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passer, -ĕris, m.: sparrow or blue rock-thrush, a common domestic pet in Italy

dēlĭcĭa, -ae, f.: pleasure; pl. pet, darling

pŭella, -ae, f.: girl; young woman; girlfriend

lūdo, -ere, -si, -sum: play

sĭnus, -ūs, m.: the cavity or fold produced by the looping of a garment (OLD); breast, bosom, refuge; a curved indentation in the coastline such as a bay or gulf

tĕnĕo, -ere, -ŭi, -tum: hold

prīmus, -a, -um: first; the tip of

dĭgĭtus, -i, m.: finger

appĕto, -ere, -īvi or -ii, -ītum: try to reach; seek; attack

ācer, -cris, -cre: sharp, bitter, vehement, intense

sŏlĕo, -ere, -ĭtus: to be accustome (to); (euphemistic w/acc.) to “know,” i.e. be sexually intimate with

incĭto (1): incite, provoke, stir

mordĕo, -ere, mŏmordi, morsum: bite

dēsīdĕrĭum, -ii, n.: desire (esp. for someone absent), longing; an object of desire, darling

nĭtĕo, -ēre: shine

cārus, -a, -um: dear

nescĭo, -ire -īvi or -ĭi, -ītum: not to know

lŭbet: intr. w/dat. of person pleased: to be pleasing

iŏcor, -ari -ātus: joke

sōlācĭŏlum, -i, n.: solace, comfort

dŏlor, -ōris, m.: pain, distress

crēdo, -ere, -dĭdi, -dĭtum: entrust; believe

tum: then, at that time

grăvis, -e: heavy, grevious, severe; low-pitched

acquĭesco, -ere, -ēvi, -ētum: rest, relax, subside

ardor, -ōris, m.: conflagration; passion

sīcut: in the same way as

tristis, -e: grim, fierce, gloomy; unhappy, sad

ănĭmus, -i, m.: the mind

lĕvo (1): lighten

cūra, -ae, f.: care, concern, anxiety

tam: to such a degree, so

grātus, -a, -um: pleasing

fĕro, ferre, tŭli, lātum: bear, carry; endure, withstand; say; take; accept

pernix, -īcis: leggy, long-legged

aurĕŏlus, -a, -um: golden

mălus, -a, -um: bad, evil, malicious

zōna, -ae, f.: a girdle or belt; as worn by unmarried girls, its removal signified loss of virginity

solvo, solvere, solvi, solūtum: loosen, untie, dislodge, cast off; discharge, fulfill (a vow)

dĭū: for a long time

lĭgo (1): tie, bind