Latin Translation Help

[sunnylew]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what this means:

Willus de Buckenham vixit. uti colligo.  etc etc

I see colligo everywhere in the manuscripts, and know it must be a contraction for something, but have no idea of what. "Vixit" is also undoubtedly a contraction, but my latin is far too rudimentary to guess at what.

If it helps, I think the section refers to fealty to an abbey.

Lewis

[Ron Lankshear]

Lived in the assembly

Please note: GSC Latin failed
Above from googling

[Zacktyr]

Hi,

Here's my thoughts on the subject:

What you have with "vixet. uti colligo" is a fragment of a thought with the object of the thought absent.

"Vixet." is an abbreviation for "vixisset", meaning "for".

"Uti" or "ut" is an adverb used for 'explaining or considering how' or by what manner a particular action is undertaken or delivered.

"Colligo" is a proper Latin word, being a transitive verb, with a wide range of meanings from, to collect, gather, restrain, call into check, conclude and confer (as in a benefit), all dependent upon the object of the thought.

So, in order to make full sense of what had been written concerning Willus, (abbreviation and saxonised for Gulielmus, or William) de Buckenham (of Buckenham), more of the verbiage surrounding the snippet needs to be given before a proper translation can be discerned.

I'm not a Latin scholar but do use it fairly regularly and very familiar with the need to translate chunks of Latin text as a unit in order to discern the true meaning and intent of the writing.

Sincerely,
Susan