compedio

Latin

Etymology

From compēs (shackles) +‎ -iō.

Pronunciation

Verb

compediō (present infinitive compedīre, perfect active compedīvī, supine compedītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to shackle, fetter
    • c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 944, (Trochaic Septenarius):
      [Philocr.] Qui͞d fēci͞sti? [Heg.] I͞n lăpĭcīdīnās co͞mpĕdītu͞m co͞ndĭdī, / ubi rescivi mihi data esse verba.
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    • c. 200 BCE, Plautus, Menaechmi 85:
      Tu͞m co͞mpĕdītĭ ānu͞m līmā pra͞etĕru͞nt / aut lapide excutiunt clavom.
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Conjugation

References

  • compedio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • compedio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.