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Untraceable word in a combination of Lobel-Page fragments (Lesbian Poetry)
Tedeschi's footnote 387 equates this verb with, among others, ἀθύρει in Alcaeus 70 and ἀθύρῃ in Anacreontea 43, so the elided vowel isn't ε but α, and the verb must be ἀθύρω 'to play; to sing'. It's a ...
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What's the latin verb for "to fetch"?
How about "arcesso, arcessivi" [3] = send for, call; procure; summons, accuse; fetch (Oxford).
"obstetricem arcesse" = "(Go and) fetch the midwife!" (Ter. Eun. 3.2.56),
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