emeto
From LSJ
ἐπὶ ξυροῦ γὰρ ἀκμῆς ἔχεται ἡμῖν τὰ πρήγματα → our affairs are balanced on a razor's edge, our affairs are set upon the razor's edge
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ē-mĕto: ĕre, v. a.,
I to mow away, mow down: plus frumenti agris, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 21: fruges, Manil. 5, 245.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ēmĕtō,¹⁶ messum, ĕre, tr., moissonner : Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 21.
Latin > German (Georges)
ē-meto (messuī), messum, ere, abmähen, frumentum, Hor. ep. 1, 6, 21: fruges, Manil. 5, 245 ed. Jacob.
