claudus

claudus adj.

CLAV-, limping, halting, lame : deus: altero pede, N.: pes, H.: pars serpentis, V.—Prov.: claudus pilam, the lame man (holds fast) the ball .—Fig., crippled, imperfect, defective : naves, L.—Of language: carmina alterno versu, i. e. elegies (the alternate verses short), O.— Wavering, untrustworthy : pars officii tui, O.