I. Act., to break off, to break open: “effringere quam aperire putant robustius,” Quint. 2, 12, 1 (class.): “cardines foribus,” Plaut. Am. 4, 2, 6; id. As. 2, 3, 8; “more freq.: fores,” id. Stich. 2, 2, 3; id. Bacch. 4, 2, 4; id. Mil. 4, 6, 35; Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 8; 23; 40; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23; cf. “valvas,” id. ib. 43: “januam,” id. Mur. 15, 33: “tabernas,” Suet. Ner. 26: “carcerem,” Tac. A. 1, 21: cistam, * Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 54; poet.: “urbem,” to storm, Stat. Th. 9, 556; cf. Vulg. Judith, 2, 3: “jugum,” Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 40: “cerebrum,” Verg. A. 5, 480: “corpus,” Sen. Phoen. 159; cf. poet.: “animam,” id. Herc. Oet. 1451.—*
ef-fringo , frēgi, fractum, 3, v. a. and n.