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vĕter, ĕris, v. vetus init.

Vĕtĕra, um, n., a town of Gallia Belgica, now Xanten, Tac. A. 1, 45; called also Vetera castra, id. H. 4, 18 and 21.

* vĕtĕrāmentārĭus, a, um, adj. [vetus], of or belonging to old things: sutor, a mender of old shoes, cobbler, Suet. Vit. 2.

vĕtĕrānus, a, um, adj. [vetus],

  1. I. old, veteran (in technical lang.): boves, Varr. R. R. 1, 20, 2: pecus, Col. 6, 2, 9: gallinae, id. 8, 5, 6: vitis, id. 3, 15, 3: mancipia, Dig. 39, 4, 16: hostis, Liv. 21, 6, 5: miles veteranus, or simply veteranus, an old tried soldier, a veteran soldier, a veteran: milites, Cic. Phil. 3, 2, 3: veterani, Caes. B. C. 3, 24; Cic. Phil. 11, 14, 37; Liv. 37, 20, 2; 40, 39, 4; Sen. Ben. 3, 33, 1; 5, 24, 1; cf.: legiones veteranae, i. e. composed of veterans, Caes. B. G. 1, 24.
  2. II. Trop., experienced, skilled: veteranis manibus libros evolvite, Vop. Aur. 39.

vĕtĕrārĭus, a, um, adj. [vetus], old, mature (very rare): quoniam non contenti vina diffundere, veteraria per sapores aetatesque disponere invenimus, Sen. Q. N. 4, 13, 3; cf.: veteraria nostra et plena multorum saeculorum vindemiis horrea, id. Ep. 114, 26.

vĕtĕrasco, rāvi, 3, v. inch. n. [id.], to grow old: veterascens ad gloriam, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 437, 29: pati aliquid veterascere, Col. 2, 14, 2: ut nec vestimenta veterascerent, etc., wear out, Ambros. de Fide, 2, 2, 23: cum febres veteraverunt, Cels. 3, 12, 6 (dub.; al. inveter-); Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 1, 8 (dub.; Haase, verterunt): et omnes sicut vestimentum veterascent, Vulg. Psa. 101, 27.

vĕtĕrātor, ōris, m. [veteratus], one who has grown old, become gray, is practised, skilled in any thing.

  1. I. In gen.: in causis privatis satis veterator, Cic. Brut. 48, 178: in litteris, Gell. 3, 1, 5.
  2. II. In partic.
    1. A. In a bad sense, a crafty fellow, an old fox, sly-boots: acutus, versutus, veterator, Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 53; id. Rep. 3, 16, 26: quid hic vult veterator sibi? Ter. And. 2, 6, 26; id. Heaut. 5, 1, 16; Cic. Off. 3, 13, 57; 3, 32, 113; Gannius ap. Fest. p. 369.
    2. B. An old slave (opp. novitius), Dig. 21, 1, 65; 21, 1, 37.

vĕtĕrātōrĭē, adv., v. veteratorius fin.

vĕtĕrātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [veterator, II. A.], crafty. cunning, sly (Ciceronian): nihil ab isto tectum, nihil veteratorium exspectaveritis: omnia aperta, omnia perspicua reperientur, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 141; so, ratio dicendi, id. Brut. 75, 261.
* Adv.: vĕtĕrātōrĭē, craftily, cunningly, slyly: dicere (with acute), Cic. Or. 28, 99.

* vĕtĕrātrix, īcis, f. [veterator], a sorceress, App. M. 9, p. 230, 24 (al. veratrix).

vĕtĕrātus, P. a. of vetero.

vĕtĕrētum, i, n. [vetus], ground that has long lain fallow, old fallow ground, = vervactum, Col. 2, 10, 4 and 5; 2, 13, 2.

vĕtĕrīnārĭus, a, um, adj. [veterinus], of or belonging to beasts of burden and draught.

