demetior
τὸν καπνὸν φεύγων εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἐνέπεσεν → out of the frying pan into the fire, from the frying pan into the fire
Latin > English
demetior demetiri, demensus sum V DEP :: measure out/off; (space/time/words); weigh out, measure by weight; lay out
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dē-mētĭor: mensus, 4,
I v. a., to measure out, to measure, as a whole (whereas dimetior is to measure the parts of a whole—very rare): ut verba verbis quasi demensa et paria respondeant, Cic. Or. 12, 38; so Quint. 5, 10, 124 (al. dimensis): vos meministis quot calendis petere demensum cibum, i. e. the stated allowance of slaves, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 3.—Hence, dēmensum, i, n., a measured allowance, ration of slaves: quod ille unciatim de demenso suo comparsit, Ter. Ph. 1, 1, 9; Spart. Hadr. 7 fin.; Inscr. Orell. 2849; cf. Donat. ad Ter. l. l.; Sen. Ep. 80; Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 40 Orelli.—In a comic transf.: nunc argumentum vobis demensum dabo, Non modio neque trimodio, verum ipso horreo, Plaut. Men. prol. 14.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēmētĭor, mēnsus sum, mētīrī, tr., mesurer [seult au part. et avec le sens passif] verba quasi demensa Cic. Or. 38, mots pour ainsi dire mesurés ; demensus cibus Pl. St. 60, ration mensuelle allouée à l’esclave, v. demensum, cf. Men. 14.
Latin > German (Georges)
dē-mētior, mēnsus sum, mētīrī, I) abmessen, zumessen (griech. ἀπομετρεισθαι), nur noch passiv im Partic. Perf., demensus cibus = demensum (s. unten), Plaut. Stich. 60: u. übtr.: nunc argumentum vobis demensum dabo, non modio neque trimodio, verum ipso horreo (aus voller Scheuer = sehr reichlich), Auct. prol. ad Plaut. Men. 14 sq.: ut verba verbis quasi demensa et paria respondeant, Cic. or. 38; vgl. Quint. 5, 10, 124. – u. subst., dēmēnsum, ī, n. (sc. frumentum), das den Sklaven monatlich zum Unterhalt zugemessene Getreide, das Deputat, die Ration, Ter. Phorm. 43. – II) (wie dimetior) abmessen = ausmessen, Gromat. vet. 252, 16 (wo ungew. Perf.-Form demetitus est).
