assultus
Εὐφήμει, ὦ ἄνθρωπε· ἁσμενέστατα μέντοι αὐτὸ ἀπέφυγον, ὥσπερ λυττῶντά τινα καὶ ἄγριον δεσπότην ἀποδράς → Hush, man, most gladly have I escaped this thing you talk of, as if I had run away from a raging and savage beast of a master
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
assultus: (ads-), ūs, m. id.,
I a leaping to or toward, an attack, assault: locum variis adsultibus urget, Verg. A. 5, 442: adsultibus et velocitate corporum uti, Tac. A. 2, 21.
Latin > German (Georges)
assultus (adsultus), nur Abl. Sing. ū u. Abl. Plur. ibus, m. (assilio), das Anspringen (der Ansprung), Ansprengen, Anrennen (Berennen), Anstürmen, der Sturm, Stoß, subito assultu, Amm. 15, 2, 4: acri assultu, Amm. 22, 8, 14: assultibus variis, Verg. Aen. 5, 442: contiguis, Amm. 20, 8, 10: densis, Amm. 20, 11, 15: repentinis, Amm. 21, 12, 13: crebris, Amm. 23, 1, 3: cassis, Prud. psych. 144: neque assultibus et velocitate corporum uteretur, Tac. ann. 2, 21.
Latin > English
assultus assultus N M :: attack, assault, charge; leap/leaping to/at/against
