gallop (v.) Copy link Outline I. Of the riderII. Of the animal • gallop (v.): I. Of the rider: Phr.: to g. to a place, citato equo [citatis equis, of more than one] contendere, Caes. B. C. 3, 96; they g. away at full speed to Rome, citatis equis Romam avolant, Liv. 1, 57 (incitato equo, in same sense, Caes.: Cic.): to g. towards any one, equum immittere ad aliquem, Galb. in Cic. Fam. 10, 30, med.; equo admisso ad aliquem accurrere, Caes. B. G. 1, 22: if with hostile intent, with in; as, in Postumium equum infestum admisit, Liv. 2, 19: he puts spurs to his horse, and g.s against the consul, concitat calcaribus equum, atque in consulem dirigit, Liv. 2, 6. II. Of the animal: quadrŭpĕdo, 1 (to move the whole four feet at once: only the part. seems to occur): a horse g.ing past, equo juxta quadrupedante, Plin. 8, 45, 70: cf. Virg. Aen. 8, 596.
gallop (subs.) Copy link • gallop (subs.): perh. *cursus citatus, citatissimus (full g.): v. preced. art. Phr.: to put a horse to a g., equum admittere, immittere (v. preced. art.): at a g., quadrupedatim, Charis. 2, 163.
GALLOP Copy link • GALLOP 1. v. equo admisso, or laxatis habenis vehi, or currere (of the rider): *laxatis habenis currere or ferri (of the horse): citato equo advehi (to ride quickly from one place to another, absolutely, or to anybody, ad aliquem; to any place, ad or in locum); adequitare (general term, to ride from one place to another, absolutely, or to anybody, ad aliquem; or in a hostile manner, in aliquem; to a place, alicui loco or (ad) aliquem locum): to make one’s horse gallop, equum admittere: to gallop up to anybody, equo admisso ad aliquem accurrere (e.g., of an officer carrying information to his general); equum concitare contra aliquem; equum agere in aliquem (in a hostile manner): to gallop against the enemy, equum concitare permittereque in hostem; equo concitato se immittere in hostem; equo concitato ad hostem vehi; equo calcaria subdere et acri impetu in hostem invehi. 2. s. citatus gradus: plenus gradus (Vid: Commentators on Cic., Ep., ad Fam., 12, 16, 2). At a gallop, citato or pleno gradu; citatus: to advance at full gallop, pleno gradu ingredi: to retreat at full gallop, gradu citato recedere (opposed to sensim, etc.). At a or full gallop, equo admisso, laxatis habenis (e.g., vehi, accurrere ad aliquem): to charge the enemy at full gallop, laxatis habenis invehi in hostem; libero cursu invihi; calcaribus subditis ferri in hostem; effusis habenis invadere hostem; effusissmiis habenis invadere hostem.