osculum

oscŭlum ( auscŭlum, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 84; osclum, id. Truc. 1, 2, 8), i, n. dim. [1. os], a little mouth, pretty mouth, sweet mouth (cf.: labium, labellum).

Lit. (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

videt oscula, quae, etc.,

Ov. M. 1, 499; 10, 344: delibare, to touch, i. e. to kiss, Verg. A. 12, 434; id. G. 2, 523; Mart. 11, 92, 7; Suet. Aug. 94; Petr. 126; App. M. 3, p. 137, 41.—

Transf., a kiss (freq. and class.;

syn.: basium, suavium): utinam continuo ad osculum Atticae possim currere,

Cic. Att. 12, 1, 1:

oggerere,

to give, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 8:

alicui ferre,

id. Ep. 4, 2, 4;

Cic. Fragm. ap. Non.: capere,

to take, Ov. 11, 13, 120:

figere,

to imprint, Verg. A. 1, 687:

carpere,

Ov. H. 11, 117:

sumere,

id. ib. 13, 141:

eripere,

Tib. 2, 5, 91:

jacere,

Tac. H. 1, 36:

accipere et dare,

Ov. H. 15, 132:

detorquere ad oscula Cervicem,

Hor. C. 2, 12, 25:

rapere,

to snatch, steal, Val. Fl. 1, 264:

breve,

a brief, hasty kiss, Tac. Agr. 4: osculi jus, the right of kissing between relatives of both sexes, Suet. Claud. 26:

in osculo sancto,

Vulg. Rom, 16, 16.

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oscŭlum ( auscŭlum, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 84; osclum, id. Truc. 1, 2, 8), i, n. dim. [1. os], a little mouth, pretty mouth, sweet mouth (cf.: labium, labellum).

Lit. (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

videt oscula, quae, etc.,

Ov. M. 1, 499; 10, 344: delibare, to touch, i. e. to kiss, Verg. A. 12, 434; id. G. 2, 523; Mart. 11, 92, 7; Suet. Aug. 94; Petr. 126; App. M. 3, p. 137, 41.—

Transf., a kiss (freq. and class.;

syn.: basium, suavium): utinam continuo ad osculum Atticae possim currere,

Cic. Att. 12, 1, 1:

oggerere,

to give, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 8:

alicui ferre,

id. Ep. 4, 2, 4;

Cic. Fragm. ap. Non.: capere,

to take, Ov. 11, 13, 120:

figere,

to imprint, Verg. A. 1, 687:

carpere,

Ov. H. 11, 117:

sumere,

id. ib. 13, 141:

eripere,

Tib. 2, 5, 91:

jacere,

Tac. H. 1, 36:

accipere et dare,

Ov. H. 15, 132:

detorquere ad oscula Cervicem,

Hor. C. 2, 12, 25:

rapere,

to snatch, steal, Val. Fl. 1, 264:

breve,

a brief, hasty kiss, Tac. Agr. 4: osculi jus, the right of kissing between relatives of both sexes, Suet. Claud. 26:

in osculo sancto,

Vulg. Rom, 16, 16.

suāvĭum ( sāvĭum), ii, n. [id.].

A mouth puckered up to be kissed (anteclass. and very rare; syn. osculum): dum semihiulco savio meo puellum savior, Poët. ap. Gell. 19, 11, 4; Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 16; cf. id. As. 4, 1, 53; App M. 3, p. 135, 35.—

Transf., a kiss, a love-kiss, philêma (mostly ante-class.; esp. freq. in Plaut.; syn.: osculum, basium; cf.: sciendum osculum religionis esse, savium voluptatis;

quamvis quidam osculum filiis dari, uxori basium, scorto savium dicant,

Serv. Verg. A. 1, 260):

qui tuae non des amicae suavium,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 5; id. As. 5, 2, 41:

da savium priusquam abis,

id. ib. 5, 2, 91:

savium posco,

id. Cas. 5, 2, 14:

saliendo sese exercebant magis quam scorto aut saviis,

id. Bacch. 3, 3, 25:

savia suavia,

App. M. 6, p. 176, 15 et saep.:

Atticae... quoniam hilarula est, meis verbis suavium des,

Cic. Att. 16, 11, 8.—As a term of endearment:

meus ocellus, meum labellum, mea salus, meum savium,

Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 153; 1, 2, 170; 1, 2, 175;

1, 2, 178: mea salus, meum savium,

Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 3.

