Dum Clavum Rectum Teneam
Dum clavum rectum teneam navimque gubernem,
Uni committam cetera cuncta Deo.
He, that his Course directly Steeres,
Nor Stormes, nor Windy-Censures feares.
Nor Stormes, nor Windy-Censures feares.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words which are not on the DCC list:
clāvus, clāvī m. - nail, spike, helm
guberno, āre - pilot, guide, direct, control
cēterus -a -um: the others, the rest
committo -mittere -mīsī -missum: join, entrust to (+ dat.); perform, do
cūnctus -a -um: entire all together
deus -ī m.; dea -ae f. god; goddess
dum: while (+ indic.); until (+ subj.); provided that (+ subj.)
nāvis -is f.: ship
que: and (enclitic)
rectus -a -um: straight, direct
teneo -ēre -uī tentum: hold
ūnus -a -um: one