or wreaths, which they held out before them.

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[§ 115]; so also is præstanti corpore, v. 783.

66

"to

præ-figo, fixi, fixum, fīgĕre, 3. v. a. [præ, "before"; figo, fasten, before"; hence) To fix on the end, or extremity, of a thing.-Pass.: præ-figor, fixus sum, figi.

præ-sto, stiti, stĭtum and stātum, stāre, 1. v. n. and a. before"; sto, to fix " ("To fix, or [præ, stand "] ("To stand before"; hence) To be superior; to be superior to, to surpass, etc.

præfixus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of præfigo.

prægnans, ntis, adj. Preg

nant.

Præneste, is, n. (and f.). Præneste (now Palestrina); a town of Latium. Hence, Prænest-inus, īna, īnum, adj. Of, or belonging to, Præneste; Prenestine:-urbs Prænestina, the city of Præneste; v. 678. Prænestīnus, a, um; see Præneste.

præsep-e, is, n. [præsep-io, "to fence in front"] ("The thing fenced in front"; hence) 1. For wild animals: A cage. 2. For horses: A stall, stable. præsĭděo, sēdi, sessum, sidere, 2. v. n. [for præ-sěděo; præ, "before"; sěděo, "to sit"]("To sit before "; hence) With Dat. [§ 106, a; or § 106 (4)]: To preside, or hold sway, over; to rule, etc.

fr.

præstans, ntis: 1. P. pres. of præsto.-2. Pa.: Surpass ing, distinguished, pre-eminent, etc.;-at v. 483 præstanti forma is Abl. of Quality

præ-ter, adv. and prep. [præ, "past"; demonstr. suffix ter] ("Past"; hence) 1. Adv.: Past, by.-2. Prep. c. Acc. : Past, beyond.

præter-ea, adv. [for præteream; fr. præter, "beyond "; eam, acc. sing. fem. of pron. is, "this"] ("Beyond this"; hence) Besides, moreover, further.

præ-uro, ussi, ustum, ūrĕre, 3. v. a. [præ, "before"; uro, "to burn"]("To burn before"; hence) To burn at the end, or tip, for the purpose of hardening.-Pass.: præ-ūror, ustus sum, ūri.

præustus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of præuro:- -at v. 524 the diphthong @ is made short before the following vowel u.

prævectus, a, um, of prævěhor.

P. perf.

prævěhor, vectus sum, věhi, 3. v. dep. [præ, "forwards or in advance"; věhor, "to ride" (see veho)] To ride forwards, or in advance; at v. 166 folld. by Abl.

præ-verto, verti, versum, vertĕre, 3. v. a. [præ, "before"; verto, σε το turn "] ("To turn before"; hence, reflexively, "to precede, go before"; hence) To outstrip in speed, etc.

a

precans, ntis, P. pres. of precor; at v. 237 pr cantia, which is the last word in the verse, does not have is last vowel elided before the vowel with which the following verse commences, but is to be pronounced as a trisyllable, viz. precantya.

kept it close, i.e. mused upon it, pondered over it.

pressi, perf. ind. of premo. prex, prec-is (Nom. and Gen. Sing. obsol.; mostly in plur.), f. [for prec.s; fr. precor, "to ask"]("The asking thing"; hence) A prayer, request, entreaty, petition.

Piĭămēĭus, a, um; see Priamus.

Priămus, i, m. Priam; son of Laomedon, and king of Troy when that city was besieged and taken by the Greeks. Hence, Priăm-ēĭus, preces, um, plur. of eĭa, ēĭum, adj. Of, or belonging to, Priam; Priam's [Пpíaμos,

prī-dem, adv. Long ago, long since; see jampridem [obsol. pris, prī, akin to Tpív, "before" ; suffix dem].

prex. prěc-or, ātus sum, āri, 1." Chief, King"]. v. dep. a. and n.: 1 Act.: To beseech, entreat, address prayers or entreaties to.-2. Neut.: To pray, beg, entreat: -precantia verba (pruying words; i.e.) words of entreaty or supplication [akin to Sans." age"]("Belonging to, or root PRACHH, "to ask "].

