alendus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →alo, alere, alui, alitus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
feed, nourish, rear, nurse, suckle; cherish; support, maintain, develop;
nom. sg. fut. pass. part.
Examples
Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...gloria iuvet, qui victus fleat. VII. Hic erit alendus ambitu, hunc mordebit obiurgatio, hunc honor excitabit..."Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...amarae proelia linguae: Dulcibus est verbis mollis alendus amor. Lite fugent nuptaeque viros nuptasque mariti, Inque vicem credant..."