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  • 1 innato

    in-năto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to swim or float in or upon ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Homines flumini innatant, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 93:

    aquis pluma innatans,

    id. 18, 35, 86, § 360:

    lactuca innatat acri Post vinum stomacho ( = supernatat, non subsidet),

    Hor. S. 2, 4, 59; cf.:

    dulce (vinum) stomacho innatat, austerum facilius concoquitur,

    Plin. 23, 1, 22, § 38.—
    (β).
    With acc.:

    undam innatat alnus,

    swims the stream, Verg. G. 2, 451.—
    B.
    To swim or float into:

    cum pisciculi parvi in concham hiantem innataverunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 123. —
    2.
    To flow over, overflow:

    Nilus fecundus innatat terrae,

    Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 54; so,

    innatat campis (Tiberis),

    Plin. Ep. 8, 17, 2:

    innatat unda freto dulcis,

    the fresh water flows into the sea, Ov. P. 4, 10, 63.—
    3.
    To swim or float among, to be intermingled with:

    inter hos latent arteriae... his innatant venae,

    Plin. 11, 37, 89, § 219.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Innatans illa verborum facilitas, floating on the surface, superficial, Quint. 10, 7, 28; 7, 1, 44.—
    B.
    Of the hair, to float or flow:

    tenui vagus innatat undā Crinis,

    Val. Fl. 3, 525.

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  • 2 natantes

    năto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. n. and a. [no], to swim, to float.
    I.
    Lit.:

    qui neque in Oceano natare volueris studiosissimus homo natandi,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 10, 2:

    natant pisces aequore,

    Ov. P. 2, 7, 28: canis, per flumen, carnem dum ferret, natans, Phaedr. 1, 4, 2:

    natat uncta carina,

    floats, Verg. A. 4, 398:

    crura natantia,

    palmated feet, Ov. M. 14, 551; cf.:

    apta natando crura,

    id. ib. 15, 376.—Of storm-tossed or shipwrecked persons, to float about, be tossed about:

    naufragus natans,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 163; cf.

    trop.: et natat exuviis Graecia pressa tuis,

    Prop. 4 (5), 1, 115:

    cum saepe in portu fracta carina natet,

    id. 2, 25, 24 (3, 20, 24):

    Ithacum lugere natantem,

    Juv. 10, 257.—
    (β).
    Poet., with acc.:

    nocte natat caecā serus freta,

    swims across, Verg. G. 3, 260:

    aquas,

    to swim in, Mart. 14, 196, 2:

    Tiberinum,

    to swim across, Juv. 8, 265.—Hence, also, pass.:

    quot piscibus unda natatur,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 25. —
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To swim or spread about ( poet.):

    quā Tiberinus campo liberiore natat,

    Ov. F. 4, 291:

    natantibus radicibus,

    Col. Arb. 6; Prop. 2, 12, 52 (3, 7, 52):

    ingens medio natat umbra profundo,

    Stat. Th. 2, 42:

    niveo natat ignis in ore,

    id. Achill. 1, 161.—
    2.
    To swim or overflow with any thing, to be overflowed (mostly poet.).
    (α).
    With abl.:

    natabant pavimenta vino,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 41, 105:

    plenis Rura natant fossis,

    are inundated, Verg. G. 1, 372:

    sanieque aspersa natarent Limina,

    id. A. 3, 625:

    fletibus ora natant,

    Stat. Th. 2, 337:

    carmina in ipse ore natant,

    id. S. 2, 1, 18.—
    (β).
    Absol.:

    exspectant imbres, quorum modo cuncta natabant Impulsu,

    Luc. 4, 330:

    plana natant,

    Sil. 4, 751.—
    3.
    Of the eyes, to swim (of drunken or dying persons), to be feeble, failing ( poet.):

    vinis oculique animique natabant,

    Ov. F. 6, 673:

    moriens oculis natantibus Circumspexit Athin,

    id. M. 5, 72; Sil. 2, 122; cf.:

    ante oculos natant tenebrae,

    Ov. M. 12, 136:

