laniavit
Dictionary entries
- Entry →lanio, laniare, laniavi, laniatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
tear, mangle, mutilate, pull to pieces;
sg. perf. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
- P
Metamorphoses V
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...simul agnovit, tamquam tum denique raptam scisset, inornatos laniavit diva capillos et repetita suis percussit pectora palmis. nescit..." - P
Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...silvas, inventos forte sine ipsa ore cruentato tenues laniavit amictus. serius egressus vestigia vidit in alto pulvere certa..."