artatur
Dictionary entries
- Entry →arto, artare, artavi, artatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wedge in, fit/close firmly, tighten; compress, abridge; pack, limit, cramp;
sg. pres. pass. ind. 3rd
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...dedit. CXC Titus Livius in membranis. Pellibus exiguis artatur Livius ingens, Quem mea non totum bibliotheca capit. CXCI..."
Liber Undecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...magis arma sonent, quo plus eat hasta lacerto. artatur denso fugientum examine uallum. quas uoluis, Gradiue, uices! modo..."