prěmo, pressi, pressum, prěměre, 3. v. a. : 1. To press, press against.-2. To press firmly or closely together; to close.-3. Of personal Subjects: To oppress, hold in subjection; v. 737.-4. Of abstract Subjects: To press, or weigh, upon a person, the mind, etc.-5. To keep close; v. 103;-at v. 119 supply eam (vocem) after pressit:

prim-æv-us, a, um, adj. [prim-us, 'first"; æv-um,

having, the first or earliest age"; hence) Youthfu,young, early.

primum, adv. [adverbial neut. of primus, "first"] First, in the first place.

pri-mus, ma, mum, sup. adj. [for præ-mus; fr. præ, "before" "; with sup. suffix "mus"] ("That is most before, foremost"; hence) 1. Of order: First, the first.-2. Of rank, station, estimation, etc,;

The first, chief, principal, pro, prep. gov. abl. case: most distinguished or eminent; 1. Before, in front of.-2. -at v. 468 folld. by Gen. of For, on behalf of.-3. For, "thing_distributed" [§ 130] instead of, in the place of3. In time: a. First, 4. On account of.-5. In proearliest;-at v. 136 folld. by portion to, in comparison with. Gen. of "thing distributed "N.B. In composition the o is [§ 130]-b. When a thing, long in some words, but in etc., is earliest; the earliest others short through the inpart, beginning, or commence- fluence of the Gr. Tpó [akin ment of a thing; v. 51.-4. to Sans. pra; Gг. πрó]. Of place: First, foremost.— procell-a, æ, f. [procell-o, As Subst. prīmi, ōrum, m."to drive or dash forward"] plur. The first, or foremost, ("The thing driving or dashmen; v. 783.-5. In concord ing forward"; hence) A storm, with Subject of verb: To be tempest, hurricane ;—at v. 594 the first to do, etc., something in figurative force. denoted by the verb; to be, etc., the first that. Comp. prior. princip-ium, ii, n. [princeps, princip-is, "first"] ("That which pertains to the princeps"; hence) 1. A beginning, commencement. 2. Adverbial Abl.: Principio, At the beginning, i.e. in the first place.

procul, adv. [PROCUL, a root of procello, "to drive forwards"] ("Driven forwards"; hence) Of place: At a distance, far off.

prælium, ĭi, n. A battle, engagement, fight.

profectus, a, um, P. perf. of proficiscor.

pro-fic-iscor, fectus sum, ficisci, 3. v. dep. n. inch. [pro, "forwards"; făc-io, "to make "] ("To begin to make one's self to be forward" hence) To set out, go, proceed,

pri-or, us, comp. adj. [for præ-or; fr. præ, "before"; with comp. suffix or] ("More before"; hence) 1. Previous, former, prior.-2. Frequently to be translated First ;-at etc. v. 194 = prīmus, no. 5. Sup. primus.

pris-cus, ca, cum, adj. Of, or belonging to, former times; of time bygone; ancient [obsol. prispív, "before"].

1. profug-us, a, um, adj. [profug-io, "to flee forth or away"]("Fleeing forth or away"; hence) Fleeing from one's country, etc.; fugitive. -As Subst.: prõfăg-us, i, m,

A fugitive from one's country, etc.; an exile.

2. profugus, i; see 1. profugus.

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prō-nŭb-a, æ, f. adj. [prō, "presiding over "; NUB, root of nub-o, "to marry"] Presiding over marrying or marriage; profui, perf. ind. of prosum. an epithet of Juno as the pro-fund-us, a, um, adj. patroness of marriage.-As [pro, "forwards"; fund-us, Subst.: pronŭba, æ (sc. fem"the bottom"]("Having the ina or mulier), f. A bride'sbottom forwards ; i.e. at woman; i.e. a woman who some distance off; hence) attended, on the bride's part, Deep, profound. to the necessary arrangements

prōgen-les, ĭēi, f. [pro- for a wedding; v. 319. gigno, "to beget or bring prop-e, adv. and prep. forth," through root PROGEN] [obsol. prop-is, "near"] 1. ("A begetting or bringing Adv.: a. Near, nigh.-b. forth"; hence) 1. Offspring; Comp.: (a) Nearer.—(b) As -at v. 97 progenies denotes modified Sup.: Very near, Latinus, as the offspring of very nigh.- Comp. propFaunus.---2. Race, family, de- ius; Sup. proxime (= propscendants. sime).-2. Prep. gov. Acc.: Near, nigh unto.

