vellis
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;
sg. pres. act. ind. 2nd
Examples
Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...amaret, Iunonem poterat frater amare tuam. XC Quid vellis vetulum, Ligeia, cunnum? Quid busti cineres tui lacessis? Tales..."Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...pluribus quae recta sunt placeant? Igitur ut velli et comam in gradus frangere et in balneis perpotare, quamlibet..."Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...Quid plenam fraudas vitem crescentibus uvis, pomaque crudeli vellis acerba manu? sponte fluant matura sua—sine crescere nata..."