morsae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →mordeo, mordere, momordi, morsus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
bite; sting; hurt, pain; vex; criticize, carp at; eat, consume; bite/cut into;
dat. sg. perf. pass. part.gen. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
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Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...inpressimus, et inter horrorem ac famem restrictis labris morsa abrupimus. cadavera rogis devoluta sunt, et ad funera tamquam..."Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...decerpens aequabat semper opus dens, laneaque aridulis haerebant morsa labellis, quae prius in levi fuerant exstantia filo: ante..."Metamorphoses XV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...pando eruerit rostro spemque interceperit anni; vite caper morsa Bacchi mactandus ad aras ducitur ultoris: nocuit sua culpa..."