abripui
Dictionary entries
- Entry →abripio, abripere, abripui, abreptus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
drag/snatch/carry/remove away by force; wash/blow away (storm); abduct, kidnap;
sg. perf. act. ind. 1st
Examples
Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...eriperet, manum arripuit mordicus. vix foras me abripui atque effugi. apage istanc caniculam. V.ii Planesivm Phaedrome, propera. Phaedromvs..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...nepotes. indue quod madidum tabo diadema cruentis unguibus abripui, uotisque instincta paternis i media in fratres, generis consortia..."