insultura
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
insultūra: ae, f. id.,
I a springing or leaping at or upon a thing (opp. desultura), Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
īnsultūra, æ, f. (insilio), action de sauter sur : Pl. Mil. 280.
Latin > German (Georges)
īnsultūra, ae, f. (insilio), das Aufspringen aufs Pferd (Ggstz. desultura), scherzh. bei Plaut. mil. 280.
