Definition of veternus
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LNS
veternus, veternī
veternus
noun (m., 2nd declension)
  1. Old age, age
  2. Old dirt
  3. Lethargy, somnolence
  4. Of the deep, long sleep or torpidity
  5. drowsiness, dulness, sluggishness, sloth
Abbreviations
veternus, a, um, adj. vetus, of great age, old, ancient (only post-class.). Adj.: rupes, Fulg. Myth. 1 praef.: silentia, Prud. Cath. 9, 68.

— Subst.: veter-nus, i, m. * Old age, age, Stat. Th. 6, 94.

— Old dirt (post-Aug. and very rare), Col. 4, 24, 6; App. M. 9, p. 223.

— Lethargy, somnolence (as a disease of aged people). Lit.: num eum veternus aut aqua intercus tenet? Plaut. Men. 5, 4, 3.

—Of the deep, long sleep or torpidity of bears, Plin. 8, 36, 54, ยง 127.

— Trop., drowsiness, dulness, sluggishness, sloth (freq., but not in Cic.), Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 4 (cited ap. Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 3); Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 10; Verg. G. 1, 124; Cat. 17, 24; Col. 7, 5, 3; 7, 10, 4; App. Flor. 3, p. 357.
 
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