lambunt
Dictionary entries
- Entry →lambo, lambere, lambi, -:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
lick; lap/lick/suck up, absorb; wash/bathe; surround; fondle/caress (L+S); fawn;
pl. pres. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...piscibus hae natantur undae, qui norunt dominum manumque lambunt illam, qua nihil est in orbe maius. Quid quod..."
Liber Undecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...comminus ursi, tunc auidi uenere lupi, rabieque remissa lambunt degeneres alienae uulnera praedae. hinc premit Eurymedon, cui rusticus..."Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...effrenae dextra laeuaque sequuntur lynces, et uda mero lambunt retinacula tigres. post exultantes spolia armentalia portant seminecesque lupos..."Liber XII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...extremos suffuderit, levi ictu cruorem eliciunt atque invicem lambunt. id foedus arcanum habetur quasi mutuo cruore sacratum..."