merens
ὦ δυσπάλαιστον γῆρας, ὡς μισῶ σ' ἔχων, μισῶ δ' ὅσοι χρῄζουσιν ἐκτείνειν βίον, βρωτοῖσι καὶ ποτοῖσι καὶ μαγεύμασι παρεκτρέποντες ὀχετὸν ὥστε μὴ θανεῖν: οὓς χρῆν, ἐπειδὰν μηδὲν ὠφελῶσι γῆν, θανόντας ἔρρειν κἀκποδὼν εἶναι νέοις → Old age, resistless foe, how do I loathe your presence! Them too I loathe, whoever desire to lengthen out the span of life, seeking to turn the tide of death aside by food and drink and magic spells; those whom death should take away to leave the young their place, when they no more can benefit the world
Latin > English
merens merentis (gen.), merentior -or -us, merentissimus -a -um ADJ :: merit-worthy; well-deserving
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mĕrens: entis, Part. and P. a. of mereo, q. v.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mĕrēns,¹² tis, part. prés. de mereo ou mereor ;
1 qui mérite, digne : increpare merentes Sall. J. 100, 3, blâmer ceux qui le méritent
2 qui rend service : bene merens alicui Pl. Men. 693, qui rend de bons services à qqn ; de republica Cic. d. Non. 344, 19, qui mérite bien de l’État || bene merens Pl. Capt. 935 ; Most. 232, bienfaiteur. merentissimus CIL 3, 3544, etc.
Latin > German (Georges)
merēns, entis, s. mereo.
