circumvolvo

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

circum-volvo, no perf., vŏlūtum, 3, v. a.,

only with se or mid., to roll oneself around , to roll round , revolve , wind , or twine around (prob. not ante-Aug.): aliquid or alicui rei: magnum sol circumvolvitur annum, Verg. A. 3, 284: rota perpetuum circumvolvitur axem, Ov. M. 15, 522 Merkel: herba arboribus circumvolvens se, Plin. 16, 44, 92, § 244: serpentes circumvolutae sibi ipsae, id. 10, 62, 82, § 169; 11, 37, 88, § 217; Vitr. 10, 6, 2; Gell. 11, 9, 1.

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