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Proverbia de Apro

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These proverbs about the Boar (Aper) emphasize the boar as an animal that is hunted, hard to catch because of his horns - but good to eat.

For more information about the boar in Latin bestiaries, visit the Aper 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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Scit bene
qua prudens valle
moretur aper.

qua...valle: split phrase
prudens: agrees with the unexpressed subject of scit

moretur: subjunctive in indirect question introduced by scit
Aper
in casses incidit. 		 
A cane non magno
saepe tenetur aper. 		 
In saltu uno,
duos apros capio. 		 
Ego
apros occido,
sed alter
fruitur pulpamento. 		 
Desine
apro cutem detrahere
antequam aprum captavisti.		 detrahere: complementary infinitive with desine
Cornibus tauri,
apri dentibus,
morsu leones
se tutantur. 		 
Liquidis inmissi fontibus
apros. 		liquidis...fontibus: split phrase
Fluctibus aprum appingit.
 
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