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pervolo

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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From per- +‎ volo (I fly).

Verb

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pervolō (present infinitive pervolāre, perfect active pervolāvī, supine pervolātum); first conjugation

  1. to fly through or about
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 6.527–528:
      rūmor, ut est vēlōx, agitātīs pervolat ālīs
      Rumor, swift as she is, flies about with beating wings
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Etymology 2

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From per- +‎ volo (I wish).

Verb

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pervolō (present infinitive pervelle, perfect active pervoluī); irregular conjugation, irregular, no passive, no imperative

  1. to wish greatly
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References

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  • pervolo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pervolo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pervolo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.