affrico
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
af-frĭco: (better adf-), āre, ui, ātum, v. a.,
I to rub on or against a thing: alicui (only in post-Aug. prose).
I Lit.: herbae se adfricans, Plin. 8, 27, 41, § 99; so id. 29, 6, 38, § 122: unguedine diu palmulis suis adfricata, App. M. 3, 138 Elm.—
II Trop., to communicate or impart by rubbing: rubiginem suam alicui, Sen. Ep. 7.
Latin > German (Georges)
af-frico (ad-frico), fricuī, fricātum, āre, anreiben m. Dat. loci, vitiosum locum arbori, Col. 7, 5, 6: se marathro herbae, Plin. 8, 99: unguedine palmulis suis diu affricata, Apul. met. 3, 21: si (anguium membrana) affricetur, claritatem facit, Plin. 29, 122. – im Bilde = ansteckend mitteilen, alci rubiginem suano, Sen. ep. 7, 7.
