oxen

bŭbulcus, i, m. [bos, bubulus, boukos].

In a restricted sense, one who ploughs with oxen, a ploughman, = arator (diff. from pastor and armentarius, a herdsman;

so most freq. in the Script. rerr. rustt.),

Varr. R. R. 2, prooem. § 4 sq.; Juv. 11, 151; cf. Col. 1, 6, 8; 1, 9, 2; 2, 2, 25; 2, 5, 2; 2, 12, 1 sq.; Cic. Div. 1, 27, 57; Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 30; Juv. 7, 116; 11, 151 al.—

In a more general sense, a herdsman (rare, and not before the post-Aug. per.), Dig. 33, 7, 18, § 6.

Bŭbulcus, i, m., the cognomen of several persons in the gens Junia, Liv. 9, 20, 7; 27, 6, 8; Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 10.

bŭbulcus, i, m. [bos, bubulus, boukos].

In a restricted sense, one who ploughs with oxen, a ploughman, = arator (diff. from pastor and armentarius, a herdsman;

so most freq. in the Script. rerr. rustt.),

Varr. R. R. 2, prooem. § 4 sq.; Juv. 11, 151; cf. Col. 1, 6, 8; 1, 9, 2; 2, 2, 25; 2, 5, 2; 2, 12, 1 sq.; Cic. Div. 1, 27, 57; Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 30; Juv. 7, 116; 11, 151 al.—

In a more general sense, a herdsman (rare, and not before the post-Aug. per.), Dig. 33, 7, 18, § 6.

Bŭbulcus, i, m., the cognomen of several persons in the gens Junia, Liv. 9, 20, 7; 27, 6, 8; Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 10.

colluctātĭo ( conl-), ōnis, f. [colluctor], a wrestling, struggling, contending with something (post-Aug. prose).

Prop.:

in colluctatione vel pancratio,

Dig. 9, 2, 7;

so of the fighting of oxen,

Col. 6, 2, 4.—

Trop., the death struggle, Sen. Q. N. 3, 18, 1. —Of an embracing in love, App. M. 9, p. 219, 12; Lact. 1, 17.—Of a difficult utterance:

est aliis concursus oris et cum verbis suis colluctatio,

Quint. 11, 3, 56.

colluctātĭo ( conl-), ōnis, f. [colluctor], a wrestling, struggling, contending with something (post-Aug. prose).

Prop.:

in colluctatione vel pancratio,

Dig. 9, 2, 7;

so of the fighting of oxen,

Col. 6, 2, 4.—

Trop., the death struggle, Sen. Q. N. 3, 18, 1. —Of an embracing in love, App. M. 9, p. 219, 12; Lact. 1, 17.—Of a difficult utterance:

est aliis concursus oris et cum verbis suis colluctatio,

Quint. 11, 3, 56.

faenum (less correctly fēn-, not foen-), i. n. [fe-, feo; whence felix, femina, etc., Paul. ex Fest. p. 86].

Hay, Varr. R. R. 1, 9 sq.; Col. 2, 18; Plin. 18, 28, 67, § 258 sq.; Ov. M. 14, 645:

Judaei, quorum cophinus faenumque supellex,

Juv. 3, 18; cf. id. 6, 542.— Plur., App. M. 3 fin. —Prov.:

faenum alios aiebat esse oportere,

i. e. seemed as stupid as oxen, Cic. de Or. 2, 57, 233: faenum habet in cornu, i. e. he is a dangerous fellow (the figure being taken from an ox apt to gore, whose horns were bound about with hay), Hor. S. 1, 4, 34.—

Faenum (fen-) Graecum, also as one word, faenumgraecum, fenugreek, Cato, R. R. 27, 1; Col. 2, 10, 33; Plin. 18, 16, 39, § 140.

faenum (less correctly fēn-, not foen-), i. n. [fe-, feo; whence felix, femina, etc., Paul. ex Fest. p. 86].

Hay, Varr. R. R. 1, 9 sq.; Col. 2, 18; Plin. 18, 28, 67, § 258 sq.; Ov. M. 14, 645:

Judaei, quorum cophinus faenumque supellex,

Juv. 3, 18; cf. id. 6, 542.— Plur., App. M. 3 fin. —Prov.:

faenum alios aiebat esse oportere,

i. e. seemed as stupid as oxen, Cic. de Or. 2, 57, 233: faenum habet in cornu, i. e. he is a dangerous fellow (the figure being taken from an ox apt to gore, whose horns were bound about with hay), Hor. S. 1, 4, 34.—

Faenum (fen-) Graecum, also as one word, faenumgraecum, fenugreek, Cato, R. R. 27, 1; Col. 2, 10, 33; Plin. 18, 16, 39, § 140.