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oscŭlor, ātus, 1 (old form auscŭ-lor, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 42; id. Merc. 3, 3, 14; old inf. oscularier; v. infra), v. dep. [osculum], to kiss (class.).

Lit.: compellando blanditer, ausculando. Plaut. As. 1, 3, 69:

eam vidisse cum alieno oscularier,

kissing each other, id. Mil. 2, 2, 88:

osculari atque amplexari inter se,

id. ib. 5, 1, 40:

ille autem me complexus atque osculans flere prohibebat,

Cic. Rep. 6, 14, 14:

eum complexus, osculatusque dimisit,

id. Att. 16, 5, 2:

simulacrum,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94:

osculetur me osculo oris sui,

Vulg. Cant. 1, 1. —

Transf., to make much of, to value, prize:

inimicum meum sic amplexabantur, sic osculabantur,

Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 10:

scientiam juris tamquam filiolam,

id. Mur. 10, 23.

nĭvālis, e, adj. [nix], of or belonging to snow, snowy, snow-.

Lit.:

nivalis dies,

a snowy day, Liv. 21, 54, 7:

nivalia (sc. loca),

Plin. 26, 8, 29, § 46:

Haemonia,

Hor. C. 1, 37, 19:

venti,

Plin. 2, 47, 48, § 126:

axis,

the region of snow, Val. Fl. 5, 225:

Hebrus nivali compede vinctus,

Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 3:

undae,

water filled with snow, Mart. 14, 118, 1:

aqua nivalis,

snow-water, Gell. 19, 5, 3:

terrae et pruinosae,

Amm. 23, 6, 43.—

Transf.

Cold: dies, a cold, dull day:

dicimus nivalem diem, cum altum frigus et triste caelum est,

Sen. Q. N. 4, 4, 3; Flor. 2, 6, 12:

osculum,

cold, frigid, Mart. 7, 95, 2.—

Snow-like, snowy:

equi candore nivali,

Verg. A. 3, 538.— Trop.:

nivalis Pietas,

Prud. Symm. 2, 249.

oscŭlor, ātus, 1 (old form auscŭ-lor, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 42; id. Merc. 3, 3, 14; old inf. oscularier; v. infra), v. dep. [osculum], to kiss (class.).

Lit.: compellando blanditer, ausculando. Plaut. As. 1, 3, 69:

eam vidisse cum alieno oscularier,

kissing each other, id. Mil. 2, 2, 88:

osculari atque amplexari inter se,

id. ib. 5, 1, 40:

ille autem me complexus atque osculans flere prohibebat,

Cic. Rep. 6, 14, 14:

eum complexus, osculatusque dimisit,

id. Att. 16, 5, 2:

simulacrum,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94:

osculetur me osculo oris sui,

Vulg. Cant. 1, 1. —

Transf., to make much of, to value, prize:

inimicum meum sic amplexabantur, sic osculabantur,

Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 10:

scientiam juris tamquam filiolam,

id. Mur. 10, 23.

sălūs, ūtis (archaic gen. SALVTES, on a clay vessel, v. Ritschl de Fictilibus Litteratis, Berol, 1853, p. 18, n. 5; cf. APOLONES, from Apollo; dat. SALVTEI, Corp. Inscr. Lat. 587), f. [root sar, to guard, whence servus, servare, salvus, sollus; cf. Gr. holos, entire], a being safe and sound; a sound or whole condition, health, welfare, prosperity, preservation, safety, deliverance, etc. (very freq. and class.: cf.: valetudo, sanitas).

Lit.

