licitor
From LSJ
Πολλοὺς ὁ καιρὸς οὐκ ὄντας ποιεῖ φίλους → Occasione amicus fit, qui non fuit → Die rechte Zeit macht manchen, der's nicht ist, zum Freund
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lĭcĭtor: ātus, 1, v. dep. liceor,
I to offer a price, to bid for any thing (ante- and postclass.).
I Lit.: ut ne licitare advorsum animi mei sententiam, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 104.—
II Transf., to contend, fight: licitati in mercando sive pugnando contendentes, Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll.: inter se licitantur, Enn. ap. Non. 134, 14 (Ann. v. 77 Vahl.): licitari machaerā adversum aliquem, Caecil. ap. Non. 134, 16 (Com. Fragm. v. 69 Rib.).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lĭcĭtor, ātus sum, ārī, fréq. de liceor,
1 enchérir, surenchérir : Pl. Merc. 441
2 lutter, combattre : Enn. Ann. 74 ; Cæcil. 69 ; P. Fest. 116.
