Re: OT : Latin phrase.
| From: | Harald Stoiber <stoiberh@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, December 12, 2003, 12:44 |
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On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 23:39:46 +0100, Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> wrote:
>Liberate tu-temet ex inferis
I found "tutemet" to be an emphasized version of "te".
"inferis" is the plural locative/ablative/dative form
of "inferus" which means "that which is below, underneath,
lower". It can also mean "the dead ones" - probably
because they were supposed to populate "that which is
below", namely the underworld of ancient mythology.
Based on this, I would say the sentence means:
"Liberate yourself from the dead!" - with "yourself"
emphasized.
Hopefully, I could help....
Harald
:-))))
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