hiare
Dictionary entries
- Entry →hio, hiare, hiavi, hiatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
be wide open, gape; be greedy for; be open-mouthed (with astonishment, etc);
sg. pres. pass. imp. 2ndsg. pres. pass. ind. 2ndpres. act. infin.
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...talpa est mihi fossor atque arator. Non boletus hiare, non mariscae ridere aut violae patere possunt. Finis..."Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...forsitan difficiliores etiam pedes: neque enim aut hiare semper vocalibus aut destitui temporibus volunt sermo atque epistula..."
