insterno
insterno, to cover, cover over, spread upon
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
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instrata Verb: perfect passive participle feminine ablative singular, Verb: perfect passive participle feminine vocative singular, Verb: perfect passive participle neuter vocative plural, Verb: perfect passive participle neuter accusative plural, Verb: perfect passive participle feminine nominative singular, Verb: perfect passive participle neuter nominative plural of insterno
instrata Noun: neuter accusative plural, Noun: neuter nominative plural, Noun: neuter vocative plural of instratum
instrata Adjective: feminine ablative singular, Adjective: feminine nominative singular, Adjective: neuter nominative plural, Adjective: feminine vocative singular, Adjective: neuter accusative plural, Adjective: neuter vocative plural of instratus
- To cover, cover over: instrata cubilia fronde, Lucr. 5, 987; so, instratos ostro, Verg. A. 7, 277; cf.: si palo adacto caverna paleā insternatur, Plin. 19, 5, 26, § 84: pontes altos, Verg. A. 12, 675.—
- B Transf., to lay upon as a cover, to spread over: modicis instravit pulpita tignis (dat.), laid the stage over an insignificant scaffolding, Hor. A. P. 279.—
- II To cast or throw into: sese Ignibus, Stat. Th. 12, 800.
- 1. bedekken, overdekken; ➤ equus instratus bedekt met een paardendekkleed of sjabrak; instrata cubilia fronde; — pass. zich bedekken, zich omhullen [pelle leonis];
- 2. (poët.) uitspreiden (over: dat.).
鋪。盖。Pelle leonis insternor 吾披狮皮。
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- to cover, cover over, spread upon: insternor pelle leonis, V.: pontīs altos, floored (i. e. constructed), V.: pulpita tignis, laid the stage over a scaffolding, H.