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anspannen

From LSJ

Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

German > Latin

anspannen, I) straff anziehen: tendere; intendere; contendere (alle z. B. arcum). – Uneig., alle Kräfte a., omnes nervos contendere. – II) an ein Fuhrwerk spannen: curru (plaustro) od. ad currum (ad plaustrum) iungere; carpento subiungere. – ein angespannter Wagen, raeda equis iuncta.