superfero
λύχνον μεθ᾿ ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων “ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ” → He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, “I am looking for a human”
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sŭper-fĕro: ferre, v. a.
I To carry over or beyond, to place or put over (postAug.): pedem parturienti, Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 103. — Pass., to go, ride, fly, swim, etc., over: pisces, Plin. 9, 16, 25, § 58; App. de Mundo fin.; Tert. Bapt. 4; Mart. Cap. 8, § 882. —
II To carry over or beyond the time: periclitari partus, si superferatur, Plin. 32, 10, 46, § 133. —
B To raise high, carry over the head: aurum, Plin. 33, 4, 25, § 84.—Hence, sŭperlātus, a, um, P. a., extravagant, excessive, exaggerated: verba (with translata), Cic. Part. Or. 15, 53; Quint. 8, 3, 43.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sŭperfĕrō, tŭlī, lātum, ferre, tr.,
1 porter au-dessus : Plin. 28, 103 ; pass. superferri, être porté à la surface : Plin. 9, 58
2 dépasser, reculer, porter au-delà : Plin. 32, 133.
