1. imprŏpĕro — Lewis & Short
imprŏpĕro (inpr-), āre, v. n.in-propero,
I to hasten into, enter hastily: quo si quis improperet, Varr. ap. Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 91.
The corpus record — Latin
impropero1
impropero1 · v. n
to hasten into
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Where it lives
- Aeneid 1 · 0.16/10k
What it meant
2. imprŏpĕro — Lewis & Short
imprŏpĕro (inpr-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and
I a. [corrupt. for improbro; from in - probrum], to cast as a reproach upon one, to reproach, taunt, upbraid (post-Aug., and very rare): impropero o)neidizw, Gloss. Philox.:
non impropero illi,Petr. 38:
improperia improperantium,Vulg. Rom. 15, 3:
latrones improperabant ei,id. Matt. 27, 44.
3. improperö — Walde–Hofmann
improperö, -àvi, -ütum, -äre „mache einem Vorwürfe“ (seit Petron, -erium n. „Vorwurf“ seit Itala [= övaidog; opprobrium Vulg.), -ütió Cassiod.): vulgäre Umgestaltung von *improbrö (das neben opprobrö wie etwa iniciö neben obiciö stehen mochte) nach proveräre ,eien^ (s. Bücheler Kl. Schr. IE 51f. [dessen lautliche Entwicklung allein nicht genügt: warum z. B. kein *exproperö aus exprobró?|; Keller Volkset. 156 [mit … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. improperö, p. 717]
In the wild
- improperata Vergil, Aeneid 9.798
Where it came from
- Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. improperö (scan p. 717; entry #1369).
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