatus Drepanius, Panegyrist, fl. A.D. 389
• "      Pan., Panegyricus.


• Pall. Palladius Rutilius Taurus, writer on husbandry, fl. (?)A.D. 350
• "      Apr., Aprilis Mensis, or Liber V.
• "      Aug., Augustus Mensis, or Liber IX.
• "      Dec., December Mensis, or Liber XIII.
• "      Febr., Februarius Mensis, or Liber III.
• "      Jan., Januarius Mensis, or Liber II.
• "      Jul., Julius Mensis, or Liber VIII.
• "      Jun., Junius Mensis, or Liber VII.
• "      Mai., Maius Mensis, or Liber VI.
• "      Mart., Martius Mensis, or Liber IV.
• "      Nov., November Mensis, or Liber XII.
• "      Oct., October Mensis, or Liber XL
• "      Sept., September Mensis, or Liber X.


• Papin. Aemilius Papinius, JCtus, fl. A.D. 200


• Paul. Julius Paulus, JCtus, fl. A.D. 200


• Paul. Nol. Pontius Paulinus Nolanus, Chr. writer, ob. A.D. 431
• "      Carm., Carmina.
• "      Ep., Epistulae.


• Paul. Petr. Paulinus Petricordiensis, poet, fl. A.D. 470


• Pers. A. Persius Flaccus, satirist, ob. A.D. 62


• Petr. Petronius Arbiter, satirist, fl. (?)A.D. 60
• "      S. or Sat., Satirae.


• Phaedr. T. Phaedrus, fabulist, fl. A.D. 40


• Pict. See Fab. Pict.


• Placid. Luctatius (or Lactantius) Placidus, scholiast, fl. (?)A.D. 450


• Plaut. T. Maccius Plautus, writer of comedy, ob. B.C. 184
• "      Am. or Amph., Amphitruo.
• "      As. or Asin., Asinaria.
• "      Aul., Aulularia.
• "      Bacch., Bacchides.
• "      Capt., Captivi.
• "      Cas., Casina.
• "      Cist., Cistellaria.
• "      Curc., Curculio.
• "      Ep. or Epid., Epidicus.
• "      Men., Menaechmi.
• "      Merc., Mercator.
• "      Mil., Miles Gloriosus.
• "      Most., Mostellaria.
• "      Pers., Persa.
• "      Poen., Poenulus.
• "      Ps., Pseudolus.
• "      Rud., Rudens.
• "      Stich., Stichus.
• "      Trin., Trinummus.
• "      Truc., Truculentus.


• Plin. C. Plinius Secundus (major), ob. A.D. 79
• "      H. N., Historia Naturalis (usu. undesignated).


• Plin. C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus (minor), ob. A.D. 110
• "      Ep., Epistulae.
• "      Pan., Panegyricus.


• Plin. Val. Plinius Valerianus, physic. (the last book is a later addition), fl. (?)A.D. 400


• Pomp. L. Pomponius, writer of comedy, fl. B.C. 90


• Pompon. Sextus Pomponius, JCtus, ob. A.D. 138


• Porc. Latro M. Porcius Latro, rhetorician, ob. B.C. 3


• Priap. Priapea, a collection of satiric and erotic poems and fragments appended to L. Müler's Catullus.


• Prisc. Priscianus, grammarian, fl. B.C. 500


• Prop. Sex. Aurelius Propertius, poet, ob. B.C. 16


• Prud. Aurel. Prudentius Clemens, Chr. poet, fl. A.D. 400
• "      Cath., Cathemerina.
• "      c. Symm., contra Symmachum.
• "      Psych., Psychomachia.
• "      στεφ., περὶ Στεφάνων.


• Pub. Syr. Publilius Syrus, mimographer, fl. B.C. 44


• Q Cic. Quintus Tullius Cicero, ob. B.C. 43
• "      Pet. Cons., De Petitione Consulatus.


