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devolo

devolo, to fly down

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

dēvolō, āvī, ātus, 1, n.: to fly down, 4.702.
dē-vŏlo, āre, v. n., to fly down or away (very rare).
  • I Lit.
          • α To fly down: devolant angues jubati deorsum in impluvium, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 56 (1108): Iris per caelum, Verg. A. 4, 702: sibi de caelo devolaturam in sinum victoriam, Liv. 7, 12, 13.—
          • β To fly away: turdus devolet illuc, ubi, etc., Hor. S. 2, 5, 11: phoenicem devolavisse in Aegyptum, Plin. 10, 2, 2, § 5.—
  • II Transf., to hasten down, to fly or hasten away: de tribunali, Liv. 2, 29: in terram, Lucr. 6, 205: praecipites in forum, Liv. 3, 15; cf.: raptim ad puerum, Petr. 105, 8: ab afflicta amicitia transfugere atque ad florentem aliam devolare, * Cic. Quint. 30, 93; cf. absol. Auct. Her. 4, 17, 24.

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