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Optative Does the perfect "faxit" have an optative sense?
A sentence in Corderii colloquyCorderii Colloquia 24,
'ille spiritus bonus faxit'
ille spiritus bonus faxit.
is translated
'may that good spirit grant it'.
how as:
May that good spirit grant it.
How does the perfect indicative come to have an optative sense here?
Optative perfect?
A sentence in Corderii colloquy 24,
'ille spiritus bonus faxit' is translated
'may that good spirit grant it'.
how does the perfect indicative come to have an optative sense here?
Does the perfect "faxit" have an optative sense?
A sentence in Corderii Colloquia 24,
ille spiritus bonus faxit.
is translated as:
May that good spirit grant it.
How does the perfect indicative come to have an optative sense here?
A sentence in Corderii colloquy 24,
'ille spiritus bonus faxit' is translated
'may that good spirit grant it'.
how does the pf indperfect indicative come to have an optative sense here?
A sentence in Corderii colloquy 24,
'ille spiritus bonus faxit' is translated
'may that good spirit grant it'.
how does the pf ind come to have an optative sense here?
A sentence in Corderii colloquy 24,
'ille spiritus bonus faxit' is translated
'may that good spirit grant it'.
how does the perfect indicative come to have an optative sense here?