    oculi natantes et quādam voluptate suffusi,

    Quint. 4, 3, 76.—
    4.
    To move to and fro, not stand still:

    nec vagus in laxā pes tibi pelle (i. e. calceo) natet,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 516; Calp. Ecl. 6, 43; Nemes. Cyn. 170.—
    5.
    Of birds, to fly:

    ardea sublimis pennae confisa natanti,

    Luc. 5, 554.—
    II.
    Trop., to fluctuate, waver, be uncertain ( = titubare, huc atque illuc ferri):

    in quo quidem magis tu mihi natare visus es quam ipse Neptunus,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 24, 62:

    mutatio voluntatis indicat animum natare,

    Sen. Ep. 35, 4:

    pars multa (hominum) natat, modo recta capessens, Interdum pravis obnoxia,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 6; Sil. 7, 726; Manil. 4, 256: vitreoque natant praetoria ponto, float or waver reflected in the water, Stat. S. 2, 2, 49.—Hence, nătans, antis, P. a., swimming; hence, nătantes, ūm, poet. for fishes:

    genus omne natantum,

    Verg. G. 3, 541; Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 2, § 31.

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  • 3 nato

    năto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. n. and a. [no], to swim, to float.
    I.
    Lit.:

    qui neque in Oceano natare volueris studiosissimus homo natandi,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 10, 2:

    natant pisces aequore,

    Ov. P. 2, 7, 28: canis, per flumen, carnem dum ferret, natans, Phaedr. 1, 4, 2:

    natat uncta carina,

    floats, Verg. A. 4, 398:

    crura natantia,

    palmated feet, Ov. M. 14, 551; cf.:

    apta natando crura,

    id. ib. 15, 376.—Of storm-tossed or shipwrecked persons, to float about, be tossed about:

    naufragus natans,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 163; cf.

    trop.: et natat exuviis Graecia pressa tuis,

    Prop. 4 (5), 1, 115:

    cum saepe in portu fracta carina natet,

    id. 2, 25, 24 (3, 20, 24):

    Ithacum lugere natantem,

    Juv. 10, 257.—
    (β).
    Poet., with acc.:

    nocte natat caecā serus freta,

    swims across, Verg. G. 3, 260:

    aquas,

    to swim in, Mart. 14, 196, 2:

    Tiberinum,

    to swim across, Juv. 8, 265.—Hence, also, pass.:

    quot piscibus unda natatur,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 25. —
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To swim or spread about ( poet.):

    quā Tiberinus campo liberiore natat,

    Ov. F. 4, 291:

    natantibus radicibus,

    Col. Arb. 6; Prop. 2, 12, 52 (3, 7, 52):

    ingens medio natat umbra profundo,

    Stat. Th. 2, 42:

    niveo natat ignis in ore,

    id. Achill. 1, 161.—
    2.
    To swim or overflow with any thing, to be overflowed (mostly poet.).
    (α).
    With abl.:

    natabant pavimenta vino,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 41, 105:

    plenis Rura natant fossis,

    are inundated, Verg. G. 1, 372:

    sanieque aspersa natarent Limina,

    id. A. 3, 625:

    fletibus ora natant,

    Stat. Th. 2, 337:

    carmina in ipse ore natant,

    id. S. 2, 1, 18.—
    (β).
    Absol.:

    exspectant imbres, quorum modo cuncta natabant Impulsu,

    Luc. 4, 330:

    plana natant,

    Sil. 4, 751.—
    3.
    Of the eyes, to swim (of drunken or dying persons), to be feeble, failing ( poet.):

    vinis oculique animique natabant,

    Ov. F. 6, 673:

    moriens oculis natantibus Circumspexit Athin,

    id. M. 5, 72; Sil. 2, 122; cf.:

    ante oculos natant tenebrae,

    Ov. M. 12, 136:

    oculi natantes et quādam voluptate suffusi,

    Quint. 4, 3, 76.—
    4.
    To move to and fro, not stand still:

