avelli
Dictionary entries
- Entry →avello, avellere, avelli, avolsus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
tear/pluck/wrench away/out/off; separate by force, part; take away, wrest;
sg. perf. act. ind. 1stpres. pass. infin. - Entry →avello, avellere, avolsi, avolsus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
tear/pluck/wrench away/out/off; separate by force, part; take away, wrest;
pres. pass. infin.
Examples
Andria
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...audio. SI. ita magnae ut sperem posse avelli. CH. fabulae! SI. profecto sic est. CH. sic hercle..."Liber I
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...conciliata, sed magis aeterna pollentia simplicitate, unde neque avelli quicquam neque deminui iam concedit natura reservans semina rebus..."Satura III
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...suspectus tamquam ipse suas incenderit aedes. Si potes avelli circensibus, optima Sorae aut Fabrateriae domus aut Frusinone paratur..."Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...toto ardentis spectant socios semustaque servant busta, neque avelli possunt, nox umida donec invertit caelum stellis ardentibus aptum..."Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...oculo latus. an tibi mavis insidias fieri pretiumque avellier ante quam mercem ostendi? leporem venator ut alta..."Agricola
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...rubro mari viva ac spirantia saxis avelli, in Britannia, prout expulsa sint, colligi: ego facilius crediderim naturam margaritis..."