I.who is on a journey, abroad, away from home (postclass.): si pereger factus sit, Ulp. Reg. tit. 17, 1 (dub.; “Huschke, peregrinus): nedum me peregrem composita fabulari,” Aus. Ep. 17: susceptor peregrum, Ven. Carm. 4, 10, 14.—Hence, adv., in two forms, peregre and (ante- and post-class.) peregri, abroad, away from home.
A. pĕrĕgrē , answering to the question where? whence? or whither?
1. To the question where? qui peregre depugnavit, abroad, Cic. Phil. 5, 11, 30: “dum peregre est animus sine corpore velox,” Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 13: “habitare,” Liv. 5, 52: “spectacula dare,” Suet. Calig. 20: “esse,” Vulg. Luc. 20, 9.—
2. To the question whence? from abroad, from foreign parts: “quom peregre veniet,” Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 21: “epistolā peregre allatā,” id. As. 4, 1, 16: “peregre redire,” Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 13: “in regnum Romam accitos,” Liv. 2, 16: “nuntiare,” id. 28, 11: “redire,” Dig. 39, 6, 29.—With ab: “a peregre,” from abroad, Vitr. 5, 7.—
3. To the question whither? abroad, to foreign parts: “postquam peregre hinc ejus pater abiit,” Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 41: “peregre abire,” Plin. 35, 12, 43, § 151: “proficisci,” Suet. Caes. 42: “rusve peregreve exire,” Hor. S. 1, 6, 103: “argentum ferre,” Gai. Inst. 3, 196: “proficisci,” Vulg. Matt. 25, 14.—
4. Like peregri (v. infra), abroad, not at home, Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 30.—
B. pĕrĕgrī , abroad, away from home, to the question where? (ante- and post-class.): “peregrique et domi,” Plaut. Am. prol. 5; “so opp. domi,” id. ib. 1, 1, 196: patriam ut colatis potius quam peregri probra, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 189 P. (Com. Rel. p. 19 Rib.): peregri necandus, Prud. στεφ. 4, 89.
