I.perf. and sup. wanting, acc. to Neue, Formenl. 2, pp. 507, 584; but versi is assumed as perf. by Prob. Cath. 1486, and is read, Ov. P. 1, 9, 52, by Merkel, ex conj. for the MS. vertit; acc. to Charis. 3, 1, p. 218, and Diom. 1, p. 366, the perf. is verxi, but it does not occur in extant writings), v. a. and n.
I. Act., to bend, turn, incline, verge (only poet., and very rare; “syn. inclino): in terras igitur quoque solis vergitur ardor, mid.,” turns itself, verges, Lucr. 2, 212: “et polus aversi calidus quā vergitur Austri,” Luc. 1, 54: “Strongyle vergitur ad exortus solis,” Sol. 6, § 3: “illi imprudentes ipsi sibi saepe venenum Vergebant,” i. e. turned in, poured in, Lucr. 5, 1010: “in gelidos amoma sinus,” Ov. P. 1, 9, 52: “spumantesque mero paterae verguntur,” Stat. Th. 6, 211; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 244.—
II. Neutr., to bend, turn, incline itself; of places, to lie, be situated in any direction (the class. signif. of the word; syn.: tendo, pertineo, jaceo).
A. Lit.: “ab oppido declivis locus tenui fastigio vergebat in longitudinem passuum circiter quadringentorum,” Caes. B. C. 1, 45: “collis ad flumen Sabin,” id. B.G. 2, 18: “Galliae pars ad Septentriones,” id. ib. 1, 1: “portus in meridiem,” Liv. 37, 31, 10: “tectum aedium in tectum inferioris porticūs,” Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4, § 14: “omnes partes in medium,” id. N.D. 2, 45, 116.—
b. Trop., to turn, bend, incline, etc.: “nisi Bruti auxilium ad Italiam vergere quam ad Asiam maluissemus,” Cic. Phil. 11, 11, 26: “illuc (i. e. in Tiberium) cuncta vergere,” Tac. A. 1, 3: “suam aetatem vergere,” that he was in the decline of his age, id. ib. 2, 43: “sed ne patriae quidem bonus tutor aut vindex est, si ad voluptates vergit,” Sen. Vit. Beat. 15, 3: “animus nec ad recta fortiter nec ad prava vergentis,” id. Tranq. 1, 3: “nox vergit ad lucem,” verges towards, Curt. 4, 7, 9: “vergente jam die,” declining, Suet. Oth. 7; so, “jam senecta,” Tac. A. 4, 41: “vergens annis femina,” id. ib. 13, 19: “aegri vergentes in lethargum,” Plin. 32, 10, 38, § 116: “colore languido in candidum vergente,” id. 12, 12, 26, § 43.
