desultor
From LSJ
Οὐδ' ἄμμε διακρινέει φιλότητος ἄλλο, πάρος θάνατόν γε μεμορμένον ἀμφικαλύψαι → Nor will anything else divide us from our love before the fate of death enshrouds us
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dēsultor: ōris, m. id.,
I a leaper, vaulter, the technical designation of a sort of riders, who, in the circus-games, leaped from one horse to another without stopping.
I Prop., Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 15; Liv. 23, 29; 44, 9; Manil. 5, 85.—
II Trop., a fickle, inconstant person: amoris, an inconstant lover, Ov. Am. 1, 3, 15; cf. bellorum, Sen. Suas. 1, § 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēsultŏr,¹⁶ ōris, m. (desilio), cavalier qui saute d’un cheval sur un autre : Liv. 23, 29 || [fig.] qui passe d’un objet à un autre : amoris Ov. Am. 1, 3, 15, changeant, volage en amour.
