dolus esse  Discussion in 'Lingua Latina (Latin)' started by
rajahbeloof, Apr 19, 2013.    1. rajahbeloof Senior Member
"Luxuria verborum tuorum mihi dolus non erat."      I am not
quite sure how to render this into English. Maybe: "The rankness
of your words was not a device for me."      What in the world
is this dolus esse​?   2. relativamente Senior Member
catalan and spanish     Maybe dolo instead of dolus?   3.
ablativ Senior Member      My suggestion: I felt cheated by the
abundance of your words. (... was a fraud to me) [dolus,-i,
masc., nominative]   4. Hamlet2508 Senior Member      I suppose
it would have to be dolo (dativus finalis) esse, which would
translate as "I was not deceived by the wealth of your words ".
Does that make sense?   5. ablativ Senior Member      I missed
the "non" - sorry! "I did not feel cheated ..."      But anyway:
I trust Hamlet's explanation more than mine.   6. rajahbeloof
Senior Member      Forgive my delay, indeed, it all does make
sense. Thank you very much ^