compernis
From LSJ
ἀλώπηξ, αἰετοῦ ἅ τ' ἀναπιτναμένα ῥόμβον ἴσχει → a fox, which, by spreading itself out, wards off the eagle's swoop
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
com-pernis: e, adj. perna,
I with the knees bent inwards, knock-kneed, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 26, 3; Plaut. Fragm. ap. Fest. p. 375, 20 Müll.; Varr. L. L. 9, § 10 Müll.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
compernis, e (cum, perna), dont les genoux se touchent : Fest. 375, 20 ; Varro L. 9, 10.
