reptans
Dictionary entries
- Entry →repto, reptare, reptavi, reptatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
crawl/creep (over); move slowly/lazily/furtively, stroll/saunter, slink, grope;
acc. sg. pres. act. part.nom. sg. pres. act. part.voc. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...puer ales uertice Maenalio, talis per litora reptans improbus Ortygiae latus inclinabat Apollo. illi per dumos et opaca..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...quis enim Haemoniis sub vallibus alter creverit effossa reptans nive? cuius adortus cruda rudimenta et teneros formaverit annos..."