transcurrere

transcurrere [CL] 1 to go or pass (rapidly) through, across, or beyond (also fig. or in fig. context); b (of river or sim.); c (intr.). docte peregrine transcurre rura sophie (John Old Saxon) ASE IX 82; transcursis Macedonum campis Philippopolim perveniunt Itin. Ric. I 21; ecce precor, transcurras ocius equor Serlo Wilt. 39. 9; certam celi regionem ‥ sol ‥ annua peragratione ~it Alb. Lond. DG 8. 11; montium alta ~ere ‥ prediscunt Gir. DK I 8; velocissimo raptu faciem ~unt abyssi Ps.-Elmh. Hen. V 37 p. 94; onerate festinis remigiis Sequanam ~ebant classicule Ib. 63. b fluvius iste nativam quandam rupem transfluit et ~it Gir. TH II 41; transcursis molendinis fluvius ab alveolis se remergit G. Hen. V 4. c aqua ‥ per certa ‥ metalla ~it Bede HE I 1 p. 10; per aera ista ~endo promeavi R. Cold. Godr. 155; nervos ‥ per quos spiritus ‥ ~it Quaest. Salern. B 37; per ‥ equivalenciarum articulos ‥ liberrimo pede ~it Netter DAF I 25a. 2 (pass., of time, period, or sim.) to be passed, to pass, go by. b (intr., of time) to pass, go by. a die depositionis ejus jam anno transcurso Eadmer Wilf. 55; transcursis novem circiter annorum orbibus Felix Guthl. 18; ut hoc nubiloso transcurso diescat J. Howd. Cant. 128; Deus ‥ post transcursum hujus viacionis stadium ‥ perducat animam ad gloriam Reg. Whet. II 396. b brevissimum illud temporis spatium ‥ quod in ictu pungentis ~it quod secari et dividi nequit momentum ‥ vocant Bede Temp. 3. 3 to go or run (esp. right) through, to work one's way or progress through (process or thing regarded as such, esp. written work). pater occurrens ‥ utroque gradu sine dilatione transcurso, pristinae filiorum restituit dignitati Bede Luke 525A; paginarum ‥ seriem ~entes, celesti ‥ archana ‥ meditantur Willib. Bonif. 2 p. 11; c770 vitae nostrae quod restat, cum vestro consilio ~ere curamus Ep. Bonif. 137; ne quis nos arguat ‥ historiam interrumpere, regum succedentium nomina ~am W. Malm. GR I 96; credideram totum librum ~isse legendo infra diem prescriptum P. Blois Ep. 37. 116B; qui ad plenum nosse expetit, pontificum libros otiosus ~at Alb. Lond. DG 6. 35; exceptores, prius ~entes ‥ auctorum libros, ubi invenerunt aliquid materie sue congruum, illud puncto signaverunt Gros. Hexaem. proem. 63; transcursa ‥ tabula communi, revertitur ad solitum cursum tabule ebdomadarie Consuet. Sal. 109. 4 to go through briefly or rapidly (esp. in a cursory or hasty manner). haec de expositione lectionis evangelicae succincte ~imus Alcuin Exeg. 992A; leges quas dicunt Eadwardi regis ‥ compendiosa posteris brevitate ~imus (Quad.) GAS 532; genera singulorum ‥ paucis verbis sunt ~enda V. Edm. Rich B 623; officium ‥ celebrare, non syncopando vel ~endo G. S. Alb. II 420 (v. syncopare 1b); meditacio ‥ non velociter nec solum verbaliter ~enda, sed sensim et mentaliter Uhtred Medit. 195. 5 to pass over, omit. manifesta ~imus ne juxta comicum nodum in scirpo querere judicemur Rob. Bridl. Dial. 161; multa quidem monuit rerum sed transeo summam, / vatidicas transcurro minas, oracula, signa V. Ed. Conf. Metr. I 457.

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