circumrodo

circum-rōdo, di, 3, v. a., to gnaw or nibble all round.

• I Prop.: escam, Plin. 32, 2, 5, § 12.—
• II Trop.: dudum enim circumrodo, quod devorandum est, i. e. I have long hesitated to speak out, * Cic. Att. 4, 5, 1: qui Dente Theonino cum circumroditur, i. e. is slandered, calumniated, * Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 82.

circum-rōdo, rōsi, ere, ringsum benagen, escam, Plin. 32, 12. – übtr., dudum enim circumrodo, quod devorandum est, ich kaue schon lange an dem herum, was herauszusagen ich mich endlich überwinden muß, Cic. ad Att. 4, 5 in.: qui dente Theonino cum circumroditur, vom Zahn des Theon benagt (= von Theon geschmäht) wird, Hor. ep. 1, 18, 82.

circumrōdō, (16) sī, sum, ĕre, tr., ronger autour : Plin. 35, 12 || [fig.] circumrodo quod devorandum est Cic. Att. 4, 5, 1, je grignote ce quʼil faudrait avaler [= je tergiverse] ; dente Theonino circumroditur Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 82, il est déchiré par la dent maligne de Théon.

circumrodo , odis, osi, osum, rodere. 3. (rodo.)
譭謗。周咬壞。

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circum-rōdō —, —, ere,

• to gnaw around.— Fig.: dudum enim circumrodo, quod, etc., i. e. have long hesitated to utter: Dente Theonino circumroditur, i. e. is slandered, H.