verb transitive intransitive #2519

ĕquĭto

2nd PP ĕquĭtāre · 3rd PP ĕquĭtāvi · 4th PP ĕquĭtātum · conj. 1st

to ride

[eques], to ride.

intransitive

(class.): cum in illo nostro exercitu equitaret, Cic. Deiot. 10; Sall. J. 6, 1;… in general ••

In gen. (class.): cum in illo nostro exercitu equitaret, Cic. Deiot. 10; Sall. J. 6, 1; Suet. Caes. 57; Hor. C. 2, 9, 24 al.: in equo, Dig. 9, 2, 57; cf.: in equuleis, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20; v. Equuleus, II. A.; and: in arundine longa, Hor. S. 2, 3, 248.—

(acc. to eques, II. A.): EQVITARE antiqui dicebant equum publicum merere, Paul.… in particular

In partic. (acc. to eques, II. A.): EQVITARE antiqui dicebant equum publicum merere, Paul. ex Fest. 81, 15 Müll.—

by extension

To skirmish; manœuvre •

To skirmish, manœuvre: illa (certatio) qua tu contra Alfenum equitabas, Cic. Quint. 22, 73.—

to go

Of the horse, to go, Lucil. ap. Gell. 18, 5, 10, and ap. Non. 107, 1.—

to blow violently •

Of the wind, like ἱππεύειν, to blow violently: Eurus per undas, Hor. C. 4, 4, 44: per caelum, Poët. ap. Censor. Fr. 14, § 9.—

In mal. part., Juv. 6, 311.—

to ride through active •

Act., to ride through (post-Aug.).—In pass.: flumen equitatur, Flor. 3, 4, 5: equitataque Culmina Taÿgeti, Claud. Bell. Get. 192: fluxis equitata Bactra Parthis, Sid. Carm. 23, 249.

Perseus ID: n16070 Key: equito