• Quint. M. T. Quintilianus, rhetorician, ob. A.D. 95
• "      Decl., Declamationes.
• "      Inst. (or Quint. alone), Institutiones Oratoriae.


• Rhem. Fan. Rhemmius Fanninus or Remius Favinus, poet, fl. (?)A.D. 400
• "      Pond., De Ponderibus et Mensuris.


• Ruf. Sextus Rufus, historian, fl. A.D. 350


• Rufin. Tyrannius Rufinus, Chr. writer, ob. A.D. 410


• Rutil. Lup. P. Rutilius Lupus, grammarian, fl. (?)A.D. 50


• Rutil. or Rutil. Nam. Claudius Rutilius Namatianus, poet, fl. A.D. 416


• Sall. C. Sallustius Crispus. historian, ob. B.C. 35
• "      C. or Cat., Catilina.
• "      Fragm., Fragmenta.
• "      H. or Hist., Historia.
• "      J. or Jug., Jugurtha.


• Salv. Salvianus, Chr. writer, fl. A.D. 440
• "      Avar., Adversum Avaritiam.
• "      Ep., Epistulae.
• "      Gub. Dei, De Gubernatione Dei.


• Scaev. Q. Mutius Scaevola, JCtus, fl. B.C. 95


• Scrib. Scribonius Largus, physician, fl. A.D. 50
• "      Comp., Compositiones Medicamentorum.


• Sedul. Caelius Sedulius, Chr. poet, fl. A.D. 470


• Sen. M. Annaeus Seneca, rhetorician, fl. A.D. 15
• "      Contr., Controversiae.
• "      Suas., Suasoriae.


• Sen. L. Annaeus Seneca, philosopher and tragedian, ob. A.D. 65
• 1. Prose writings.
• "      Apocol., Apocolocyntosis.
• "      Ben., De Benefices.
• "      Brev. Vit., De Brevitate Vitae.
• "      Clem., De Clementia.
• "      Cons. Helv., ad Helviam Matrem De Consolatione.
• "      Cons. Marc., ad Marciam De Consolatione.
• "      Cons. Polyb., ad Polybium De Consolatione.
• "      Const. or Const. Sap., De Constants Sapientis.
• "      Ep., Epistulae.
• "      Mort. Claud. or Lud. Mort., De Morte Claudii Caesaris.
• "      Ot. Sap., De Otio Sanientis.
• "      Prov., De Providentia.
• "      Q. N., Quaestiones Naturales.
• "      Tranq., De Tranquillitate Animi.
• "      Vit. Beat., De Vita Beata.
• 2. Tragedies.
• "      Agam., Agamemnon.
• "      Herc. Fur., Hercules Furens.
• "      Herc. Oet., Hercules Oetaeus.
• "      Hippol., Hippolytus, or Phaedra.
• "      Med., Medea.
• "      Octav., Octavia.
• "      Oedip., Oedipus.
• "      Phaedr., v. Hippol.
• "      Phoen., Phoenissae.
• "      Thyest., Thyestes.
• "      Troad., Troades.


• Ser. Samm. Q. Serenus Sammonicus, physic., ob. (?)A.D. 230


• Serv. Servius Honoratus, gramm., fl. A.D. 390


• Sev. see Corn. Sev.


• Sid. Apollinaris Sidonius, Christian writer, ob. A.D. 488
• "      Carm., Carmina.
• "      Ep., Epistulae.




• Sil. C. Silius Italicus, poet, ob. A.D. 101


• Sisenn. L. Cornelius Sisenna, historian and orator, ob. B.C. 57


• Sol. or Solin. C. Julius Solimus, grammarian, fl. A.D. 260


• Spart. Aelius Spartianus, biographer, fl. A.D. 285


• Stat. P. Papinius Statius, poet, ob. A.D. 96
• "      Ach. or Achll., Achilleis.
• "      S. or Silv., Silvae.
• "      Th. or Theb., Thebais.


