affodio
From LSJ
ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
Latin > English
affodio affodere, -, - V TRANS :: add by digging
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
af-fŏdĭo: (better adf-), ĕre, v. a.,
I to dig in addition to: vicini caespitem nostro solo, Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 175.
Latin > German (Georges)
af-fodio (ad-fodio), ere, hinzugraben, furto vicino caespitem nostro solo affodimus, Plin. 2, 175.
