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
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..."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..."