    nec vagus in laxā pes tibi pelle (i. e. calceo) natet,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 516; Calp. Ecl. 6, 43; Nemes. Cyn. 170.—
    5.
    Of birds, to fly:

    ardea sublimis pennae confisa natanti,

    Luc. 5, 554.—
    II.
    Trop., to fluctuate, waver, be uncertain ( = titubare, huc atque illuc ferri):

    in quo quidem magis tu mihi natare visus es quam ipse Neptunus,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 24, 62:

    mutatio voluntatis indicat animum natare,

    Sen. Ep. 35, 4:

    pars multa (hominum) natat, modo recta capessens, Interdum pravis obnoxia,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 6; Sil. 7, 726; Manil. 4, 256: vitreoque natant praetoria ponto, float or waver reflected in the water, Stat. S. 2, 2, 49.—Hence, nătans, antis, P. a., swimming; hence, nătantes, ūm, poet. for fishes:

    genus omne natantum,

    Verg. G. 3, 541; Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 2, § 31.

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  • 4 fluitō

        fluitō āvī, —, āre, freq.    [fluo], to float, flow: Fusile per rictūs aurum fluitare videres, O.— P. praes.: rei p. navem fluitantem in alto tempestatibus, tossed: alveus, L.: transtra, V.: corpora, Ta.— To wave, undulate: funes fluitabant, i. e. were slack, Ta.— P. praes.: vela summo fluitantia malo, O.: vestis, flowing, Ta.—Fig., to be uncertain, waver: neu fluitem dubiae spe pendulus horae, H.— P. praes.: creditur Caecinae fides fluitasse, Ta.: haec (mala) caecā fluitantia sorte, H.
    * * *
    fluitare, fluitavi, fluitatus V
    float; flow; waver

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  • 5 natō

        natō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.    [no], to swim, float: natandi causā venire: natant pisces aequore, O.: Canis per flumen natans, Ph.: natat uncta carina, floats, V.: crura natantia, webbed feet, O.: placidis undis, O.: naufragus natans, tossed about: Nocte natat serus freta, swims, V.: Tiberinum, Iu.: quot piscibus unda natatur, O.— To spread about, broaden: quā Tiberinus campo liberiore natat, O.— To swim, overflow, be overflowed: natabant pavimenta vino: plenis Rura natant fossis, are inundated, V. —Of the eyes, to swim, be feeble, fail: moriens oculis natantibus Circumspexit Athin, O.— To move about, waver, hover, move to and fro: ante oculos natant tenebrae, O.—Fig., to fluctuate, waver, be uncertain: in quo tu mihi natare visus es: pars multa (hominum) natat, H.
    * * *
    natare, natavi, natatus V
    swim; float

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  • 6 nō

       nō āvī, —, āre    [1 NA-], to swim, float: nat lupus, O.: piger ad nandum, O.: ars nandi, O.— Prov.: nare sine cortice, i. e. to do without a guardian, H.: per aestatem liquidam, i. e. fly, V.: cymba, i. e. sail, V., Ct.: u<*>dae nantes, Ct.
    * * *
    nare, navi, - V
    swim, float

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  • 7 pendeo

    pendĕo, pĕpendi, 2, v. n. [ intr. of pendo, q. v.], to hang, hang down, be suspended.
    I.
    Lit., constr. with ab, ex, or in and abl.; also ( poet.), with abl. alone, or with de: pendent peniculamenta, Enn. ap. Non. 149, 32 (Ann. v. 363 Vahl.): in candelabro pendet strigilis, Varr. ap. Non. 223, 7:

    in arbore,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 57:

    sagittae pende, bant ab umero,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 34, §

