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altrinsĕcus , adv. for alterim-secus from alter-secus (ante- and post-class.; ante-class. only in Plaut. in the foll. exs.).
I. At or on the other side: “quid, malum, adstas? quin retines altrinsecus?” Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 36; so id. Ps. 3, 2, 73; 1, 3, 123; id. Rud. 4, 4, 114; id. Merc. 5, 4, 16: fenestrae, quae foris (outwardly) urbem prospiciunt, et altrinsecus (within) fores, etc., App. M. 1, p. 111, 41; so id. ib. 2, p. 122, 39.—With gen.: “aedium,” App. M. 3, p. 137, 2.—
II. (Postclass.) From or on both sides, = ab utrāque parte: “venientes altrinsecus,” Lact. 8, 6; so Amm. 25, 7; Treb. Poll. Gall. p. 309; Fulg. Prisc. Serm. p. 560, 9: “utrasque partes contra se altrinsecus posuit,” over against each other on each side, Vulg. Gen. 15, 10: “bracchiola duo altrinsecus (fecit),” stays on each side, ib. 2 Par. 9, 18.—Cf. Hand, Turs. I. pp. 282-284.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Old Testament, Genesis, 15.10
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