crispans
Dictionary entries
- Entry →crispans, (gen.), crispantis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Pliny
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
curled; uneven, wrinkled; trembling (of an earthquake);
acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (all)voc. sg. (all) - Entry →crispo, crispare, crispavi, crispatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
curl (hair); make/appear wavy; ripple; shake/brandish; tremble/quiver; wiggle;
acc. sg. pres. act. part.nom. sg. pres. act. part.voc. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples

Liber Primus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...prosiluit stratis. Minyas simul obtulit omnes alma novo crispans pelagus Tithonia Phoebo. discurrunt transtris: hi celso cornua malo..."Aeneid XII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...bigis it Turnus in albis, bina manu lato crispans hastilia ferro. hinc pater Aeneas, Romanae stirpis origo, sidereo..."Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...ipse uno graditur comitatus Achate, bina manu lato crispans hastilia ferro. Cui mater media sese tulit obvia silva..."