    74: ex arbore,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 26, §

    66: ubera circum (pueri),

    Verg. A. 8, 632:

    horrida pendebant molles super ora capilli,

    Ov. P. 3, 3, 17:

    capiti patiar sacros pendere corymbos,

    Prop. 2, 23, 35 (3, 28, 39):

    telum... summo clipei nequiquam umbone pependit,

    Verg. A. 2, 544:

    deque viri collo dulce pependit onus,

    Ov. F. 2, 760.—Of garments:

    chlamydemque ut pendeat apte, Collocat,

    Ov. M. 2, 733:

    tigridis exuviae per dorsum a vertice pendent,

    Verg. A. 11, 577.—Of slaves, who were strung up to be flogged, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 27:

    quando pendes per pedes,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 35:

    ibi pendentem ferit,

    id. Trin. 2, 1, 19; id. Truc. 4, 3, 3; cf. id. Men. 5, 5, 48: quid me fiet nunciam? Theo. Verberibus caedere pendens, id. Most. 5, 2, 45:

    ego plectar pendens, nisi, etc.,

    Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 43; id. Eun. 5, 6, 20.— Poet., of suspended votive offerings:

    omnibus heu portis pendent mea noxia vota,

    Prop. 4 (5), 3, 17; Tib. 1, 1, 16 (24):

    pendebatque vagi pastoris in arbore votum,

    id. 2, 5, 29:

    pendebit fistula pinu,

    Verg. E. 7, 24:

    multaque praeterea sacris in postibus arma, Captivi pendent currus, etc.,

    id. A. 7, 184.—Of one who hangs himself, Mart. 8, 61, 2:

    e trabe sublimi triste pependit onus,

    Ov. R. Am. 18:

    pendentem volo Zoilum videre,

    Mart. 4, 77, 5.—Of any thing hung up for public notice;

    of the names of persons accused,

    Suet. Dom. 9, Plin. Ep. 4, 9, 1;

    of goods hung up, exposed for sale,

    Phaedr. 3, 4, 1;

    transf., of a debtor whose goods are exposed for sale,

    Suet. Claud. 9 fin. —Prov.: pendere filo or tenui filo, to hang by a thread, i. e. to be in great danger: hac noctu filo pendebit Etruria tota, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 1, 4 (Ann. v. 153 Vahl.):

    omnia sunt hominum tenui pendentia filo,

    Ov. P. 4, 3, 35; Val. Max. 6, 4, 1.—
    B.
    Transf. (mostly poet.; cf. immineo).
    1.
    To hang in the air, be suspended, to float, hover, overhang: per speluncas saxis structas asperis, pendentibus, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37 (Trag. Rel. p. 245 Rib.);

    imitated,

    Lucr. 6, 195:

    hinc scopulus raucis pendet adesus aquis,

    Ov. H. 10, 26:

    dum siccā tellure licet, dum nubila pendent,

    Verg. G. 1, 214:

    hi summo in fluctu pendent,

    id. A. 1, 106:

    illisaque prora pependit,

    id. ib. 5, 206; Curt. 4, 2, 9:

    dumosā pendere procul de rupe videbo (capros),

    Verg. E. 1, 77:

    pendentes rupe capellae,

    Ov. P. 1, 8, 51.—So of birds, which float or hover in the air:

    olor niveis pendebat in aëra pennis,

    Ov. M. 7, 379; 8, 145:

    et supra vatem multa pependit avis,

    Mart. Spect. 21.—

    Of a rapid course: raraque non fracto vestigia pulvere pendent,

    Stat. Th. 6, 638.—
    2.
    To hang loosely together, be unstable, movable:

    opertum (litus) pendeat algā,

    Ov. M. 11, 233.—
    3.
    To hang about, loiter, tarry, linger anywhere:

    nostroque in limine pendes,

    Verg. A. 6, 151.—
    4.
    To hang down, be flabby or flaccid, weak, without strength:

    fluidos pendere lacertos,

    Ov. M. 15, 231:

    pendentesque genas et aniles aspice rugas,

    Juv. 10, 193.—
    5.
    To weigh:

    offula cum duabus costis quae penderet III. et XX. pondo,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 11:

    cyathus pendet drachmas X., mna pendet drachmas Atticas centum,

    Plin. 21, 34, 109, § 185:

    Lucio Titio modios centum, qui singuli pondo centum pendeant, heres dato,

    Dig. 33, 6, 7.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To hang, rest, or depend upon a person or thing (class.); constr. with ex, in, ab, the simple abl., or de:

    tuorum, qui ex te pendent,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 22, 2:

    spes pendet ex fortunā,

    id. Par. 2, 17:

    ex quo verbo tota causa pendebat,

    id. de Or. 2, 25, 107; id. Fam. 5, 13, 1:

    hinc omnis pendet Lucilius,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 6:

    an ignoratis. vectigalia perlevi saepe momento fortunae pendere?

