nequiere
Dictionary entries
- Entry →nequeo, nequire, nequivi(ii), nequitus:
Verb
- Frequency:
- Frequent
be unable, cannot;
sg. pres. pass. imp. 2ndsg. fut. pass. ind. 2nd - Entry →nequeo, nequire, nequivi(ii), nequitus:
Verb
- Frequency:
- Frequent
be unable, cannot;
pl. perf. act. ind. 3rd - —
Syncopated perfect often drops the 'v' and contracts vowel
Examples
- Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...putasne perduci poterit tam frugi tamque pudica, quam nequiere proci recto depellere cursu?' 'venit enim magnum donandi parca..." - T
Liber XXIX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...omnis equitatus proelio cum adesset, sustineri ultra nequiere; non tamen effusa fuga Masinissa sed cedendo sensim impetus eorum..." - T
Liber XXVIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...siluas montesque refugit: pecora quae inter festinationem abigi nequierant sunt direpta et in naues compulsa. cum iis ceteraque..."