In gen.: Mars pater te precor, pastores pecuaque salva servassis duisque bonam salutem valetudinemque mihi domo familiaeque nostrae, an old form of prayer in Cato, R. R. 141, 3; cf. Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 27; so,

too, the religious formula for asking protection: quod cum salute ejus fiat,

and may it do him good, Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 3;

and in the same sense: bonā salute,

Cato, R. R. 4 fin.:

adhuc quae assolent quaeque oportet Signa esse ad salutem, omnia huic (puero recens nato) esse video,

Ter. And. 3, 2, 2:

aegrorum salutem ab Aesculapio datam,

Cic. N. D. 3, 38, 91:

qui etiam medicis suis non ad salutem, sed ad necem utatur,

id. Har. Resp. 16, 35:

me confectum consularibus volneribus consulari medicinā ad salutem reduceret,

id. Red. Quir. 6, 15:

firmā potiri salute,

Ov. H. 20, [p. 1622] 179:

salute nostrā atque urbe captā Domum reduco integrum omnem exercitum,

in good health, well, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 147:

mater redit suā salute ac familiae maximā,

in excellent health, id. Merc. 4, 5, 9:

salute nostrum socium,

id. Men. 1, 2, 25:

salute horiae,

uninjured, id. Rud. 4, 2, 5:

in optimorum consiliis posita est civitatium salus,

Cic. Rep. 1, 34, 51; cf.:

tu eris unus, in quo nitatur civitatis salus,

id. ib. 6, 12, 12;

2, 23, 43: juris, libertatis, fortunarum suarum salus in istius damnatione consistit,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 6, § 16:

neque enim salus ulla rei publicae major reperiri potest, quam, etc.,

id. ib. 2, 1, 2, § 4; Plaut. As. 3, 3, 127:

spem teneo, salutem amisi,

id. Merc. 3, 4, 6 sq.; id. Capt. 3, 3, 3; cf.:

cujus aures clausae veritati sunt, hujus salus desperanda est,

Cic. Lael. 24, 90:

nisi quae mihi in te'st, haud tibi est in me salus,

a means of safety, help, assistance, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 69:

fer amanti ero salutem,

id. As. 3, 3, 82; cf.:

cum opem indigentibus salutemque ferres,

Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 118; id. Mur. 13, 28: dicet fortasse Dignitatis halis:

saluti, si me amas, consule,

id. Att. 2, 19, 1:

is est nimirum Soter, qui salutem dedit,

has furnished safety, id. Verr. 2, 2, 63, § 154:

dare salutem, liberare periculis, etc.,

id. de Or. 1, 8, 32:

saluti quod tibi esse censeo, id consuadeo,

Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 35; so,

saluti esse alicui,

Cic. Rep. 1, 1, 1; id. de Or. 2, 49, 200 al.;

for which: nosse omnia haec, salus est adulescentulis,

Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 18:

diffisus suae omniumque saluti,

Caes. B. G. 6, 38:

nec in fugā salus ulla ostendebatur,

Liv. 30, 8:

una est salus,

id. 7, 35:

una salus victis nullam sperare salutem,

Verg. A. 2, 354; cf. id. ib. 5, 174; 6, 96; Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 4; 5, 7, 3; id. P. 3, 7, 23; 4, 14, 5; id. M. 3, 648; Luc. 2, 221. —Freq. in Plaut. as a term of endearment, my life, my love:

quid agis, mea salus?

Plaut. Cas. 4, 3, 3:

o salute meā salus salubrior,

id. Cist. 3, 13; id. Bacch. 4, 8, 38; id. Poen. 1, 2, 153; 1, 2, 176; id. Rud. 3, 3, 17. —

In partic., a wish for one ' s welfare (expressed by word of mouth or in writing), a greeting, salute, salutation: Ly. Charmidem Lysiteles salutat. Ca. Non ego sum salutis dignus? Ly. Immo salve Callicles, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 29:

venienti des salutem atque osculum,

id. Ep. 4, 2, 2:

quin tu primum salutem reddis quam dedi?

