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merso , āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. id.,
I.to dip in, immerse (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.: “balantumque gregem fluvio mersare salubri,” Verg. G. 1, 272: “balneo infertur, calida aqua mersatur,” Tac. A. 15, 69.—
II. Trop., to overwhelm: “rerum copia mersat,” drowns, destroys, Lucr. 5, 1008: “mersor civilibus undis,” plunge myself, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 16.—
III. Pass.: mersari, to set, of the stars, Mart. Cap. 8, § 844; cf. merto.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (3):
    • Vergil, Georgics, 1.272
    • Tacitus, Annales, 15.69
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 5.1008
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