saeviet
Dictionary entries
- Entry →saevio, saevire, saevivi, saevitus:
Verb · 4th conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
rage; rave, bluster; be/act angry/violent/ferocious; vent rage on (DAT);
sg. fut. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...messes area cum teret crepantis et fervens iuba saeviet leonis. At tu, diva Paphi, remitte, nostris inlaesum iuvenem..."
Liber Primus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...faciles rate nubila contra mittimur? in solum nunc saeviet Aesona pontus? non iuvenem in casus eademque pericula Acastum..."