Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

I.that is above, on high, upper; celestial, supernal (mostly post-Aug.; “not in Cic. or Cæs.): pars oris,” Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69: “vulnera,” id. 2, 56, 57, § 147: Tusculum, lofty, i. e. standing on high ground, Hor. Epod. 1, 29; cf.: “ballistae in humiliora ex supernis valentes,” Amm. 19, 7, 5: “superna (opp. inferna),” Lucr. 5, 647: “jactus ex supernis in infima,” Gell. 9, 1, 2: “album mutor in alitem Superna,” above, Hor. C. 2, 20, 11 Muret. (al. superne): “aquilones, qui alti supernique sunt,” Gell. 2, 30, 9: “partes,” id. 12, 1, 13: “numen,” celestial, Ov. M. 15, 128: “dei,” Luc. 6, 430: “lux,” of the sun, id. 6, 733: “leges,” id. 9, 556: superna litora, the upper, i. e. northern shore, Mel. 2, 4.—Adv.: sŭpernē (with short e, Lucr. 6, 544; 6, 597; Hor. C. 2, 20, 11), from above, above, upwards: “neve ruant caeli penetralia templa superne,” Lucr. 1, 1105: “superne in statione locata,” id. 6, 192: “desinat in piscem mulier formosa superne,” Hor. A. P. 4: “non peccat superne,” id. S. 2, 7, 64: “volvitur amnis,” Verg. A. 6, 659: “gladium superne jugulo defigit,” Liv. 1, 25, 12; cf. id. 1, 51, 9; 7, 10, 9: “hoc genus superne tendit,” up, upwards, Plin. 19, 5, 25, § 76.