substringere
Dictionary entries
- Entry →substringo, substringere, substrinxi, substrictus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
draw in close, gather up; draw tight; [aurem ~ => to strain your ears];
sg. pres. pass. imp. 2ndsg. fut. pass. ind. 2ndsg. pres. pass. ind. 2ndpres. act. infin.
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...sole, Vela reducuntur, cum venit Hermogenes. Festinant trepidi substringere carbasa nautae, Ad portum quotiens paruit Hermogenes. Linigeri fugiunt..."- M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...adicere licet oratorium robur, et omissa supplere, effusa substringere. Neque ego paraphrasin esse interpretationem tantum volo, sed circa..." - P
Germania
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...commune Suebi vocentur. Insigne gentis obliquare crinem nodoque substringere: sic Suebi a ceteris Germanis, sic Sueborum ingenui..."