Latin translation please

AlexBell · 11-02-2013, 01:45 AM

I'm preparing Shrewsbury by Stanley J. Weyman for the MobileRead library, and would be most grateful if someone could translate two mottoes of William III

Tandem fit Surculus arbor

Soevus tranquillus in Undis

Google translate is even less helpful than usual.

As a bonus does anyone know who Soevus was? I can't find him anywhere.

JoHunt · 11-02-2013, 02:50 AM

My googling finds the phrase Tandem Fit Arbor Surculus as the motto of a school in South Africa, which they have translated as The Twig Will Eventually Become A Tree.

Tandem fit Surculus arbor apparently literally translates to a shoot at length becomes a tree.

http://www.eudict.com/?lang=lateng&w...rculus%20arbor

I could find nothing for Soevus ... but plenty of references to Saevis tranquillus in undis (calm in stormy waters).

http://books.google.com/books?id=uqS...0undis&f=false

AlexBell · 11-03-2013, 01:09 AM

Thanks, that's most helpful. I hadn't thought of googling the phrase; I was relying on Google Translate.

11-02-2013, 01:45 AM	#1
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	Latin translation please I'm preparing Shrewsbury by Stanley J. Weyman for the MobileRead library, and would be most grateful if someone could translate two mottoes of William III Tandem fit Surculus arbor Soevus tranquillus in Undis Google translate is even less helpful than usual. As a bonus does anyone know who Soevus was? I can't find him anywhere.

11-02-2013, 02:50 AM	#2
JoHunt I am what I am Posts: 6,625 Karma: 62235665 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iPad3, Voyage	My googling finds the phrase Tandem Fit Arbor Surculus as the motto of a school in South Africa, which they have translated as The Twig Will Eventually Become A Tree. Tandem fit Surculus arbor apparently literally translates to a shoot at length becomes a tree. http://www.eudict.com/?lang=lateng&w...rculus%20arbor I could find nothing for Soevus ... but plenty of references to Saevis tranquillus in undis (calm in stormy waters). http://books.google.com/books?id=uqS...0undis&f=false Last edited by JoHunt; 11-02-2013 at 03:17 AM.

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11-03-2013, 01:09 AM	#3
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	Thanks, that's most helpful. I hadn't thought of googling the phrase; I was relying on Google Translate.

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