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frugi (opp. nequam) servus

a good, useful slave.

Etymology:

  • frugi is an old case-form (either locative or dative) from an obsolete nominative frux. Cf. bonae frugi esse, to be useful; ad bonam frugem se recipere, to come to one's senses (Cael. 12. 28).
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Submitted on October 09, 2019

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عبد صادق (مقابل. لا قيمة له)

sparsam (gegnerische Verbrecher abwesend)

honest (opp. worthless) slave

ærlig (opp. verdiløs) slave

escravo honesto (opp. inútil)

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