    Cic. Agr. 2, 29, 80:

    salus nostra, quae spe exiguā extremāque pendet,

    Cic. Fl. 2, 4:

    tam levi momento mea apud vos fama pendet,

    Liv. 2, 7, 10:

    pendere ex alterius vultu ac nutu,

    id. 39, 5, 3:

    oblite, tuā nostram pendere salutem,

    Sil. 3, 109: in sententiis [p. 1328] omnium civium famam nostram fortunamque pendere, Cic. Pis. 41, 98:

    ex ancipiti temporum mutatione pendere,

    Curt. 4, 1, 27; Luc. 5, 686:

    deque tuis pendentia Dardana fatis,

    Sil. 13, 504; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 105:

    tyrannus, cum quo fatum pendebat amici,

    Juv. 4, 88.—
    B.
    To hang upon a person's words, to gaze fixedly, listen attentively to ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf.

    haereo): (Dido) pendet iterum narrantis ab ore,

    Verg. A. 4, 79:

    narrantis conjux pendet ab ore viri,

    Ov. H. 1, 30:

    ab imagine pendet,

    Sil. 8, 93; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 72:

    pervigil Arcadio Tiphys pendebat ab astro,

    Val. Fl. 1, 481:

    attentus et pendens,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 7:

    ex vultu dicentis pendent omnium vultus,

    Sen. Contr. 9, 23, 5.— Poet., with a terminal clause:

    e summo pendent cupida agmina vallo, Noscere quisque suos,

    Stat. Th. 10, 457.—
    C.
    To be suspended, interrupted, discontinued ( poet. and in post-class. prose):

    pendent opera interrupta,

    Verg. A. 4, 88:

    mutui datio interdum pendet,

    Dig. 12, 1, 8:

    condictio pendet,

    ib. 7, 1, 12 fin.:

    actio negotiorum gestorum pendeat,

    ib. 3, 5, 8; 24, 1, 11:

    pendet jus liberorum, propter jus postliminii,

    Just. Inst. 1, 12, 5.—
    D.
    To hang suspended, be ready to fall:

    nec amicum pendentem corruere patitur,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 16, 43.—
    E.
    To be in suspense, to be uncertain, doubiful, irresolute, perplexed (cf. haesito):

    animus tibi pendet?

    Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 18:

    nolo suspensam et incertam plebem Romanam obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:

    ne diutius pendeas,

    id. Att. 4, 15, 6:

    quia quam diu futurum hoc sit, non nimis pendeo,

    Sen. Ep. 61, 2:

    mortales pavidis cum pendent mentibus,

    Lucr. 6, 51.—Esp. freq.:

    pendere animi (locative case, v. Kühnast,

    Liv. Synt. p. 39):

    Clitipho cum spe pendebit animi,

    Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 5:

    exanimatus pendet animi,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 16, 35:

    pendeo animi exspectatione Corfiniensi,

    id. Att. 8, 5, 2:

    animi pendeo et de te et de me,

    id. ib. 16, 12.—With rel.-clause:

    ego animi pendeo, quid illud sit negotii,

    Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 18:

    ostendis te pendere animi, quamnam rationem, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 11, 12, 1; id. Leg. 1, 3, 9.—Less freq.: pendere animo: atque animo noctu pendens eventa timebat, Cic. poët. ap. Non. 204, 8.—In plur.:

    animis: quodsi exspectando et desiderando pendemus animis, cruciamur, angimur,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 40, 96:

    sollicitis ac pendentibus animis,

    Liv. 7, 30 fin. dub. (al. animi, v. Drak. ad loc.).—With cum:

