velletis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →vello, vellere, velli, vulsus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
pluck/pull/tear out; extract; pull hair/plants; uproot; depilate; demolish;
pl. fut. act. ind. 2nd - Entry →volo, velle, volui, -:
Verb
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
wish, want, prefer; be willing, will;
pl. imperf. act. subj. 2nd
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...magna liceret et bona velletis tam pretiosa dare, hoc quod habet Chione corpus faceretis haberet ut Phlogis..."- M
XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...vindicta primum mei consulere leges ac iura velletis, quaeso, ne quis prodesse pauperi velit, quod nec defendi potest..." - G
Panegyricus
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger)
"...fando inauditum, quum princeps et principis amicus diversa velletis, id potius factum est, quod amicus volebat..."