stagno

āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.

stagnum = stannum; cf. stagneus, s. v. stanneus

I. Lit., to overlay or plate with stannum (post-class.), Plin. Val. 1, 31 med.; 3, 4 med. —
II. Trop., to make fast, strengthen, fortify: se adversus insidias, Just. 37, 2, 6: potionibus stagnata animalia, Veg. 1, 18 fin.; 3, 2, 5.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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