praecino

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

praecinō cinuī, —, ere

prae+cano.—Of musicians, to make music before, play at : sacrificiis, L.: carmine cum magico praecinuisset anus, i. e. had uttered an incantation , Tb.—Of musical instruments, to make music before, be played at : epulis magistratuum fides praecinunt.—Fig., to foretell, predict : magnum aliquid populoR.