substringerer
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. imperf. pass. subj. 1st
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..."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..."Germania
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...commune Suebi vocentur. Insigne gentis obliquare crinem nodoque substringere: sic Suebi a ceteris Germanis, sic Sueborum ingenui..."