insterno
insterno, to cover, cover over, spread upon
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
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instrata perfect passive participle feminine ablative singular, perfect passive participle feminine vocative singular, perfect passive participle neuter vocative plural, perfect passive participle neuter accusative plural, perfect passive participle feminine nominative singular, perfect passive participle neuter nominative plural of insterno
instrata neuter accusative plural, neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural of instratum
instrata feminine ablative singular, feminine nominative singular, neuter nominative plural, feminine vocative singular, neuter accusative plural, neuter vocative plural of instratus
- 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.
- 1. bedekken, overdekken; ➤ equus instratus bedekt met een paardendekkleed of sjabrak; instrata cubilia fronde; — pass. zich bedekken, zich omhullen [pelle leonis];
- 2. (poët.) uitspreiden (over: dat.).
鋪。盖。Pelle leonis insternor 吾披狮皮。
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- to cover, cover over, spread upon: insternor pelle leonis, V.: pontīs altos, floored (i. e. constructed), V.: pulpita tignis, laid the stage over a scaffolding, H.