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dĕorsum (dissyll.
I.per synaeresin, Lucr. 1, 362; 2, 205 al.; cf.“, on the contrary, trisyll.,” id. 2, 202.—Also deorsus , like prorsus, quorsus, rursus, adversus, Cic. N. D. 1, 25, 69; Ap. M. 8, p. 207, 18; id. ib. 9, p. 236, 40; id. de Deo Socr. p. 47, 35; id. Flor. no. 15), adv. contr. from devorsum, turned down, downwards, κάτω, opp. to sursum (class.).
I. To indicate motion: ego me deorsum duco de arbore, Plaut. Aul. 4, 8, 8: “deorsum cuncta feruntur (opp. flammae expressae sursum),” Lucr. 2, 202; 205; 6, 335; Cic. N. D. 1, 25, 69; id. Fin. 1, 6, 18; Cels. 5, 26, 31: “reliqui (gestus) ante nos et dextra laevaque et sursum et deorsum aliquid ostendunt,” Quint. 11, 3, 105: “deorsum cadit,” Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 89; cf.: ut isto gladio deorsus ad meum Tlepolemum viam quaeram, i. e. in orcum, Ap. M. 8, p. 207, 18.—
b. Pleonast. with versus (versum): “ubi deorsum versus ibit,” Cato R. R. 156, 4; Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 5; Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 1, 1: “ubi eo veneris, clivos deorsum vorsum est,” right down before you, Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 35.—
c. With sursum, up and down, ἄνω κάτω: “ne sursum deorsum cursites,” Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 47; cf.: “naturis sursum deorsum, ultro citro commeantibus,” Cic. N. D. 2, 33, 84: “si sanguis sursum deorsumve erupit,” Cels. 2, 8: “cum terra quatitur et sursum ac deorsum movetur,” Sen. Q. N. 6, 21.—
II. To indicate position, locality, down, below: “qui colunt deorsum, magis aestate laborant: qui sursum, magis hieme ... nec non sursum quam deorsum tardius seruntur ac metuntur,” Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 3; Plaut. Aul. 2, 7, 5; Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 34 sq.; Vulg. Deut. 4, 39 al.—Cf. on this art. Hand, Turs. II. p. 280- 282.
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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