[*] 127.6. interiores: the ruder barbarians here described are probably represented by the later Picts, whose name Picti (cf. picti, painted ) has been thought to denote their woad-staining. The woad plant, Isatis tinctoria, akin to the common shepherd's purse, is still used somewhat for dyeing. [*] 127.11.
parte: § 415 (251); B. 224; G. 400; H. 473. ii (419. ii); H-B. 443. [*] 127.13.
sed qui sunt, etc., but the children of these wives are regarded as belonging to the man to whom each maiden was first espoused. [*] 127.14.
quo (adv.) here stands for ad quos (§ 321. a (207. a); G. 611. R. 1; H. 307. 4 (304. ii. 3. N.); H-B. 284. 10.).