edebant
Dictionary entries
- Entry →edo, edere, edi, esus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
eat/consume/devour; eat away (fire/water/disease); destroy; spend money on food;
pl. imperf. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
Liber XXX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...uelitum ordines cum multis suis uolneribus ingentem stragem edebant. resilientes enim ad manipulos uelites cum uiam elephantis..."Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...inter se, cedentibus extremis ab aqua, trepidationis aliquantum edebant donec quietem ipse timor circumspectantibus aquam fecisset. Excidere etiam..."Liber III
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...segnior pugna esset. Castigati fortium statim virorum opera edebant tantumque hos pudor quantum alios laudes excitabant. Redintegrato clamore..."