• Suet. C. Suetonius Tranquillus, biographer, ob. A.D. 160
• "      Aug., Octavius Augustus Caesar.
• "      Caes., Julius Caesar.
• "      Calig., Caius Caligula.
• "      Claud., Claudius.
• "      Dom., Domitianus.
• "      Galb., Gatba.
• "      Gram., De Graminaticis.
• "      Ner., Nero.
• "      Oth., Otho.
• "      Rhet., De Rhetoricis.
• "      Tib., Tiberius.
• "      Tit., Titus.
• "      Vesp., Vespasianus.
• "      Vit., Vitellius.


• Sulp. Sulpicius Severus, Chr. writer, ob. A.D. 425


• Symm. Q. Aurelius Symmachus, orator, etc., ob. A.D. 420


• Tac. C. Cornelius Tacitus, historian, ob. A.D. 119
• "      Agr., Agricola.
• "      A. or Ann., Annales.
• "      Dial., Dialogus de Oratoribus.
• "      G. or Germ., Germanina.
• "      H. or Hist., Historia.
• "      Or., Dialogus de Oratoribus.


• Ter. or T. P. Terentius Afer, writer of comedy, ob. B.C. 159
• "      Ad., Adelphi.
• "      And., Andria.
• "      Eun., Eunuchus.
• "      Heaut., Heautontimorumenos.
• "      Hec., Hecyra.
• "      Phorm., Phormio.


• Ter. Maur. Terentianus Maurus, gramm., fl. A.D. 290


• Tert. Q. Septimius Florens Tertullianus, Chr. writer, ob. A.D. 220
• "      ad Uxor., ad Uxorem.
• "      Apol., Apologeticum.
• "      Carn. Christ., De Carne Christi.
• "      Cor. Mil., De Corona Militis.
• "      Cult. Fem., De Cultu Feminarum.
• "      Fug. in Pers., De Fuga in Persecutione.
• "      Idol., Idolotria.
• "      Jejun., De Jejuniis.
• "      Monog., Monogamia.
• "      Paen., De Paenitentia.
• "      Praes. Her., De Praescriptionibus Hereticorum.
• "      Pudic., De Pudicitia.
• "      Spect., De Spectaculis.
• "      Virg. Vel., De Virginibus Velandis.


• Theod. Prisc. Theodorus Priscianus, physician, fl. A.D. 400


• Tib. Albius Tibullus, poet, ob. B.C. 18


• Tiro, Tiro, freedman of Cicero, fl. B.C. 40


• Titin. or Titinn. Titinnius, writer of comedy, fl. B.C. 160


• Treb. Pol. Trebellius Pollio, historian, fl. A.D. 306


• Turp. Sex. Turpilius, writer of comedy, fl. B.C. 130


• Ulp. Domitius Ulpianus, JCtus, ob. A.D. 228


• Val. Cato, Valerius Cato, poet, about B.C. 80
• "      Dir., Dirae (by an unknown author; ascribed by some to Valerius Cato, and by others to Vergil).


• Val. Fl. C. Valerius Flaccus, poet, fl. A.D. 70


• Val. Max. Valerius Maximus, historian, fl. A.D. 26


• Val. Prob. M. Valerius Probus, gramm., fl. (?)A.D. 60


• Varr. M. Terentius Varro, writer on husbandry, etc.
• "      L. L., De Lingua Latina.
• "      R. R., De Re Rustica


• Veg. F. Vegetius Renatus, writer an the art of war, fl. A.D. 386
• "      Mil., De Re Militari.


• Veg. P. Vegetius, fl. (?)A.D. 420
• "      Vet. or Art. Vet., De Arte Veterinaria sive De Mulomedicina.


