obversus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →obversus, obversa, obversum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
opposite, facing; turned towards; on the opposite side of the world;
nom. sg. (m.) - Entry →obverto, obvertere, obverti, obversus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
turn or direct towards; direct against;
nom. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →obversus, obversi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
enemy (pl.); (Collins);
nom. sg.
Examples
Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...dictis ac dira canentem non tulit Ascanius, nervoque obversus equino contendit telum diversaque bracchia ducens constitit, ante Iovem..."Metamorphoses XII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...cani. qui clipeo galeaque Macedoniaque sarisa conspicuus faciemque obversus in agmen utrumque armaque concussit certumque equitavit in orbem..."Liber VI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...sustineri posse, in equum insilit et ante signa obversus in aciem ordines interequitans: "Quae tristitia, milites, haec, quae..."Liber IV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...festinavit. at contra reus nihil infracto animo obversus in filium quatere vincla, vocare ultores deos ut sibi quidem..."
