proserpo
prō-serpo, ĕre, v. n., to creep forwards or forth, to creep or crawl along (ante- and post-class.).
- I Lit.: proserpens bestia, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 74 (1034); cf. id. As. 3, 3, 105 (695); id. Pers. 2, 4, 28 (299); Varr. L. L. 5, § 68 Müll.: servulus proserpit leniter, Ap. Met. 4, 19, 5; de specu funesta proserpit ursa, id. ib. 7, 24, 13.—Transf., of plants, to come forth imperceptibly: sata in lucem proserpunt, Arn. 3, 119.—
- II Trop., to move on imperceptibly, to glide or steal along (post-class.): proserpit ad intima vulnus, Ser. Samm. 14, 251: malo proserpenti occurrere, Amm.15, 8, 7.
prō-serpo, ere, I) hervorkriechen, absol., Apul.: de proximo specu, Apul.: in lucem, Apul. u. Arnob. – bildl., malum proserpens, Amm. – II) vorwärts kriechen, -schleichen, bestia proserpens, eine Schlange, Plaut.: bildl., proserpit ad intima vulnus, Ser. Samm.
prōserpō, (16) ĕre, intr., ¶ 1 sʼavancer en rampant, se traîner : Pl. Pœn. 1034 ; Varro L. 5, 68 ¶ 2 sortir lentement [en parl. des plantes], lever : Arn. 3, 33 ¶ 3 [fig.] sʼétendre, se propager : Amm. 15, 8, 7.