circumvolvo

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Menander, Monostichoi, 261

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

circum-volvo: no
I perf., vŏlūtum, 3, v. a., only with se or mid., to roll one's self around, to roll round, revolve, wind, or twine around (prob. not ante-Aug.): aliquid or alicui rei: magnum sol circumvolvitur annum, Verg. A. 3, 284: rota perpetuum circumvolvitur axem, Ov. M. 15, 522 Merkel: herba arboribus circumvolvens se, Plin. 16, 44, 92, § 244: serpentes circumvolutae sibi ipsae, id. 10, 62, 82, § 169; 11, 37, 88, § 217; Vitr. 10, 6, 2; Gell. 11, 9, 1.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

circumvolvō,¹⁶ vī, vŏlūtum, volvĕre, tr., rouler autour [employé seult au réfléchi circumvolvi ou se circumvolvere ] : herba arboribus circumvolvens se Plin. 16, 244, plante qui s’enroule autour des arbres ; serpentes sibi ipsæ circumvolutæ Plin. 10, 169, serpents enroulés sur eux-mêmes ; sol circumvolvitur annum Virg. En. 3, 284, le soleil parcourt le cercle de l’année.