[Steppes] Latin translation:

[Jann Mays]

Could it possibly mean "Live by the sword, Sagittarius is dead" or "... is
dying" stating the preference to the sword over the bow?  Could "morti" be
the state of being?  In French, Sagittarius is dying would be "Sagitarrius
meurt" and Sagittarius is dead would by "Sagittarius est mort" whereas the
French use the present tense/adjective complement instead of the English
past tense.  I have to admit, I'm not familiar with all of the Latin
declentions (?), but I'll also see if there's a reference to it in my "Amo,
Amas, Amat" dictionary.

Gabrielle


>From: John de Irwynne <lordirwynne at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: steppes at ansteorra.org
>To: ironwyrm at juno.com
>CC: steppes at ansteorra.org
>Subject: Re: [Steppes] Latin translation:
>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 14:48:11 +0100 (BST)
>
>"Arcus" is one word for bow; however, some related
>terms, such as
>archer and arrow, are represented by "sagittarius".
>Perhaps a
>clearer way to state it would be
>      gladio vivere, sagittarius morti
>or
>      live (or life) [by the] sword, die (or death) [by
>the]
>---The problem with this one is the Latin needs to be
>conjugated. Sagittarius is the nominative or first
>person case. 'by the archer' is another case which
>tarnslates as sagittario. same for the comment below.
>Arcus is the nominative case. Arco is the ablative
>case. Morti is also a noun , not the verb . Mori is
>conjugated as "to Die", just as vivere translates as
>'to live'. Mori is an irregular verb that changes form
>for the personal conjugations.  Mores is the plural
>nominative of the word for customs/manners.
>
>Of course you can use whichever sounds pleasing to the
>ear. Most people won't know the difference anyway.
>
>Lady Elspeth de Forbeys
>"Aurum peccamenes multifariam texit"
>
>
>
>{archer or arrow}>      gladio vivere, arcus morti
> > I would use "arcus" for bow; "arco" is more
> > generally used for
> > "curved or rounded".  Use "morti" for "death" or
> > "die"; "mori"
>
>
>
>
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