What does "Vaulted o’er" mean? If comes from The Lotus-Eater poem, I don't understand this phrase, "Vaulted o’er the dark-blue sea." What does "Vaulted o’er" mean? Thank you

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Baboon

6 nov. 2023 20:20

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"O'er" is a contracted form of "over." "Vault" is a verb that means to jump, but it's being used metaphorically here. "Vaulted o'er the sea" is just a colorful way of saying they crossed the sea.

6 novembre 2023

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