bäumen

From LSJ

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

Plato, Laws, 626e

German > Latin

sich: bäumen, sich, v. Pferden, exsultare. – erigere pedes priores (die Vorderfüße in die Höhe heben). – tollere se arrectum (kerzengerade in die Höhe steigen). – sich hochauf b., priores pedes erigere sublime: sich gegen jmd. b., insurgere in alqm. – sich bäumend, prioribus pedibus erectis.