interjection
mēcastor
mēcastor
Classical[meːˈkas.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[meˈkas.tor]
Meaning
- an expression of surprise, annoyance or excitedness
mecastor, v. Castor.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mē-castor interj.
sc. adiuvet, so help me Castor, by Castor (old): Salve mecastor, T.
Origins
Ellipsis of adiuva mē Castor (“so help me Castor”).