perlego

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From per- +‎ legō (read).

Pronunciation

Verb

perlegō (present infinitive perlegere, perfect active perlēgī, supine perlēctum); third conjugation

  1. to view all over, examine thoroughly, scan, survey
  2. to read through or over, read to the end; read aloud
    • 191 BCE, Plautus, Pseudolus Ii.30-31, (using the alternate form pellegō):
      CA. odiosus mihi es.
      lege vel tabellas redde. PS. immo enim pellegam.
      CA. I hate you.
      Read the tablet or give it back. PS. Oh no, I will absolutely read it thoroughly.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • perlēctiō

References

  • perlego”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perlego”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perlego”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.