  1. I. Adj.: medicina, farriery, Col. 7, 3, 16.
  2. II. Subst.
    1. A. vĕtĕrīnārĭus, ii, m., a cattle-doctor, farrier, veterinarian, Col. 6, 8, 1; 7, 5, 14; 11, 1, 12.
    2. B. vĕtĕ-rīnārĭum, ii, n., a place for taking care of diseased animals, Hyg. Grom. p. 12.

vĕtĕrīnus, a, um, adj. [contr. from vehiterinus, from veho; cf. Fest. p. 369 Müll.], of or belonging to carrying or drawing burdens.

  1. I. Adj.: bestia, a beast of burden or draught, Cato ap. Fest. p. 369; called also pecus, Arn. 3, 139: genus, Plin. 11, 46, 106, § 255; hence also: semen equorum, Lucr. 5, 890 (887); so, semen, id. 5, 865 (862).
    1. B. Substt.: vĕtĕrīnae, ārum, f., and vĕ-tĕrīna, ōrum, n., draught-cattle, beasts of burden, Varr. R. R. 1, 38, 3; Plin. 11, 37, 64, § 168; 11, 50, 111, § 265.
  2. II. Of or belonging to beasts of burden: ars, the art of healing domestic animals, Veg. Vet. praef. 1.

* vĕternōsĭtas, ātis, f. [veternosus], lethargy, somnolency, Fulg. Myth. 3, 4 fin.

vĕternōsus, a, um, adj. [veternus, II. C.], afflicted with lethargy, lethargic.

  1. I. Lit., Plin. 20, 4, 13, § 24; 28, 17, 67, § 230; Cato ap. Gell. 1, 15, 9; id. ap. Fest. p. 369.
    1. B. Transf., sleepy, drowsy, dreamy: homo, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 21.
  2. II. Trop., languid, spiritless (post-Aug.): animus, Sen. Ira, 1, 16, 25: genus dicendi, Sid. Ep. 1, 1: consuetudo, Aug. Ep. 48.
    Sup.: veternosissimi artificii nodos, Sen. Ep. 82, 19.

1. vĕternus, a, um, adj. [vetus], of great age, old, ancient (only post-class.).

  1. I. Adj.: rupes, Fulg. Myth. 1 praef.: silentia, Prud. Cath. 9, 68.
  2. II. Subst.: vĕter-nus, i, m.
    1. * A. Old age, age, Stat. Th. 6, 94.
    2. B. Old dirt (post-Aug. and very rare), Col. 4, 24, 6; App. M. 9, p. 223.
    3. C. Lethargy, somnolence (as a disease of aged people).
      1. 1. 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, § 127.
      2. 2. 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.

2. vĕternus, i, v. 1. veternus, II.

vĕtĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [vetus], to make old (late Lat.): dicendo autem novum veteravit prius, Vulg. Heb. 8, 13.
P. a.: vĕ-tĕrātus, a, um, old, inveterate: mederi ulceribus veteratis, Plin. 32, 10, 52, § 141: caseus, mouldy, Scrib. Comp. 140.

vĕtus, ĕris (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. vĕter, Enn. and Att. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 2 Müll.; abl. regularly, vetere; but veteri, Juv. 6, 121; Stat. Th. 1, 360; 11, 582; 13, 374; comp. class. vetustior; archaic form veterior), adj. [Sanscr. vatsas, year; Gr. ἔτος, ϝετος].

