devolo
Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.
Latin > English
devolo devolare, devolavi, devolatus V :: fly down or away; hasten down, hasten away
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dē-vŏlo: āre,
I v. n., to fly down or away (very rare).
I Lit.
(a) To fly down: devolant angues jubati deorsum in impluvium, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 56: Iris per caelum, Verg. A. 4, 702: sibi de caelo devolaturam in sinum victoriam, Liv. 7, 12, 13.—
(b) To fly away: turdus devolet illuc, ubi, etc., Hor. S. 2, 5, 11: phoenicem devolavisse in Aegyptum, Plin. 10, 2, 2, § 5.—
II Transf., to hasten down, to fly or hasten away: de tribunali, Liv. 2, 29: in terram, Lucr. 6, 205: praecipites in forum, Liv. 3, 15; cf.: raptim ad puerum, Petr. 105, 8: ab afflicta amicitia transfugere atque ad florentem aliam devolare, * Cic. Quint. 30, 93; cf. absol. Auct. Her. 4, 17, 24.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēvŏlō,¹³ āvī, ātum, āre, intr., descendre en volant, s’abattre, fondre sur : Ov. M. 3, 420 ; Liv. 7, 12, 13 || [fig.] descendre en hâte, s’élancer de, voler vers : Liv. 2, 29, 3 ; 3, 15, 6 ; Cic. Quinct. 93.
Latin > German (Georges)
dē-volo, āvī, ātum, āre, I) herabfliegen, 1) eig., von Vögeln u. geflügelten Wesen: cum psittacus devolat, rostro se excipit, Plin.: dev. vehementer, Apul.: per caelum (v. der Iris), Verg.: in tabernam, Liv.: in oppositam sutrinam, Plin.: in multas devolat ales aves (v. Adler), Ov. – dah. scherzh., sibi de caelo devolaturam in sinum victoriam, ihm gleichsam in den Schoß fliegen, Liv. 7, 12, 13. – 2) übtr., herabschießen, -stürzen, -eilen, devolant angues iubati deorsum in impluvium duo maxumi, Plaut. Amph. 1108. – v. Pers., ipse (vigil) devolat, Plin.: inde dev., Apul.: properatis dev. armis, Sil.: de tribunali, Liv.: praecipites pavore in forum, Liv.: in portum, zum H. hinabeilen, Plin. – v. Lebl., mobilis ille devolat in terram liquidi color aureus ignis, Lucr. 6, 204 sq. – II) davon-, fort-, hinüberfliegen (-flattern), 1) eig., v. Vögeln, turdus devolat illuc, ubi etc., Hor. sat. 2, 5, 11: phoenicem devolavisse in Aegyptum, Plin. 10, 5. – 2) übtr., weg-, davoneilen, hinübereilen, v. Pers., ad puerum raptim, Petron.: ad florentem (amicitiam), Cic.: absol., devolant omnes, eilen davon, lassen uns im Stiche, Cornif. rhet. 4, 24.
Latin > Chinese
devolo, as, are. :: 飛。下飛。下來。跑。Simul ac fortuna dilapsa est devolant omnes 家敗衆友卽散。
