fortstürzen

From LSJ

διώκει παῖς ποτανὸν ὄρνιν → a boy chases a bird on the wing, vain pursuit

Source

German > Latin

fortstürzen, se proripere (absol. od. loco, ex loco). – uber Hals und Kopf s., praecipitem se proripere; praecipitem ferri.