pro-hibĕo, híbŭi, hibitum, hibere, 2. v. a. [for pro-hăbĕo; propĕr-o, āvi, ātum, āre, fr. pro, "before"; habeo, "to 1. v. a. and n. [propĕr-us, hold "] ("To hold before one" hastening "] (“To make" or in front"; hence) 1. To ward, or keep, off.-2. With Abl. To exclude, shut out, keep away from, etc.

pr-öl-es, is, f. [for pro-oles; fr. pro, "forth ; OL, root of ol-esco, "to grow"] ("That which grows forth"; hence) Of persons: Offspring, progeny.

prōmis-sum, si, n. [for promitt-sum; fr. promitt-o, "to promise"](" That which is promised "; hence) A promise,

an object "properus"; hence) 1. Act.: To quicken, accelerate, expedite.-2. Neut.: To be quick, to make haste.

proprius, a, um, adj. Not in common with others; one's, etc., own; one's, etc., peculiar or especial; v. 331.

prōra, æ, f. The prow, or head, of a vessel [πpúрa].

prō-rumpo, rūpi, ruptum, rumpere, 3. v. a. and n. [prō, "forth"; rumpo, "to break"] 1. (Act. "To cause to break forth"; hence) Pass. in re

men.

pu-er, ĕri, m. ("The nourished one"; hence) A boy, lad [prob. akin to Sans. root PUSH, "to nourish," and to Tóp, the Spartan form of Taîs].

flexive force: To break or to pu-er] The youth, i.e. young burst forth; v. 459.-2. Neut.: To rush, or break, forth; v. 32. Pass.: pro-rumpor, ruptus sum, rumpi. prōruptus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of prorumpo. prospec-to, tāvi, tātum, tāre, 1. v. a. intens. [prospicio, "to look forth or forwards," through root PROSPEC] To look forth at, or upon; to gaze upon.

prospexi, perf. ind. of. prospicio.

pug-na, næ, f. [PUG, root of pu(n)g-o, “to stab"]("The stabbing thing"; hence (4 fight, combat, battle. pugnando, gerund in do fr.

pugno.

pugnatur; see pugno. pugn-o, āvi, ātum, āre, 1. a fight"] 1. To fight.-2. Impers. pres. pass.: pugnatur, It is fought, i.e. the battle is being (now) waged or fought; v. 553.

prō-spicio, spexi, spectum, spicere, 3. v. a. [for prō- v. n. [pugna, spěcio; fr. pro, "forwards"; specio," to look"]("To look forwards, etc., at"; hence) To discern, descry, espy, etc.

pul-cher, chra, chrum, adj. [for pol-cher; fr. põl-io, “to polish"] ("Polished"; hence) Fair, beautiful, beauteous.

pulcherrimus, a, um, sup. adj.; see pulcher.

prō-sum, fui, desse (i.e. esse with d prefixed) v. n. [pro, "for"; sum, "to be"] ("To be for" a person or thing; hence) With Dat. [SComp. pulchr-ior; Sup. 107, b] To benefit, or avail, a pulch(e)r-rimus. person; v. 303, where it is folld. by Acc. of neut. pron. prō-tinus (-těnus), adv. [for prō-těnus; fr. prō, "before tenus, "up to or as far as "] ("Up to, or as far as, that which is before"; hence) Of time: Forthwith, immediately. proximus, a, um, sup. adj. [for prop-sĭmus; fr. obsol. prop-is, near"] Nearest.

pū-bes, bis, f. [prob. akin

pulchrior, us, comp. adj.; see pulcher.

pullŭl-o, avi, ātum, āre, 1. v. n. [pullulus, a young animal, etc.] 1. To bring forth young. 2. To shoot forth or out; to teem.

1. pulsus, a, um, P. perf pass. of pello.

2. pul-sus, sūs, m. [pello,