praefor
(prae-for)
fātus, ārī,
dep.,
to say beforehand, utter in advance, premise, preface:
in parte operis mei licet mihi praefari, quod, etc.,
L.: quae de deorum naturā praefati sumus, etc.:
arcana se et silenda adferre praefatus, Cu.: honorem, i. e.
to begin by saying, ‘I speak with deference:’
Talia praefantes, foretelling, Ct.—To utter a preliminary
prayer, address in prayer beforehand: maiores nostri omnibus rebus
agendis Quod bonum, faustum, felix fortunatumque esset, praefabantur:
carminibus, say in verse beforehand, L.—To invoke: divos, V.
Headword (normalized):
praefor
Headword (normalized/stripped):
praefor
Intro Text:
(prae-for)
fātus, ārī,
dep.,
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:elementary-latin-n12608
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:elementary-latin-n12608-n12608.0
to say beforehand, utter in advance, premise, preface:
in parte operis mei licet mihi praefari, quod, etc.,
L.: quae de deorum naturā praefati sumus, etc.:
arcana se et silenda adferre praefatus, Cu.: honorem, i. e.
to begin by saying, ‘I speak with deference:’
Talia praefantes, foretelling, Ct.—To utter a preliminary
prayer, address in prayer beforehand: maiores nostri omnibus rebus
agendis Quod bonum, faustum, felix fortunatumque esset, praefabantur:
carminibus, say in verse beforehand, L.—To invoke: divos, V.
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