verbena
Dictionary entries
- Entry →verbena, verbenae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
leafy branch/twig from aromatic trees/shrubs (religious/medicinal purposes);
abl. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...obsecro, humine? DA. ex ara hinc sume verbenas tibi atque s substerne. MY. quam ob rem id tute..."Divus Vespasianus
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...intrasset, ac propitiato multum deo tandem se convertisset, verbenas coronasque et panificia, ut illic assolet, Basilides libertus obtulisse..."Aeneid XII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...gramineas. alii fontemque ignemque ferebant velati limo et verbena tempora vincti. procedit legio Ausonidum, pilataque plenis agmina..."Liber I
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Valerius; is patrem patratum Sp. Fusium fecit, verbena caput capillosque tangens. Pater patratus ad ius iurandum patrandum..."