gall (v. tr.) Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. ūro, ussi, ustum, 3; if the heavy parcel of paper g.s you, si te gravis uret sarcina chartae, Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 62. ădūro, 3 (rare)3. pĕrūro, 3 (sorely)4. tĕro (attĕro), trīvi, trītum, 3II. Fig.1. mordeo, mŏmordi, morsum, 22. ūro, 3 • gall (v. tr.): I. Lit.: To chafe or make sore the skin: 1. ūro, ussi, ustum, 3; if the heavy parcel of paper g.s you, si te gravis uret sarcina chartae, Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 6: the thong g.s the tender arms, teneros u. lorica lacertos, Prop. Fig.: anger g.s both equally, ira communiter u. utrumque, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 13: I g. the fellow, uro hominem, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 43. 2. ădūro, 3 (rare): to get rubbed and g.'d in riding (of the thighs), atteri adurique equitatu, Plin. 28, 15, 61. 3. pĕrūro, 3 (sorely): oxen withdraw their g.'d necks from under their burden ("the galled jade winces"), subducunt oneri colla perusta boves, Ov. Pont. 1, 5, 24: g.'d with the lash, funibus perustus, Hor. 4. tĕro (attĕro), trīvi, trītum, 3: necks g.'d with labour, trita labore colla, Prop.: v. to rub, wear. II. Fig.: to irritate: 1. mordeo, mŏmordi, morsum, 2: give her like for like, so as to g. her, par pro pari referto, quod eam mordeat, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 55: to be g.'d with secret grief, dolore occulto morderi, Ov.: v. to sting. 2. ūro, 3: v. supr. (I., 1): also, to irritate.