id. Bacch. 2, 3, 11: Sy. Responde, quod rogo. Ba. Eho, an non prius salutas? Sy. Nulla est mihi salus dataria, id. Ps. 4, 2, 13: Pe. Salva sis. Ph. Salutem accipio mihi et meis, id. Ep. 4, 1, 21:

advenientem peregre herum suum Salva impertit salute servus Epidicus,

id. Ep. 1, 2, 24; cf. Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 39; for which: impertit salutem plurimam et plenissimam, Lucil. ap. Non. 472, 16:

Terentia impertit tibi multam salutem,

Cic. Att. 2, 12, 3:

salutem dicere alicui,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 29:

multam, plurimam salutem dicere alicui,

id. Curc. 3, 51; 3, 61:

Cicero tibi salutem plurimam dicit,

Cic. Fam. 14, 7, 3:

tu Atticae salutem dices,

id. Att. 14, 19, 6;

and so at the beginning of a letter: salutem dicit Toxilo Timarchides Et familiae omni. Si valetis gaudeo, etc.,

Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 32;

usually abbreviated S. D. (salutem dicit), S. D. M. (salutem dicit multam), S. D. P. (salutem dicit plurimam), v. the superscriptions of Cicero's letters. Freq., also, elliptically, without dicit: Anacharsis Hannoni salutem,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90 (abbreviated, e. g. Cicero Attico S., v. the letters of Cicero and Pliny):

Dionysio plurimam salutem,

id. Att. 4, 18, 3:

Atticae plurimam salutem,

id. ib. 14, 20, 5:

salutem reddere,

to return a greeting, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 11; Liv. 9, 6, 12; Tac. A. 4, 60: salutem mittere per aliquem, to send a greeting:

mihi dulcis salus visa est per te missa ab illā,

Cic. Att. 16, 3, 6; Ov. H. 4, 1; 16, 1.—An unusual expression is, salutem dicere alicui, in the sense of to bid one farewell:

ego vero multam salutem et foro dicam et curiae, vivamque tecum multum, etc.,

Cic. Fam. 7, 32, 2:

salute acceptā redditāque,

Liv. 7, 5:

salute datā redditāque,

id. 3, 26:

salutem tibi ab sodali nuntio,

I bring, deliver, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 10; so,

nuntiare salutem alicui,

id. Curc. 4, 2, 38; id. Men. prol. 1; cf.:

salutem verbis tuis mihi nuntiarat,

Cic. Fam. 7, 14, 1:

salutem tibi plurimam ascribit et Tulliola, deliciae nostrae,

adds, joins in, id. Att. 1, 5, 9; 5, 20, 9.—In a humorous equivoque: As. Salve. St. Satis mihi est tuae salutis, nihil moror, sat salveo;

Aegrotare malim, quam esse tuā salute sanior,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 4 sq.; id. Ps. 1, 1, 41 sq.—

Salvation, deliverance from sin and its penalties (eccl. Lat.):

verbum salutis,

Vulg. Act. 13, 26; id. Rom. 10, 1; 13, 11.—

Salus, personified, a Roman divinity, whose temple stood on one of the summits of the Quirinalis (v. Salutaris):

ego tibi nunc sum summus Juppiter, Idem ego sum Salus, Fortuna, etc.,

Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 84; id. As. 3, 3, 123; 3, 3, 137; id. Cist. 4, 2, 76; id. Merc. 5, 2, 26; Varr. L. L. 5, §§ 51 and 74 Müll.; Liv. 9, 43 fin.; 10, 1 fin.; 40, 37; Val. Max. 8, 14, 6:

augurium Salutis (instituted for the welfare of the State),

Cic. Div. 1, 47, 105; id. Leg. 2, 11, 28; Suet. Aug. 31; Tac. A. 12, 23.—In a lusus verbb., alluding to the literal meaning of the name:

nec Salus nobis saluti jam esse, si cupiat, potest,

Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 4:

at vos Salus servassit,

id. Cist. 4, 2, 76:

neque jam Salus servare, si volt, me potest,

id. Capt. 3, 3, 14; Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 43; cf.:

Salus ipsa virorum fortium innocentiam tueri non potest,

Cic. Font. 6, 11, § 21.