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Proverbia de Accipitre

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These proverbs about the Hawk (Accipiter) are based largely on the notion that the hawk is a predatory bird.

For more information about the hawk in Latin bestiaries, visit the Accipiter in the Zoo. If you find some of the proverbs below difficult to understand, you will find some English translations at the Zoo page, along with some additional notes there that you might find helpful!

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Aves enecat accipiter. .
Accipitri
timidas credis, furiose, columbas! 		timidas...columbas: split phrase
Adiuvat accipitrem impetus,
columbam fuga. 		 
Ocior accipitre.  
Ex bubone pigro
nunquam cito
accipiter fit. 		 
Accipiter placet accipitri.  
Nutrit et accipiter
pullos suos. 		et accipiter : adverbial use of et
Non rete accipitri tenditur.  
Metuit accipiter
suspectos laqueos.
 

 

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