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Full Glossary for The Aeneid

gall rude boldness; impudence; audacity.

gittern an early instrument of the guitar family, having an oval body and wire strings.

grotto a cavelike summerhouse or shrine.

guile slyness and cunning in dealing with others; craftiness.

gullets throats or necks.

gyves fetters; shackles.

halyard a rope or tackle for raising or lowering a flag, sail, etc.

harried raided, esp. repeatedly, and ravaged or robbed; pillaged; plundered.

hawsers large ropes used for towing or mooring a ship.

heady impetuous; rash; willful.

hoar having white or gray hair because of age.

hummock a low, rounded hill; knoll; hillock.

ilex holly.

immedicable that cannot be healed; incurable.

immured shut up within or as within walls; imprisoned, confined, or secluded.

impend [Now rare] to hang or be suspended (over).

impiously not piously; specif., in a manner lacking reverence, respect, or dutifulness.

incendiary willfully stirring up strife, riot, rebellion, etc.

infernal a) of the ancient mythological world of the dead b) of hell.

inscribing writing, marking, or engraving (words, symbols, etc.) on some surface.

integuments natural outer coverings of the body or of a plant, including skin, shell, hide, husk, or rind.

interment the act of interring; burial.

interposed introduced (a remark, opinion, etc.) into a conversation, debate, etc.; put in as an interruption.

interred put into a grave or tomb; buried.

inviolable not to be violated; not to be profaned or injured; sacred.

inviolate not violated; kept sacred or unbroken.


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