prester
Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws
Latin > English
prester presteris N M :: fiery whirlwind or a waterspout
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prēster: ēris, m., = πρηστήρ burning.
I A fiery whirlwind, which descends in the form of a pillar of fire, a water-spout, sand-spout: presteras Graici quos ab re nominitarunt, etc., Lucr. 6, 424: turbo ardentior accensusque dum furit, prester vocatur, amburens contacta pariter, et proterens, Plin. 2, 48, 50, § 133: spiritus cum majore vi torti sunt, fit procella terrestris, et a Graecis prester nomen accepit, App. de Mundo, p. 62 fin.—
II A kind of serpent, whose bite causes a burning thirst: prester quem percusserit, distenditur, enormique corpulentiā necatur extuberatus, Sol. 27, 32: torridus prester, Luc. 9, 791; Plin. 20, 20, 81 § 210; 24, 13, 73, § 117.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prēstēr,¹⁵ ēris, m. (πρηστήρ),
1 metéore igné, colonne ou tourbillon de feu : Lucr. 6, 424
2 espèce de serpent dont la morsure causait une soif brûlante : Sol. 27, 32 ; Luc. 9, 721 ; Plin. 20, 210.
Latin > German (Georges)
prēstēr, ēris, Akk. Plur. ēras, m. (πρηστήρ), brennend; dah. I) ein feuriger Wirbelwind, der in Gestalt einer Feuersäule sich herabläßt, Lucr., Plin. u.a. – II) eine Art Schlangen, deren Biß brennenden Durst verursacht und den Leib auftreibt, Plin. u.a.
