defle
Dictionary entries
- Entry →defleo, deflere, deflevi, defletus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
weep (abundantly) for; mourn loss of; express/feel sorrow about; lament/bewail;; cry bitterly; give oneself up to tears; weep much/violently/to exhaustion (L+S);
sg. pres. act. imp. 2nd
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...uiuit post proelia Magnussed fortuna perit. quod defles, illud amasti.' uocibus his correpta uiri uix aegra leuauitmembra solo..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...tibi pensa manu, tibi mollia gesto tympana. quid defles magno nurus addita ponto? quid gemis ingentes caelo paritura..."