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per-lĕgo (pellĕgo , Cic. Att. 13, 44, 2; Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 108 al.; cf. Prisc. p. 571 P.), lēgi, lectum, 3, v. a.
I. In gen., to view all over, to examine thoroughly, scan, survey (only poet.): “omnia oculis,Verg. A. 6, 33: “aliquid vultu,Ov. H. 16, 11: “perlege dispositas generosa per atria ceras,id. F. 1, 591; Stat. Th. 3, 499.—
II. In partic., to read through, read to the end (class.): “has (tabellas),Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 64: “tertium (librum) de naturā deorum,Cic. Div. 1, 5, 8: “quando autem pelleget?id. Att. 13, 44, 2: “litteras,Caes. B. C. 1, 19: “(libros) praesta bis ne perlegant,Plin. H. N. 1 praef. § “33: leges,Juv. 14, 192: reliquum deincipe die perlecturus, App. Flor. n. 16.—Absol.: “sine perlegam,Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 104.—
B. Transf., to read any thing through, read aloud: “leges perlege,Plaut. As. 4, 1, 2: “senatum,to read over the names of all the senators, Liv. 38, 28: “historiam,Suet. Claud. 41.
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