quernus
From LSJ
ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
quernus: a, um, adj. quercus; cf. querneus,
I of oaks, oaken, oak- (poet.): quernas glandes tum stringere tempus, Verg. G. 1, 305: vimen, id. A. 11, 65: stipes, Ov. F. 4, 333: corona, a garland of oak-leaves, id. Tr. 3, 1, 36.
Latin > English
quernus querna, quernum ADJ :: of oak, made of oak wood
Latin > Chinese
quernus, a, um. adj. :: 橡樹者
