Good god, I’ve made it to #10? I think I’m shocked.
Today’s Latin phrase is from the medieval Prophecy of the Bull, which dates to around 1327 — right around the beginning of Edward III’s reign as King of England.
Ad bona non tardus, audax veluti leopardus
ad – to, toward, until, almost
bona – good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant, right, useful, valid/correct, healthy
non – no, not, [negative]
tardus – adj.; slow, limping, deliberate, late
audax – adj.; bold, daring, courageous, reckless, rash, audacious, presumptuous, desperate
veluti – adv.; just as, as if
leopardus – noun; leopard
[He] is never slow to [do] good, just as the courageous leopard
Yay for medieval Latin prophecies containing animal imagery! And poetry. Yikes.
Soo… is that the heroic leopard or the cowardly leopard? o.0
It’s the heroic leopard, for certain! It’s a song of praise for Edward III.