anchorae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →anchora, anchorae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
anchor; grappling iron/hook; [in/ad ~is => at anchor];
dat. sg.gen. sg.loc. sg.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Liber III
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...adfixos unci conuellere morsus,adductum quotiens non senserat anchora funem. 700hic, ubi conprensum penitus deduxerat hostem,uictor..."Liber II
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...ortu praecedere Chelas, cum tacitas soluere rates. non anchora uoces mouit, dum spissis auellitur uncus harenis; dum iuga..."
