larva
Dictionary entries
- Entry →larvo, larvare, -, laruatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
bewitch; enchant;
sg. pres. act. imp. 2nd - Entry →larua, laruae:
Common · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
evil spirit/demon/devil; horrific mask; model skeleton; ghost/specter/hobgoblin;
abl. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...primum ex Asia veni. Illud erat vivere. larvas sic istos percolopabant, ut illis Iuppiter iratus esset. Sed memini..."Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...iocatus, pastorem saltaret uti Cyclopa rogabat: nil illi larva aut tragicis opus esse cothurnis. multa Cicirrus ad haec..."
