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in the PONS Dictionary

ob-stringō <stringere, strīnxī, strictum>

1. Plaut.

obstringo
vorbinden [ follem ob gulam ]

2. Plaut.

obstringo
(zu)binden, zuschnüren [ collum laqueo ]

3. Hor.

obstringo
eingeschlossen halten [ ventos ]

4. übtr

obstringo
binden, verpflichten [ cives donis, legibus; milites iure iurando; socios foedere; populum religione; fidem suam alci sein Wort verpfänden ]
fide obstrictum teneri
durch Eid gebunden sein
alqm beneficio obstrictum habere

5. übtr

obstringo
verwickeln, verstricken [ se periurio; amicos aere alieno in Schulden verwickeln; alqm nefario scelere in eine Freveltat verstricken ]
aere alieno obstrictus
verschuldet
Indikativ Präsens
obstringō
obstringis
obstringit
obstringimus
obstringitis
obstringunt
Konjunktiv Präsens
obstringam
obstringās
obstringat
obstringāmus
obstringātis
obstringant
Indikativ Imperfekt
obstringebam
obstringebās
obstringebat
obstringebāmus
obstringebātis
obstringebant
Konjunktiv Imperfekt
obstringerem
obstringerēs
obstringeret
obstringerēmus
obstringerētis
obstringerent
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

collum (ob)torquere [o. obstringere] alci
beim Kragen packen und vors Gericht ziehen

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