    plebs innumera mentibus cum dimicationum curulium eventu pendentem,

    Amm. 14, 6, 26.—Law t. t., to be undetermined, to await decision:

    pendente condicione,

    Gai. Inst. 2, 200; 1, 186; 3, 179.—
    F.
    To have weight or value:

    bona vera idem pendent,

    Sen. Ep. 66, 30 (Haas; al. pendunt).—Hence, pendens, entis, P. a.
    A.
    Hanging; in econom. lang., of fruits not yet plucked or gathered:

    vinum,

    Cato, R. R. 147:

    vindemia,

    Dig. 19, 1, 25:

    olea,

    Cato, R. R. 146:

    fructus,

    Dig. 6, 1, 44. —
    B.
    Pending; hence, in jurid, Lat., in pendenti esse, to be pending, undecided, uncertain:

    quando in pendenti est, an, etc.,

    Dig. 38, 17, 10:

    in pendenti est posterior solutio ac prior,

    ib. 46, 3, 58; 7, 1, 25:

    in pendenti habere aliquid,

    to regard a thing as uncertain, doubtful, Dig. 49, 17, 19 fin.

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  • 8 volito

    vŏlĭto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. n. [2. volo], to fly to and fro, to fly or flit about, to flutter (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    aves volitare,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 23:

    (volucris) propter humum volitat,

    Ov. M. 8, 258:

    volitant alii (scarabaei) magno cum murmure,

    Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 98. —
    B.
    Transf., to fly, hasten, or hover about; to flutter, float about:

    volitans totā acie,

    Liv. 4, 19, 2:

    mediis in millibus ductores,

    Verg. A. 12, 126:

    volitabit et vagabitur in foro,

    Auct. Her. 4, 39, 51; cf.:

    totā Asiā vagatur, volitat ut rex,

    Cic. Phil. 11, 2, 6:

    volitare in foro,

    id. de Or. 1, 38, 173:

    volitat ante oculos istorum Jubae regis filius,

    id. Agr. 2, 22, 59:

    pacatum volitant per mare navitae,

    Hor. C. 4, 5, 19:

    tribuni praefectique cum terrore et armatorum catervis volitabant,

    Tac. H. 2, 88 fin.; cf. Cic. Sest. 1, 1. —Of things concr. and abstr.:

    quae (rerum simulacra) quasi membranae summo de corpore rerum Dereptae volitant ultro citroque per auras,

    Lucr. 4, 32; cf. id. 4, 62:

    solidissima materiaï Corpora perpetuo volitare,

    hover, float about, id. 1, 952;

    so of atoms,

    id. 2, 380; 3, 33; Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 54:

    stellae,

    id. Arat. 180:

    atra favilla in nimbo,

    Verg. A. 5, 666:

    umbrae inter vivos,

    Lucr. 4, 38:

    circum litora,

    Verg. A. 6, 329:

    et tenues animae volitare silentum,

    Ov. M. 14, 411:

    voces per auras,

    Lucr. 4, 221.—
    II.
    Trop., to fly, fly or flutter about, fly to and fro, etc.: nemo me lacrimis decoret nec funera fletu Faxit. Cur? Volito vivu' per ora virūm, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 15, 34; cf. id. Sen. 20, 73 (Epigr. v. 4, p. 162 Vahl.):

    speremus nostrum nomen volitare et vagari latissime,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 17, 26:

    si nostri animi... gestiant ac volitare cupiant vacui curā ac labore,

    to wander about, id. de Or. 2, 6, 23:

    valebis apud hominem volitantem gloriae cupiditate, vir moderatus et constans,

    soaring, aspiring, id. Pis. 25, 59; cf.:

    cupis volitare per auras,

    Mart. 1, 4, 11: nec volitabo in hoc insolentius, fly into a passion, Cic. Fl. 16, 38:

