I.to fall under any thing. *
I. In gen.: “lorica quod e loris de corio crudo pectoralia faciebant: postea succidit Gallica e ferro sub id vocabulum,” i. e. were comprehended under the word, Varr. L. L. 5, § 116 Müll.—
II. Pregn., to sink under one's self, sink down, sink (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
A. Lit.: “genua inedia succidunt,” Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 30; so, “artus,” Lucr. 3, 156: “omnia fragore,” id. 5, 109: “terra repente,” id. 5, 482: “in mediis conatibus aegri Succidimus,” Verg. A. 12, 911: “imperfecta sublabantur aut succidant,” Sen. Ep. 71, 35: “continuo labore gravia genua succiderant,” Curt. 9, 5, 7.—
