εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
sŭpĕrans: antis, Part. and P. a., v. supero.
sŭpĕrāns,¹⁴ tis, part.-adj. de supero, prédominant ; -tior Lucr. 5, 394 ; -issimus Sol. 2, 25.
