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..."- M
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..." - P
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..."