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I / incŭbo
noun

incŭbo

gen. incŭbōnis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
one who lies upon
one who lies upon any thing.
A spirit that watches over buried treasures •
A spirit that watches over buried treasures (post-class.): cum modo incuboni pileum rapuisset, thesaurum invenit, Petr. Fragm. Trag. 38, 8.—
The nightmare •
The nightmare, incubus (post-class.): ab incubone deludi, Scrib. Comp. 100: de incubone praesumptio, Tert. Anim. 44.
Perseus ID: n22632 Key: incubo2