Ventrem haurire

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Latin Construction

vent|rem haur|ire. v.

  1. ‘To tear out the belly;’ to disembowel.

Constructions

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Loci

  • αʹ Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 7.10:
uno alteroque subinde ictu ventrem atque inguina hausit, et in spatium ingens ruentem porrexit hostem. With one stroke after another he pulled out guts and groin, spreading his falling enemy out over an enormous space.
  • βʹ Lucretius, De Rerum Natura 5.1323-1325:
iāctā|bāntquĕ sŭ|ōs tāu|rī pĕdĭ|būsquĕ tĕ|rēbānt
ēt lătĕr|(a) āc vēn|trēs hāu|rībānt | sūptĕr ĕ|quōrūm
cōrnĭbŭs | ēt tēr|rām mĭnĭ|tāntī | mēntĕ rŭ|ēbānt. 		And the bulls threw down their own, trampling them with their hooves, and tore out the flanks and stomachs from under their horses with their horns, and pawed at the earth with menacing intent.
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