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So Naples is far more Hellenic in dialect, lore, song and gesture than these regions, which are still rich in pure latinisms of speech, such as surgere (to arise); scitare (excitare -- to arouse); è (est -- yes); fetare (foetare); trasete (transitus -- passage of quails); titillare (to tickle); craje (cras -- to-morrow); pastena (a plantation of young vines; Ulpian has "pastinum instituere").
Old Calabria Norman Douglas 1910
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Etymology: earlier, to ride (at anchor) probably in part from Middle French sourgir to cast anchor, land, from Catalan surgir to heave, cast anchor, from Latin surgere to rise, spring up; from sub - up + regere to lead straight; in part from Latin surgere intransitive verb
The SURGE, Admit the surge, Respect the surge, finally... 2008
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Prope quam ad Meridiem est quoddam desertum magnum, in quo pro certo syluestres homines habitare dicuntur, qui nullatenus loquuntur, nec iuncturas in cruribus habent, et si quando cadunt, per se surgere non valent.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
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Prop� quam ad meridiem est quoddam desertum magnum, in quo syluestres homines pro certo habitare dicuntur, qui nulla modo loquuntur, nec in cruribus habent iuncturas: et si quando cadunt, per se surgere sine adiutorio aliorum minime possunt, aliquantam tamen habent discretionem.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Prope quam ad Meridiem est quoddam desertum magnum, in quo pro certo syluestres homines habitare dicuntur, qui nullatenus loquuntur, nec iuncturas in cruribus habent, et si quando cadunt, per se surgere non valent.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Quarto: negat in conuituijs quemquam discumbentium � mensa surgere: sed matres familias singulis conuiuis quoties opus fuerit matellas porrigere.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Quarto: negat in conuituijs quemquam discumbentium à mensa surgere: sed matres familias singulis conuiuis quoties opus fuerit matellas porrigere.
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Et dixit ad patrem suum, Ne sit ira in oculis domini mei, quod non possim surgere a facie tua: quia consuetudo mulierum est mihi: et scrutatus est, et non invenit idola.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996
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Et stella maris, succurre cadenti surgere qui curat populo, succurre, succurre cadenti surgere qui curat populo;
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Vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere: surgite postquam sederitis, qui manducatis panem doloris.
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