• Vell. P. Velleius Paterculus, historian, fl. A.D. 30


• Ven. Fort. Venantius Fortunatus, Chr. poet, ob. A.D. 600


• Ver. Flac. Verrius Flaccus, grammarian, ob. (?)B.C. 4


• Verg. P. Vergilius Maro, poet, ob. B.C. 19
• "      A. or Aen., Aeneis.
• "      Cat., Catalecta.
• "      Cir., Ciris.
• "      Cop., Copa.
• "      Cul., Culex.
• "      E. or Ecl., Eclogae.
• "      G. or Geor., Georgica.
• "      M. or Mor., Moretum.


• Vib. Seq. Vibius Sequester, geographer, fl. (?)A.D. 500


• Vitr. Vitruvius Pollio, writer on architecture, fl. B.C. 10


• Vop. Flavius Vopiscus, historian, fl. A.D. 305


• Vulc. Gall. Vulcatius Gallicanus, historian, about A.D. 295


• Vulg. Biblia Vulgatae Editionis (a Latin version of the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures, first made toward the end of the second century, and revised by St. Jerome,— Hieronymus, A.D. 383-392).
• "      Abd., Abdias.
• "      Act., Actus Apostolorura.
• "      Agg., Aggaeus.
• "      Am. or Amos, Amos.
• "      Apoc., Apocalypsis.
• "      Bar., Baruch.
• "      Cant., Canticum Canticorum.
• "      Coloss., Epistula ad Colossenses.
• "      Cor., Epistula ad Corinthios.
• "      Dan., Daniel.
• "      Deut., Deuteronomium.
• "      Eccl., Ecclesiastes.
• "      Eccli., Ecclesiasticus, or Filius Sirach.
• "      Eph., Epistula ad Ephesios.
• "      Esdr., Esdras.
• "      Esth., Esther.
• "      Exod., Exodus.
• "      Ezech., Ezechiel.
• "      Gal., Epistula ad Galatas.
• "      Gen., Genesis.
• "      Hab., Habacuc.
• "      Heb., Epistula ad Hebraeos.
• "      Isa., Isaias.
• "      Jac., Epistula Jacobi.
• "      Jer., Jeremias.
• "      Joan., Evangelium Joannis; but 1, 2, 3 Joan., Epistula Joannis prima, etc.
• "      Jon., Jonas.
• "      Jos., Josue.
• "      Jud., Epistula Judae.
• "      Jud. or Judic., Judices.
• "      Lev., Leviticus.
• "      Luc., Evangelium Lucae.
• "      Macc. or Mach., Machabael.
• "      Mal., Malachias.
• "      Marc, Evangelium Marci.
• "      Matt., Evangelium Matthaei.
• "      Mich., Michaeas.
• "      Nah., Nahum.
• "      Neb., Nehemias, or II. Esdras.
• "      Num., Numeri.
• "      Os., Osee.
• "      Par. or Paral., Paralipomena.
• "      Petr., Epistula Petri.
• "      Phil., Epistula ad Philippenses.
• "      Philem., Epistula ad Philemonem.
• "      Prov., Proverbia Salomonis.
• "      Psa., Psalmi.
• "      Reg., Reges.
• "      Rom., Epistula ad Romanos
• "      Sap., Sapientia.
• "      Soph., Sophonias.
• "      Thess., Epistula ad Thessalonicenses.
• "      Tim., Epistula ad Timotheum.
• "      Tit., Epistula ad Titum.
• "      Tob., Tobias.
• "      Zach., Zacharias.

