circumfodio
From LSJ
οὐ γὰρ εἰς περιουσίαν ἐπράττετ' αὐτοῖς τὰ τῆς πόλεως → for selfish greed had no place in their statesmanship
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
circum -fŏdĭo: no
I perf., fossum, ĕre (inf. pass.: circumfodiri, Col. 5, 9, 12; cf. fodio), v. n. and a., to dig around something, dig about (agricultural t. t.).
(a) Neutr., Cato, R. R. 161. 4.—
(b) Act.: truncum, Col. 5, 6, 17: platanos, Sen. Ep 12, 2: arbores, Plin. 17, 26, 39, § 248: plantas, Pall. Febr. 20, 2.—Inf. pass.: circumfodi, Pall. Mart. 10, 19.—Part. perf. pass.: circumfosso stipite, Plin. 17, 27, 43, § 252.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
circumfŏdĭō,¹⁴ fōdī, fossum, fŏdĕre, tr., creuser autour : Cato Agr. 161 || circumfodere arbores Plin. 17, 248, entourer les arbres d’un fossé. inf. pr. pass. circumfodiri : Col. Rust. 5, 9, 12.
