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ē-no , āvi, 1, v. n. and
I.a.
I. Neutr., to swim out, swim away, escape by swimming.
A. Prop. (rare but class.): facile, * Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 81: e concha, * Cic. Fin. 3, 19, 63: “in Erythraeam,” Liv. 44, 28; cf.: “in terram,” id. 33, 41.—
B. Poet. transf., of flying, * Lucr. 3, 591; * Verg. A. 6, 16; Sil. 12, 95. —
II. Act., to traverse by swimming, i. e. to sail through a place (in post-Aug. poets): “orbem fretis,” Val. Fl. 5, 316: “has valles,” Sil. 3, 662.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.16
    • Plautus, Rudens, 1.2
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 3.591
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 33, 41
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 28
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 3.19
    • C. Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 5.316
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