subsido

subsīdō, sēdī, sessus, 3, n. and a.: to sit or settle down, 12.492; to sink down, fall, subside, 5.820; remain, 5.498; subside, remain below, be lost or disappear, 12.836; (w. acc.), to lie in wait for, remain, or watch for the spoils of, 11.268.

sub-sīdo, sēdi, sessum, 3 (collat. form acc. to 2d conj., subsīdent, Luc. 1, 646; Amm.28, 4, 22), v. n. and a.

• I Neutr., to sit down, crouch down, squat; to set one's self down, settle down, sink down (class.).
• • A Lit.
  • • 1 In gen.: agite nunc, subsidite omnes, quasi solent triarii, Plaut. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 89 Müll.; and ap. Fest. p. 306 ib.; cf.: subsidunt Hispani adversus emissa tela ab hoste, inde ad mittenda ipsi consurgunt, Liv. 28, 2: partem militum subsidere in subsidiis jussit, id. 1, 14; cf.: poplite subsidens, Verg. A. 12, 492: alii elephanti clunibus subsidentes, Liv. 44, 5: subsedit in illā Ante fores ara, Ov. M. 9, 297.—
    • • b Of things, to sink, settle, subside: sidebant campi, crescebant montibus altis Ascensus: neque enim poterant subsidere saxa, Lucr. 5, 493: valles, Ov. M. 1, 43; Curt. 9, 9, 19: limus mundi ut faex, Lucr. 5, 497; cf.: faeces in fundis vasorum, Col. 12, 50, 14; Sen. Ep. 108, 26: in urinā quod subsidit, si album est, etc., Plin. 28, 6, 19, § 68: aqua subsidit, settles, becomes clear, Auct. B. Alex. 5: flumina, fall, subside (opp. surgit humus), Ov. M. 1, 344: undae, subside, abate, Verg. A. 5, 820; hence, transf., venti, Prop. 1, 8, 13 (15); Ov. Tr. 2, 151.—Poet.: extremus galeāque imā subsidit Acestes, remains at the bottom, Verg. A. 5, 498: ebur posito rigore Subsidit digitis ceditque, gives way, yields, Ov. M. 10, 284: multae per mare pessum Subsedere suis pariter cum civibus urbes, are sunk, Lucr. 6, 590: terraene dehiscent Subsidentque urbes, Luc. 1, 646: subsidere fata videbat, sink, like the heavier weight on the scales, Sil. 6, 28.—
    • 2 In partic.
    • • a Pregn., to settle down, establish one's self in a place; to remain sitting, remain, abide, stay: si (apes) ex alvo minus frequentes evadunt ac subsidit pars aliqua, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 36: subsedi in ipsā viā, Cic. Att. 5, 16, 1: in Siciliā, id. Fam. 6, 8, 2: multitudo ... quae in castris subsederat, * Caes. B. G. 6, 36: quosdam ex Vitelliis subsedisse Nuceriae, Suet. Vit. 1 fin.: in oppido Reatino, id. Vesp. 1: commixti corpore tantum Subsident Teucri, Verg. A. 12, 836; Quint. 2, 1, 3.—
      • • β Of things: in Nilo navicula subsedit, ran aground, Liv. Epit. 112.—
      • b To crouch down on the watch, to lie in wait, lie in ambush: cur neque ante occurrit, ne ille in villā resideret: nec eo in loco subsedit, quo ille noctu venturus esset? Cic. Mil. 19, 51: si illum ad urbem noctu accessurum sciebat, subsidendum atque exspectandum fuit, id. ib. 19, 49: partem militum subsidere in insidiis jussit, Liv. 1, 14, 7; v. II. infra.—
      • c Of female animals, to yield, submit to the male (poet. and very rare): maribus subsidere (pecudes et equae), Lucr. 4, 1198: juvet ut tigres subsidere cervis, Hor. Epod. 16, 31.—
  • B Trop., to subside, decrease, abate (rare): in controversiis subsidit impetus dicendi, Quint. 3, 8, 60: nec silentio subsidat, sed firmetur consuetudine (vox), id. 11, 3, 24: vitia subsidunt, Sen. Ep. 94, 69: formidata subsidunt et sperata decipiunt, id. ib. 13, 12.—
  • • 2 To settle down: hinc accidit ut aetas jam altioribus disciplinis debita in scholā minore subsidat, i. e. is held back, Quint. 2, 1, 3.—
• II Act. (acc. to I. A. 2. b.), to lie in wait for, to waylay any one (poet. and in post-class. prose): devictam Asiam (i. e. Agamemnonem) subsedit adulter, Verg. A. 11, 268: leonem, Sil. 13, 221: copiosos homines, Amm.28, 4, 22: insontem, id. 16, 8, 3: serpens foramen, to watch, id. 16, 2, 4: regnum, Luc. 5, 226 Heyne and Mart. (dub. Lag. regno).

