Scaife ATLAS

frĭgūtĭo (frĭguttio, fringūtio, frĭgultio, fringultio, fringulo), īre, v. n. and a. [a lengthened form of 2. frigo], to twitter, chirp. Lit., of birds: merulae in remotis tesquis frigutiunt, App. Flor. p. 358, 22: fringulit et graculus, Poët. ap. Anthol. Lat, 5, 43, 124.— Transf., of a person who speaks indistinctly, to stammer, stutter. Neutr. (ante- and post-class.): murmurare potius et friguttire quam clangere, Front. de Eloqu. p. 229 ed. Mai.; cf.: saepe in rebus nequaquam difficilibus fringultiat vel omnino obmutescat, App. Mag. p. 296, 21: haec anus admodum frigultit, Enn. ap. Fulg. 562, 24: quid friguttis? Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 49 (also ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 104).— Act., to stammer forth: vix singulas syllabas fringutiens, App. Mag. p. 336, 18.

ShortDef

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Debugging

Headword:

frĭgūtĭo (

Headword (normalized):

frĭgūtĭo (

Headword (normalized/stripped):

frigutio (

IDX:

18835

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n18818

Key:

frigutio

Data

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