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insterno

insterno, to cover, cover over, spread upon

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

īnsternō, strāvī, strātus, 3, a.: to spread over; cover, 2.722; saddle, 7.277; extend over, 12.675.
in-sterno, strāvi, strātum, 3, v. a.
  • 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.

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