Other abbreviations

• * An asterisk before a word means that it is found only once; before a meaning, that the meaning is found only once; before an author, that the word is used only once in that author.
• [ ] Square brackets around a word near the beginning of an entry give an etymology; elsewhere they can indicate dubious readings of a text.
• a. or act.,      active, -ly.
• abbrev.,      abbreviated, -tion.
• abl.,      ablative.
• absol. or abs.,      absolute, -ly, i. e. without case or adjunct.
• abstr.,      abstract.
• acc.,      accusative or according.
• access.,      accessory.
• adj.,      adjective, -ly.
• ad loc. or ad h. l.,      ad locum or ad hunc locum. (comment on this passage)
• adv.,      adverb, -ial, -ially; or adversus.
• agric. or agricult.,      agricultural.
• a. h. v.,      ad hanc vocem. (at this entry)
• al.,      alii or alia, others or other.
• amplif.,      amplificative.
• analog.,      analogous, -ly.
• antiq.,      antiquities.
• ap.,      apud (in).
• appel.,      appellative.
• append. or app.,      appendix.
• Arab.,      Arabic.
• archit.,      architecture, -tural.
• art.,      article.
• aug.,      augmentative.
• Aug.,      Augustan.
• c.,      cum (with).
• c. c.,      coupled with.
• cf.,      confer (compare).
• chh.,      church.
• class.,      classic, -al.
• Cod.,      Codex (MS).
• collat.,      collateral.
• collect.,      collective, -ly.
• com.,      commonly, comicus, comic, or in comedy.
• comm. or c.,      common gender.
• commentt.,      commentators.
• comp.,      compare or comparative.
• compd.,      compound.
• concr.,      concrete.
• conj.,      conjunction, conjunctive, or conjugation.
• constr.,      construed, -ction.
• contr.,      contracted, contraction, or contrary.
• corresp.,      corresponding.
• dat.,      dative.
• decl.,      declension.
• demonstr. or dem., demonstrative.
• dep.,      deponent.
• deriv.,      derived, -ative, -ation.
• diff.,      differs or different.
• dim.,      diminutive.
• dissyl.,      dissyllable, -abic.
• distr.,      distributive.
• dub.,      doubtful.
• eccl.,      ecclesiastical.
• ed.,      editio or editor.
• e. g.,      exempli gratiâ.
• ellipt.,      elliptical, -ly.
• elsewh.,      elsewhere.
• epic.,      epicene.
• epit.,      epitaph.
• equiv.,      equivalent.
• esp.,      especially.
• etc.,      et cetera.
• etym. etymology, -ical.
• euphon.,      euphonic, -ny.
• ex., exs.,      example, examples.
• expl.,      explanation, explained.
• express.,      expression.
• ext.,      externa.
• extr.,      extremo (at the end).
• f. or fem.,      feminine.
• fig.,      figure, -ative, -atively.
• fin. or ad fin.,      at the end.
• finit.,      finite (opp. to infinitive).
• foll.,      following.
• Fr.,      French.
• fr.,      from.
• fragm.,      frgm.,      or fr.,      fragmenta.
• freq. or fr.,      frequentative or frequent, -ly.
• fut.,      future.
• gen.,      genitive or general.
• geog.,      geography, -ical.
• Germ.,      German.
• Goth.,      Gothic.
• Gr. Greek.
• gr. or gram.,      grammar, -ian, -atical, grammatici.
• h.,      hence.
• h.l.,      hic locus (this passage).
• h.v., h. vv.,      this word, these words.
• Heb.,      Hebrew.
• hibr.,      hybrid.
• hist.,      history, -ian.
• i. e.,      id est (that is, namely)
• i. q.,      idem quod (the same as).
• ib.,      ibidem. (at the same place/citation)
• id.,      idem. (the same author)
• imper.,      imperative.
• imperf.,      imperfect.
• impers.,      impersonal, -ly.
• in bon. part.,      in bonam partem. (positive)
• in mal. part.,      in malam partem. (pejorative)
• inanim.,      inanimate.
• inch.,      inchoative, inceptive.
• indecl.,      indeclinable.
