arcebo
Dictionary entries
- Entry →arceo, arcere, arcui, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
ward/keep off/away; keep close, confine; prevent, hinder; protect; separate;
sg. fut. act. ind. 1st
Examples
Thyestes
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...caede neue furiali malo aspergite aras. Stabo et arcebo scelus. Quid ora terres uerbere et tortos ferox minaris..."
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...honos, nocturnaque furta licentum cornipedum et cupidas Faunorum arcebo rapinas.' dixerat; ast illis tenuior percurrere uisus ora situs..."Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...cervae.paenituit vidisse deam, conversaque fidasad comites: 'numquamne avidis arcebo rapinishoc petulans foedumque pecus, semperque pudici 25decrescet mihi turba..."