cum matres pavidae in aedibus errent infantes suos amplexae

Could someone help me out with this sentence? Does it mean "when mothers terrified of the environment wandered with their children"

cum matres pavidae in aedibus errent infantes suos amplexae

I'm wondering especially about the errare + infantes suos combination. I thought it would ablative of accompaniment, not accusative.
 
 

cinefactus

Censor

  • Censor

  • Patronus

Location:
litore aureo
Yes. I don't know the context of the sentence, but I would take in aedibus to mean "in the house".
That would also presumably explain why erro is in the subjunctive.
 
 

cinefactus

Censor

  • Censor

  • Patronus

Location:
litore aureo
It is reminiscent of Aeneid II
Tum pavidae tēctīs mātrēs ingentibus errant;
amplexaeque tenent postīs atque ōscula fīgunt.
 

Pacifica

grammaticissima

  • Aedilis

Location:
Belgium
We'd need to see the entire sentence in order to know why the subjunctive is used. We might have a concessive or causal cum clause or it could be a temporal one within indirect speech.
 
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