    (Clodius) volitat, furit,

    id. Att. 2, 22, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > volito

  • 9 fluctuō

        fluctuō āvī, ātus, āre    [fluctus], to move in waves, wave, undulate, fluctuate: quadriremis in salo fluctuans: commune mare fluctuantibus, wavetossed: fluctuat Aëre tellus, swims in light, V.— Fig., to be restless, be unquiet, rage, swell: magno irarum aestu, V.: ira intus, V.— To waver, hesitate, vacillate, fluctuate: acies fluctuans, L.: animo nunc huc, nunc illuc, V.: fluctuante rege inter spem metumque, L.: fluctuans sententia.
    * * *
    fluctuare, fluctuavi, fluctuatus V
    rise in waves, surge, swell, undulate, fluctuate; float; be agitated/restless

    Latin-English dictionary > fluctuō

  • 10 in-natō

        in-natō āvī, ātus, are,    to swim in, float upon: lactuca innatat acri stomacho, H.: undam innatat alnus, swims the stream, V.: innatat unda freto, flows over, O.—To swim into: in concham.

    Latin-English dictionary > in-natō

  • 11 in-nō

        in-nō āvī, ātus, āre,    to swim in, float upon: Partim submersae, partim innantes beluae: innabant pariter fluctūsque secabant, V.: aquae, L.: rapacīs fluvios, V.: fluvium, V.—To flow against, wash: innantem Maricae littoribus Lirim, H.—To sail upon, navigate: Stygios lacūs, V.

    Latin-English dictionary > in-nō

  • 12 involitō

        involitō —, —, āre, freq.    [involo], to fly over, float over: umeris involitant comae, H.

    Latin-English dictionary > involitō

  • 13 lābor

        lābor lapsus, ī (lābier, H.), dep.    [2 LAB-], to glide, slide, move, slip, float, pass, flow: Per sinūs, in folds, O.: Ille inter vestīs et levia pectora lapsus Volvitur, V.: Ut rate felici pacata per aequora labar, O.: sidera, quae vagā ratione labuntur: Labere, nympha, polo, from heaven, V.: e manibus custodientium lapsus, escaped, Cu.— To sink, fall: Labitur exsanguis, V.: super terram, O.: in rivo: levi sanguine, slip, V.: pede lapsus, stumbling, H.: umor in genas Furtim labitur, H.: Perque genas lacrimae labuntur, O.: multa in silvis Lapsa cadunt folia, V.: labentes oculos condere, falling, O.—Fig., to move gently, be led insensibly, glide, pass, elapse: sed labor longius, ad propositum revertar, am led: ad opinionem: in vitium, H.: oratio placide labitur: labi somnum sensit in artūs, O.: nostro illius labatur pectore voltus, be lost, V.: Eheu fugaces Labuntur anni, H.: lustris labentibus, V.: forte lapsa vox, Ta. — To sink, incline, decline, begin to fall, go to ruin, perish: quibus de rebus lapsa fortuna accidat, Enn. ap. C.: equitem Romanum labentem excepit: eo citius lapsa res est, L.: fides lapsa, O.: lapsis quaesitum oracula rebus, for our ruined condition, V.: hac spe lapsus, deceived in, Cs.— To fall into error, be mistaken, err, mistake, commit a fault: rex Iugurthae scelere lapsus, S.: in aliquā re: propter inprudentiam, Cs.: in officio.
    * * *
    I
    labi, lapsus sum V DEP
    slip, slip and fall; slide, glide, drop; perish, go wrong
    II
    effort, labor, toil, exertion, work; suffering, distress, hardship

