Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
rixam committere
English translation:
to start a quarrel
Latin term
rixam committere
My dictionary says it’s in Livy somewhere but doesn't say where.
My question: would rixam committere mean “to start a brawl” or just to join in one already started?
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
| 4 +2 | to start a quarrel |
Sergey Kudryashov
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Sep 2, 2009 10:48: Sergey Kudryashov Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
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to start a quarrel
Reference comments
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Livy, book 10, chapter 1, section 93 line 3
Put this comment in the wrong place, sorry Sergey.
Source: Antiquarium/PHI database
yes
Asconius, PRO MILONE
http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/latinlibrary/asconius.ht...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-08-27 18:56:03 GMT)
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"yes" meaning yes, you are right, "to start a quarrel"
rixam commiserunt -- similar to the idiom pugnam commiserunt
http://www.dl.ket.org/latin3/stories/ch_info/ch58_info.htm
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