Home / Browse
P / praerōdo
verb transitive

praerōdo

2nd PP prae-rōdere · 3rd PP prae-rosum · conj. 3rd
To gnaw in front; to gnaw at the end; tip poetic •
To gnaw in front, to gnaw at the end or tip (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): digitos suos, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 93: teneros pampinos, Col. Arbor. 15.—
To gnaw; bite; nibble off •
To gnaw, bite, or nibble off: praeroso hamo, Hor. S. 2, 5, 25: praerosa dentibus lingua, Plin. 7, 23, 23, § 87: conger et muraena caudas inter se praerodentes, id. 9, 62, 88, § 185.
Perseus ID: n37887 Key: praerodo