inhaesis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →inhaereo, inhaerere, inhaesi, inhaesus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
stick/hold fast/to, cling, adhere, fasten on; haunt, dwell in; get teeth in;
abl. pl. perf. pass. part.dat. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...Itaque primum implevi lactentibus papillis manus, mox basio inhaesi, deinde in unum omnia vota coniunxi. Mane sedere..."Metamorphoses VIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...lumina partem gurgite ab hoc flexi studioque operatus inhaesi, quoque minus dubites, sic has deus aequoris artes adiuvet..."