obsido

Latin

Etymology

ob- +‎ sīdō (to sit down, settle)

Pronunciation

Verb

obsīdō (present infinitive obsīdere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

  1. (transitive) to beset, besiege, blockade

Usage notes

This verb may be best viewed as an alternative form of obsideō, used mainly in poetry in the sense "besiege". Perfect forms (obsēdī) and the supine stem (obsessum) are supplied by obsideō.

Conjugation

References

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