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P / prae-fŏdĭo
verb transitive

prae-fŏdĭo

2nd PP prae-fŏdere · 3rd PP praefōdi · conj. 3rd-io
To dig before; in front of •
To dig before or in front of: portas, Verg. A. 11, 473 (id est ante portas fossas faciunt, Serv.). —
to dig; bury before •
With respect to time, to dig or bury before: scrobes, to make pits beforehand, Plin. 17, 11, 16, § 79: aurum, to bury before, Ov. M. 13, 60.
Perseus ID: n37605 Key: praefodio