perdolo
From LSJ
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)
per-dŏlo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I to hew out, to fashion with hewing (post-Aug.): cum in materiem perdolantur, Vitr. 2, 10, 2: arbor perdolata, id. 2, 9, 7: fomes perdolatus, Arn. 6, 209.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
perdŏlō, ātum, āre, tr., travailler à fond avec la dolabre, façonner proprement : Vitr. Arch. 2, 10, 2.
