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
- M
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..." - G
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..."