  1. I. Adj.
    1. A. Old (opp. young), aged: Acherunticus senex, vetus, decrepitus, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 20: novus amator, vetus puer, id. ib. 5, 4, 15: poëta, Ter. Heaut. prol. 22: veteres ac moris antiqui memores, Liv. 42, 27, 4: veteres et sancti viri, Sall. H. 2, 23, 5 Dietsch: parentes, Verg. A. 5, 576: pecudes, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 2: gallinae, Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 146; Col. 8, 5, 14: laurus, Verg. A. 2, 513: caput, Tib. 1, 8, 42.
    2. B. Old (opp. new), of long standing: quam veterrumu’st, tam homini optimu’st amicus, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 71: maceria, id. ib. 2, 2, 50: Antemna veterior est Romā, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 716 P. (Orig. 1, fr. 25): quod si veteris contumeliae oblivisci vellet; num etiam recentium injuriarum memoriam deponere posse? Caes. B. G. 1, 14: invidia et infamia non recens, sed vetus ac diuturna, Cic. Verr. 1, 2, 5: vetus atque usitata exceptio, id. de Or. 1, 37, 168: sphaerae illius vetus esse inventum, id. Rep. 1, 14, 22: amici veteres (opp. novi), id. Lael. 18, 67: veterrima (amicitia), id. ib.: naves, Caes. B. G. 5, 15: nobilitas, Sall. J. 85, 4: consuetudo, id. C. 23, 3: provinciae, Liv. 21, 44, 7; 28, 39, 8.
      Esp., of soldiers, veteran, experienced: ille exercitatus et vetus (miles), Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 38; cf. exercitus, id. ib.; Caes. B. C. 1, 3; Liv. 41, 8, 5: copiae, Caes. B. G. 1, 27: milites, id. ib. 6, 40; Liv. 26, 41, 2: legiones, id. 27, 8, 15: centuriones, id. 4, 17, 10.
      With gen. (post-Aug.): gnaros belli veteresque laborum, Sil. 4, 532: militiae, Tac. H. 4, 20: regnandi, id. A. 6, 44: scientiae et caerimoniarum, id. ib. 6, 12: operis ac laboris, id. ib. 1, 20: armorum, Sil. 17, 297.
      With inf. (poet.): hinc Fadum petit et veterem bellare Labicum, Sil. 5, 565.
    3. C. Old, of a former time (opp. present, existing), former, earlier, ancient, etc. (cf. antiquus): veterem atque antiquam rem novam ad vos proferam, Plaut. Am. prol. 118: historia vetus atque antiqua, id. Trin. 2, 2, 100 Brix ad loc.: credendum est veteribus et priscis, ut aiunt, viris, Cic. Univ. 11: veterrimi poëtae Stoici, id. N. D. 1, 15, 41: multo vetustior et horridior ille (Laelius) quam Scipio, archaic, antiquated, id. Brut. 21, 83: in veterem revoluta figuram, Verg. A. 6, 449: fama veterum malorum, id. ib. 6, 527: injuria, Phaedr. 1, 21, 6.
  2. II. Substt.
    1. A. vĕtĕres, um, m., the ancients, men of a former time, the fathers, ancestors, forefathers: majores nostri, veteres illi, admodum antiqui, leges annales non habebant, Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 47.
      Esp., of ancient authors, etc.: nostri veteres, Plin. 36, 7, 12, § 59: quae veteres factitarunt, Ter. Eun. prol. 43: omnes veteres et Cicero praecipue, Quint. 9, 3, 1; cf. id. 5, 4, 1: antiqui veteres, Front. Ep. ad Amic. 1, 5.
    2. B. vĕtĕres, um, f. (sc. tabernae), the old booths on the south side of the Forum Romanum (opp. Novae, v. novus): sub Veteribus, Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 19; Liv. 44, 16, 10; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 25.
    3. C. vĕtĕra, um, n., the old, old things, antiquity (opp. praesentia): vetera semper in laude, praesentia in fastidio, Tac. Or. 18; cf. id. ib. 15: si vetera mihi ignota (sunt), Cic. Sull. 18, 51: vetera omittere, to leave out of consideration, Sall. J. 102, 14: vetera odisse, nova optare, id. C. 37, 3: vetera scrutari, traditions, Cic. Tusc. 1, 13, 29.
      Prov.: vetera vaticinamini, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 129 Lorenz ad loc.