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pĕr-erro , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I.to wander through, to roam or ramble over (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.: “fallacem circum vespertinumque pererro Saepe forum,” Hor. S. 1, 6, 113: “locum,” Verg. A. 5, 441: “freta,” Ov. H. 14, 103: “saltus et fontes,” Val. Fl. 3, 537: “orbem, Col. praef. 1: cellas,” Petr. 97: “reges,” to roam about from one king to another, Sen. Q. N. 3 praef. § 6.— Pass.: “arva pererrantur Peligna,” Ov. Am. 2, 16, 5: “pererratus orbis,” id. F. 1, 234; cf.: “pererrato ponto,” Verg. A. 2, 295.—
II. Transf.: “totumque pererrat Luminibus tacitis,” surveys all over, Verg. A. 4, 363: “sonus pererrat cornua, i. e. errat per tubam,” Sil. 4, 174.
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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    • Horace, Satires, 1.6.113
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