licemur
Dictionary entries
- Entry →liceor, liceri, licitus sum:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bid on/for, bid, bid at auction; make a bid;
pl. pres. ind. 1st - Entry →liceo, licere, licui, licitus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Impersonal
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
it is permitted, one may; it is all right, lawful, allowed, permitted;; fetch (price); (with ABL or GEN);
pl. pres. pass. ind. 1st
Examples
XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...vita, pro sepultura, pro innocentia licemur. non potest hic commeatus tam care emi quam expectari. 'Sed nisi vendidissem..."Panegyricus
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger)
"...aliquando imperatoris hortos, illud nunquam nisi Caesaris suburbanum, licemur, emimus, implemus. Tanta benignitas principis, tanta securitas temporum..."
