fendo
From LSJ
οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
fendo: ĕre v. defendo, fustis, the primitive word of the compounds defendo, offendo, infensus, and infestus; cf. Prisc. p. 923 P.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
fendō, ĕre (primitif inus. de defendo, offendo, etc.), pousser : Prisc. Gramm. 11, 21.
Latin > German (Georges)
fendo, stoßen, Grundform zu defendo, offendo etc., ohne Beleg bei Prisc. 11, 21.
Latin > Chinese
*fendo, is, di, sum, ere. 3. comp. :: 惹怒
