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pererro

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Latin

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Etymology

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From per- +‎ erro.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pererrō (present infinitive pererrāre, perfect active pererrāvī, supine pererrātum); first conjugation

  1. to wander through, roam or ramble over
    Synonyms: errō, pervagor, vagor, discurrō, peragrō, lūstrō, perlūstrō, pālor
  2. to survey, explore, peruse
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.362–364:
      Tālia dīcentem, iamdūdum āversa tuētur,
      hūc illūc volvēns oculōs tōtumque pererrat
      lūminibus tacitīs, et sīc accēnsa profātur: [...].
      [Aeneas] having said such [words], [Dido] had long since turned away, [still] watching [him], her eyes darting this way and that and surveying [his] every [move] with silent glances [when], thus enraged, she speaks out: [...].

Conjugation

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References

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  • pererro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pererro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pererro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • pererro in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016