perfossae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →perfodio, perfodere, perfodi, perfossus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bore/dig/make hole/passage/channel/break in/through; dig/pierce/stab/perforate;
dat. sg. perf. pass. part.gen. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...rerum statione rebellant. En etiam mea regna petunt. Perfossa dehiscit molibus insanis tellus, iam montibus haustis antra gemunt..."
Liber Nonus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...uiso sederunt flumina nutu. illius exangues umeri et perfossa patescunt pectora: ceu uentis alte cum elata resedit tempestas..."
