moleste Latin · revision 31301

+ {{infobox|confidence=probable|formation=derivation|attested=81–43 BC, Cicero|origins=itc-pro *mel-e/os-}}

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''molestē''' (comparative molestius, superlative molestissimē)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the adverb of [[m|la|molestus|t=troublesome]], formed with [[m|la|-ē]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan explains ⟨molestus⟩ most likely from an old neuter s-stem ⟨*melos⟩ “trouble, obstacle”, from [[itc-pro|*mel-e/os-|t=trouble]] and [[ine-pro|*mel-e/os-]], with the vowel of [[m|la|mōlēs|t=mass, burden]] brought in; a derivation from ⟨mōlēs⟩ itself he thinks less likely.^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler gives Cicero as its first author,^(Köbler 2010) who writes to Atticus “I am sure you take it ill”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is in a vexing or distressing manner, tiresomely or annoyingly.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) Most often it appears in ''molestē ferre'', also ''patī'' or ''accipere'', to take something ill or be annoyed at it, with an accusative and infinitive, ''quod'' or ''sī'', in Cicero, Caesar and Livy.^(OLD 2012)

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+ Köbler also finds it in the Bible and in glossaries.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero has ''molestē ferre''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 50 BC – Caesar.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 59 BC–17 AD – Livy.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|annoying|alt=Annoyingly]], tiresomely; with displeasure.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''molestē ferre'' (''patī'', ''accipere''): to take ill, be [[m|en|annoy|alt=annoyed]] at.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[molestus]]

+ * [[molestia]]

+ * [[mōlēs]]

+ * [[aegrē]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Döderlein notes that ''aegrē'', ''graviter'' and ''molestē ferre'', like ''succēnsēre'', denote a silent displeasure, while ''īrāscī'', ''indignārī'' and ''stomachārī'' denote a loud one.^(Döderlein 1874)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}