prae-năto, āre, v. n.
I To swim before or in front : praenatans musculus, Plin. 9, 62, 88, § 186: praenatante pisciculo, id. 9, 45, 68, § 146.—
II To swim or flow by : domos praenatat amnis, Verg. A. 6, 705.
prae-natō —, —, āre, to swim before, flow by: domos praenatat amnis, V. ...
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