    Latin-English dictionary > lābor

  • 14 pendeō

        pendeō pependī, —, ēre    [PAND-], to hang, hang down, be suspended: sagittae pendebant ab umero: pendebant molles super ora capilli, O.: telum summo clipei umbone pependit, V.: chlamydemque, ut pendeat apte, Conlocat, hang becomingly, O.: ego plectar pendens, shall be strung up and flogged, T.: pendebit fistula pinu, V.: E trabe pependit onus, O.: inter merces, be exposed for sale, Ph.: Omnia sunt hominum tenui pendentia filo, i. e. are held by a frail tenure, O.— To hang in the air, be suspended, float, hover, overhang: Nunc scopulus raucis pendet adesus aquis, O.: Hi summo in fluctu pendent, V.: Dumosā pendere procul de rupe videbo (capros), V.: olor niveis pendebat in aëre pennis, O.: litus, quod pendeat, overhangs, O.— To hang about, loiter, tarry, linger: nostro in limine, V.— To hang down, be flabby, be flaccid, be weak, have no strength: fluidos pendere lacertos, O.: Pendentes genas aspice, Iu.—Fig., to hang, rest, depend, be dependent: quoniam opes eius ex patre suo penderent, S.: ex alterius voltu ac nutu, L.: spes pendet ex fortunā: ex quo verbo tota causa pendebat: vectigalia perlevi saepe momento fortunae pendere: in sententiis omnium civium famam nostram pendere: De te pendens amicus, devoted to you, H.: ex te tota pendebat, Ct.: tyrannus, Cum quo fatum pendebat amici, Iu.—Of the attention, to hang, give close attention, be absorbed, gaze fixedly: (Dido) pendet iterum narrantis ab ore, V., O.— To be suspended, be interrupted: pendent opera interrupta, V.— To be in suspense, be uncertain, hesitate, be irresolute, be perplexed: animus tibi pendet? T.: nolo suspensam plebem obscurā spe pendere: pendeo animi exspectatione Corfiniensi: sollicitis ac pendentibus animi, L.: pendebat adhuc belli fortuna, was in doubt, O.
    * * *
    pendere, pependi, - V
    hang, hang down; depend

    pendeo ab ore -- hang upon the lips, listen attentively

    Latin-English dictionary > pendeō

  • 15 prae-lābor

        prae-lābor lapsus, ī, dep.,    to glide before, move by, float past: piscis praelabitur ante, C. poët.: rotis flumina, glide by the streams on wheels, V.

    Latin-English dictionary > prae-lābor

  • 16 ratis

        ratis is, f    [2 AR-], a raft, float: aut ratibus aut navibus accedere: transeunt Rhenum navibus ratibusque, Cs.: rates quibus iunxerat flumen, i. e. pontoons, L.— A bark, boat, vessel: et pandas ratibus posuere carinas, V.: prima, i. e. the Argo, O.
    * * *
    raft; ship, boat

    Latin-English dictionary > ratis

  • 17 sitella

        sitella ae, f dim.    [situla, bucket], an urn for lots (with a narrow neck, so that but one lot could float upon the water): de M. Octavio deferre sitellam: sitella lata est, ut sortirentur, L.
    * * *

    Latin-English dictionary > sitella

  • 18 subter-lābor

        subter-lābor —, ī, dep.,    to glide below, float under: fluctūs, V.: Flumina subterlabentia muros, flowing close by, V.—To slip away, escape: celeritate, L.

    Latin-English dictionary > subter-lābor

  • 19 volitō

        volitō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.    [2 volo], to fly to and fro, fly around, flit about, flutter: aves volitare: (volucris) Propter humum volitat, O.: aquila cum magno clamore volitans, L.—To fly about, flutter, float around, hover, wander: volitans totā acie, L.: mediis in milibus Ductores, V.: totā Asiā vagatur, volitat ut rex: volitant per mare navitae, cruise, H.: stellae: litora circum, V.: et tenues animae volitare silentum, O.: si nostri animi... volitare cupiant vacui curā, to wander about.— Fig., to fly, flutter about, fly to and fro, move: volito vivu' per ora virūm, Enn. ap. C.: speremus nostrum nomen volitare latissime.—To aspire, rise, be elevated, be elated: nec volitabo in hoc insolentius: (Clodius) volitat, furit.
    * * *
    volitare, volitavi, volitatus V
    fly about, hover over

    Latin-English dictionary > volitō

  • 20 defluo

    defluere, defluxi, defluxus V INTRANS
    flow/glide/run down; decend/fall; flow/stream away; float/swim/row downstream; flow/drain/die/melt/slip away, fade/disappear; originate/stem, be derived from

    Latin-English dictionary > defluo

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