• indef.,      indefinite.
• indic.,      indicative.
• inf.,      infinitive.
• init., in.,      or ad init.,      at the beginning.
• inscrr.,      inscriptions.
• intens.,      intensive.
• interrog.,      interrogative, -tion.
• intr.,      intransitive.
• Ital.,      Italian.
• JCtus.,      juris consultus.
• jurid.,      juridical.
• kindr.,      kindred.
• l. c. or l. l.,      loco citato or laudato, in the place already cited above (in this same entry).
• l.,      lege or lectio. (read! (X instead of Y); reading)
• lang.,      language.
• Lat.,      Latin.
• leg.,      legit, legunt. (he/she reads; they read)
• lex.,      lexicon.
• lit.,      literal, in a literal sense.
• Lith.,      Lithuanian.
• m. or masc.,      masculine.
• math.,      mathematics, -ical.
• med.,      medio (in the middle).
• medic.,      medical or medicine.
• metaph.,      metaphorical, -ly.
• meton.,      by metonymy.
• mid. or med.,      medial; in a middle or reflexive sense.
• milit.,      military, in military affairs.
• MS.,      manuscript; MSS. manuscripts.
• n. pr. or nom. propr.,      nomen proprium (proper name)
• n. or neutr. neuter.
• naut.,      nautical.
• neg.,      negative, -ly.
• no.,      numero.
• nom.,      nominative.
• num. or numer.,      numeral.
• obj. or object.,      object, objective, -ly.
• obl.,      oblique.
• om.,      omit.
• onomat.,      onomatopoeia.
• opp.,      opposed to, opposite, -tion.
• orig.,      originally.
• P. a.,      participal adjective.
• p.,      page.
• part.,      participle.
• partit.,      partitive.
• pass.,      passive, -ly, or passage.
• patr.,      patronymic.
• per.,      period.
• perf.,      perfect.
• perh.,      perhaps.
• pers.,      personal, -ly.
• philos.,      philosophy, -ical, -ically, -opher.
• pl. or plur.,      plural.
• pleon.,      pleonastically.
• plqpf.,      plusquamperfectum.
• plur. tant.,      used only in the plural.
• poet.,      poetical, -ly.
• polit.,      political, -ly.
• posit. or pos.,      positive.
• poss.,      possessive.
• praef.,      praefatio.
• praep.,      preposition.
• preced.,      preceding.
• pregn.,      pregnant, -ly.
• prep.,      preposition.
• pres.,      present.
• prob.,      probably.
• prol.,      prologus.
• pron.,      pronoun.
• prooem.,      prooemium.
• prop.,      proper, -ly, in a proper sense.
• prov. or proverb.,      proverbial, -ly.
• q. v.,      quod videas. (look it up in that entry)
• qs.,      quasi.
• rad.,      radical or root.
• rar.,      rare, -ly.
• ref.,      refer, -ence.
• rel.,      relative or reliquiae.
• respect.,      respectūs.
• rhet.,      rhetoric, -al; in rhetoric.
• Rom.,      Roman.
• s. h. v.,      sub hac voce. (in this entry)
• saep.,      saepe.
• saepis.,      saepissime.
• sc.,      scilicet.
• signif.,      signifies, -cation.
• simp.,      simple.
• Span.,      Spanish.
• specif.,      specifically.
• sq.,      sequens; sqq.,      sequentes (and the following).
• subj.,      subjunctive.
• subject. or subj.,      subject, subjective. -ly.
• subst.,      substantive, -ly.
• suff.,      suffix.
• sup.,      superlative or supine.
• syll.,      syllable.
• syn.,      synonym, -ymous.
• sync.,      syncopated.
• t. t.,      technical term.
• tab.,      tabula (table, plate).
• temp. tense or temporal.
• term.,      terminus.
• trag.,      tragicus, tragic, or in tragedy.
• trans.,      translated, -tion.
• transf.,      transferred.
• trisyl.,      trisyllable, -abic.
• trop.,      in a tropical or figurative sense.
• usu.,      usual, -ly.
• usu.,      usual, -ly.
• v. h. v.,      vide hanc vocem. (see this entry)
• v.,      verb, vide, or vox.
• var. lect.,      varia lectio (different reading).
• vb.,      verb.
• voc.,      vocative.