sub-sīdo, sēdī u. sīdī, sessum, ere, I) sich niederlassen, -niedersetzen, niederkauern, A) eig.: 1) v. leb. Wesen: a) übh.: subsidunt Hispani, Liv.: subs. in genua (v. Elefanten), Sen.: alii elephanti pedibus insistentes, alii clunibus subsidentes, Liv. – b) sich niederlassen, -kauern, lauern, u.m. Angabe des Zieles (mit Dat. od. mit Acc.) jmdm. auflauern, auf jmd. Jagd machen, in insidiis, Liv.: in loco, Cic. – m. Dat., fero, Auson.: m. Acc., leonem, Sil.: Asiam devictam, dem Agamemnon, Verg.: insontem, copiosos homines, Amm. – c) von weiblichen Tieren = vor dem Männchen zur Begattung sich niederlassen, von ihm sich begatten lassen, equae maribus subsidunt, Lucr.: tigres subsidere cervis, Hor. – 2) übtr., v. lebl. Subjj., sich zu Boden setzen, sich senken, sich legen, sinken, quicquid faecis subsederit, Colum.: urbs subsedit, Lucr.: iussit subsidere valles, sich herabsenken, Ov.: montes subsidere, Sen.: rhet.: ut molli vestigio cedens arena subsideret, Min. Fel.: subsidunt undae, Verg., venti, Prop.: aqua subsidit, setzt sich, wird hell, Auct. b. Alex.: oculi vehementer subsederunt, sind eingefallen, Cels.: ille (ignis), qui alimentis deficitur, suā sponte subsidit, fällt zusammen, Sen. – B) bildl.: a) im allg.: subsidere fata viderat, zu Boden sinken (das Bild v. Sinken der Wagschale hergenommen), Sil. 6, 28. – b) sich legen, fallen, sich vermin dern, nachlassen, nec silentio subsidat, sed firmetur consuetudine (vox), Quint.: subsidere impetum dicendi, Quint.: subsidunt menses mulierum, Plin.: vitia, Sen. – so auch hinc accĭdit... ut aetas, altioribus iam disciplinis debita, in schola minore subsidat, in seinem Eifer erkalte, unser »versauere«, Quint. 2, 1, 3. – II) prägn. = sitzenbleiben, 1) v. Pers., zurückbleiben, halten, sich wo ausdauernd niederlassen, sich festsetzen, si subsidit pars aliqua (apium), Varro: multitudo calonum in castris subsederant, Caes.: subsedi in via, Cic.: in Sicilia (Ggstz. proficisci), Cic.: in oppido Reatino, Nuceriae, Suet. – 2) übtr., von lebl. Subjj. = sitzen-, steckenbleiben, Ptolemaeus dum fugit, in Nilo navicula subsedit, Liv. epit. 112. – ➳ Perf. subsīdī, wov. subsiderat, Amm. 14, 3, 2 G.: subsidisse, Amm. 24, 4, 29 cod. V (Gardth. subsedisse).

subsīdō, (10) sēdī, sessum, ĕre.

I intr., ¶ 1 se baisser, sʼaccroupir : Liv. 28, 2, 6 ; (elephanti) clunibus subsidentes Liv. 44, 5, 7, (les éléphants) sʼasseyant sur le derrière ; poplite subsidens Virg. En. 12, 492, fléchissant sur le genou || sʼaffaisser, sʼabaisser : [en parl. de rochers] Lucr. 5, 493 ; [de vallées] Ov. M. 1, 43 ; Curt. 9, 9, 19 ; [de flots] Virg. En. 5, 820 ; Ov. M. 1, 344 || tomber, se calmer : [en parl. de vent] Prop. 1, 8, 13 ; Ov. Tr. 2, 1, 151 [fig., en parl. de la fougue] Quint. 3, 8, 60 ; [des vices] Sen. Ep. 94, 69 ; [des frayeurs] Sen. Ep. 13, 12 || tomber au fond, se déposer, faire un dépôt : Lucr. 5, 497 ; Sen. Ep. 108, 26 ; Plin. 28, 68 ; [poét.] extremus galeaque ima subsedit Acestes Virg. En. 5, 498, et dans le fond du casque est resté le dernier, le nom dʼAceste || tomber au fond, sʼenfoncer dans lʼabîme : Lucr. 6, 590 || céder [sous le doigt] : Ov. M. 10, 284 ¶ 2 sʼarrêter, faire halte : subsedi in ipsa via Cic. Att. 5, 16, 1, je me suis arrêté en pleine route, cf. Cic. Att. 6, 8, 2 || [fig.] séjourner : Quint. 2, 1, 3 || se poster [en embuscade] : Cic. Mil. 49 ; 51 ; Liv. 1, 14, 7 || être placé en réserve : Varro L. 5, 89 ¶ 3 se mettre sous [dans lʼaccoupl^t ] av. dat. : Lucr. 4, 1198 ; Hor. Epo. 16, 31.

II tr., ¶ 1 tendre des embûches à, attendre dans une embuscade : devictam Asiam (= victorem Asiæ = Agamemnonem) subsedit adulter Virg. En. 11, 268, un adultère [Égisthe] tendit un piège au vainqueur de lʼAsie ; leonem Sil. 13, 221, être à lʼaffût dʼun lion ; [fig.] Amm. 28, 4, 22 ¶ 2 prendre par ruse : Luc. 5, 226.

➳ pf. subsidi Amm. 14, 3, 2 ; 24, 4, 29 [qqs mss].

subsido , is, *idi vel edi, idere. n. act. 3.
俯身。仍在。沉。在下。降淸。敗力。藏住。減。設坑。— regnum 把持國。— in eo loco 留此處。Subsidunt urbes 各城傾頹。Subsidunt pennae 力敗。Foemina subsidet 牝服牡。

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sub-sīdō sēdī, sessus, ere,

• to sit down, crouch down, squat, settle down, sink down: adversus emissa tela, L.: Poplite subsidens, V.: subsedit in illā Ante fores arā, O.—With dat: iuvet ut tigrīs subsidere cervis, to yield, H.—To fall, subside, sink, settle: undae, V.: venti, O.: Extremus galeāque imā subsedit Acestes, remained at the bottom, V.: ebur posito rigore Subsidit digitis, ceditque, gives way, O.—To settle down, establish oneself, remain, abide, stay: in Siciliā: in castris, Cs.: commixti corpore tantum Subsident Teucri, V.—To crouch down on the watch, lie in wait, lie in ambush: eo in loco: in insidiis, L.—With acc: devictam Asiam subsedit adulter (i. e. Agamemnonem), lay in wait for, V.