| intereā, adv. | in the meantime, meanwhile |
| socius, -ī, m. | companion, comrade, ally |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| puppis, -is f. | stern of a ship |
| altus, -a, -um | high, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep |
| pōns, pontis, m. | bridge |
| expōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus | put out, set forth; put on shore, land; explain |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| servō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | save, preserve |
| recursus, -ūs m. | running back, return; ebb (of the sea) |
| langueō, -ēre, languī | be faint, be sick |
| pelagus, -ī n. | the sea, the open sea |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| brevis, -e | short |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | believe |
| saltus, -ūs m. | wooded pass, forest glade, woodland |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| rēmus, -ī, m. | oar |
| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| speculor, -ārī, -ātus sum | spy, watch |
| lītus, lītoris, n. | shore |
| quā, adv. | in which place, where |
| vadum, -ī n. | ford, shallow place |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| spērō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | hope |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| frangō, frangere, frēgī, frāctus | break; dash to pieces, wreck |
| remurmurō, -āre | murmur back, roar in answer |
| unda, -ae, f. | wave |
| sed, conj. | but |
| mare, maris, n. | sea |
| inoffēnsus, -a, -um | unobstructed, smooth, uninterrupted |
| crēscō, -ere, crēvī, crētum | grow, rise (in power) |
| allābor, -lābī, -lāpsus sum | glide towards, reach |
| aestus, -ūs m. | heat; tide |
| advertō, -ere, advertī, adversum | turn toward (animum advertere: notice) |
| subitō, adv. | unexpectedly, suddenly |
| prōra, -ae, f. | prow, bow |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| precor, -ārī, -ātus sum | pray, beg |
| nunc, adv. | now |
| ō (interj.) | O! oh! |
| legō, legere, lēgī, lēctus | choose, pick out; read |
| manus, -ūs, f. | hand |
| validus, -a, -um | strong |
| incumbō, -ere, -cubuī, -cubitum | lean on; throw oneself into, devote oneself to |
| tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātus | lift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor |
| ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus | bear, bring |
| ratis, -is f. | raft |
| inimīcus, -a, -um | unfriendly, hostile |
| findō, -ere, fidī, fissus | split, cleave |
| rōstrum, -ī, n. | beak |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| terra, -ae, f. | land, earth |
| sulcus, -ī m. | furrow; trench |
| premō, premere, pressī, pressus | press, check, restrain |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| carīna, -ae f. | keel; hull |
| tālis, -e | such |
| statiō, -ōnis f. | outpost, picket |
| recūsō, -cūsāre, -cūsāvī, -cūsātus | give a reason against, refuse |
| arripiō, -ere, -ripuī, -reptus | seize, snatch up |
| tellūs, -ūris f. | earth, land (poetic) |
| semel (adv.) | once (semel atque iterum: again and again) |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| postquam, conj. | later than, after, when |
| effor, -fārī, -fātus sum | speak out, pronounce (a solemn formula) |
| cōnsurgō, -ere, -surrēxī, -surrēctus | rise together, stand up |
| tōnsa, -ae f. | oar |
| spūmō, -āre, -āvī | foam, froth |
| arvum, -ī n. | ploughed field, field |
| īnferō, īnferre, intulī, inlātus | bring in or against, wage against; inflict |
| Latīnus, -a, -um | Latin |
| dōnec (conj.) | until; while, as long as |
| teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tus | hold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop |
| siccus, -a, -um | dry; (n. as noun) dry land |
| sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessus | sit |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| innocuus, -a, -um | harmless; unharmed |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| namque, conj. | for |
| īnflīgō, -ere, -flīxī, -flīctus | strike against, dash on; inflict |
| dorsum, -ī n. | back; ridge (of a hill) |
| dum, conj. | while, as; as long as; until |
| pendeō, -ēre, pependī | hang, be suspended; hover |
| inīquus, -a, -um | uneven; unfair |
| anceps, ancipitis | two-sided, on two fronts; doubtful |
| sustentō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | hold out, endure |
| diū, adv. | for a long time, a long time or while, long; comp |
| flūctus, -ūs m. | wave |
| fatīgō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | tire, wear out |
| solvō, solvere, solvī, solūtus | loosen, unbind, release; pay; with or without nāvem, cast off, set sail, put to sea |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| vir, virī, m. | man |
| medius, -a, -um | mid, middle |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| fragmen, -inis n. | fragment, piece broken off |
| fluitō, -āre, -āvī | float, drift |
| trānstrum, -ī n. | crossbeam, thwart |
| impediō, -pedīre, -pedīvī, -pedītus | hinder, prevent, impede |
| retrahō, -ere, -trāxī, -tractum | drag back |
| pēs, pedis, m. | foot |
| simul, adv. | at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as |
| relābor, -lābī, -lāpsus sum | slide back, sink back |