Gēryon, ōnis, and Gēryŏnēs, ae (cf. Varr. L. L. 9, § 90 Müll.; archaic gen. sing., Geryonaī, Lucr. 5, 28.— Abl. scanned Gēryŏne, Sid. Carm. 13, 13), m., = Gêruôn and Gêruonês, a mythic king in Spain having three bodies, whose oxen were carried off by Hercules, Lucr. 5, 28; Verg. A. 7, 662; 8, 202; Ov. H. 9, 92; Hor. C. 2, 14, 8; Sil. 13, 201; Hyg. Fab. praef. fin.—Plur.:

in hac (Erythia insula) Geryones habitasse a quibusdam existimantur,

Plin. 4, 22, 36, § 120:

Geryonis oraculum,

at Patavium, Suet. Tib. 14.—

Derivv.

Gēryŏ-nācĕus, a, um, adj., Geryonian:

genere Geryonaceo,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 18.—

Gē-ryŏnēus, a, um, adj., Geryonian:

caedes,

App. M. 2 fin.

Gēryon, ōnis, and Gēryŏnēs, ae (cf. Varr. L. L. 9, § 90 Müll.; archaic gen. sing., Geryonaī, Lucr. 5, 28.— Abl. scanned Gēryŏne, Sid. Carm. 13, 13), m., = Gêruôn and Gêruonês, a mythic king in Spain having three bodies, whose oxen were carried off by Hercules, Lucr. 5, 28; Verg. A. 7, 662; 8, 202; Ov. H. 9, 92; Hor. C. 2, 14, 8; Sil. 13, 201; Hyg. Fab. praef. fin.—Plur.:

in hac (Erythia insula) Geryones habitasse a quibusdam existimantur,

Plin. 4, 22, 36, § 120:

Geryonis oraculum,

at Patavium, Suet. Tib. 14.—

Derivv.

Gēryŏ-nācĕus, a, um, adj., Geryonian:

genere Geryonaceo,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 18.—

Gē-ryŏnēus, a, um, adj., Geryonian:

caedes,

App. M. 2 fin.

Gēryon, ōnis, and Gēryŏnēs, ae (cf. Varr. L. L. 9, § 90 Müll.; archaic gen. sing., Geryonaī, Lucr. 5, 28.— Abl. scanned Gēryŏne, Sid. Carm. 13, 13), m., = Gêruôn and Gêruonês, a mythic king in Spain having three bodies, whose oxen were carried off by Hercules, Lucr. 5, 28; Verg. A. 7, 662; 8, 202; Ov. H. 9, 92; Hor. C. 2, 14, 8; Sil. 13, 201; Hyg. Fab. praef. fin.—Plur.:

in hac (Erythia insula) Geryones habitasse a quibusdam existimantur,

Plin. 4, 22, 36, § 120:

Geryonis oraculum,

at Patavium, Suet. Tib. 14.—

Derivv.

Gēryŏ-nācĕus, a, um, adj., Geryonian:

genere Geryonaceo,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 18.—

Gē-ryŏnēus, a, um, adj., Geryonian:

caedes,

App. M. 2 fin.

Gēryon, ōnis, and Gēryŏnēs, ae (cf. Varr. L. L. 9, § 90 Müll.; archaic gen. sing., Geryonaī, Lucr. 5, 28.— Abl. scanned Gēryŏne, Sid. Carm. 13, 13), m., = Gêruôn and Gêruonês, a mythic king in Spain having three bodies, whose oxen were carried off by Hercules, Lucr. 5, 28; Verg. A. 7, 662; 8, 202; Ov. H. 9, 92; Hor. C. 2, 14, 8; Sil. 13, 201; Hyg. Fab. praef. fin.—Plur.:

in hac (Erythia insula) Geryones habitasse a quibusdam existimantur,

Plin. 4, 22, 36, § 120:

Geryonis oraculum,

at Patavium, Suet. Tib. 14.—

Derivv.

Gēryŏ-nācĕus, a, um, adj., Geryonian:

genere Geryonaceo,

Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 18.—

Gē-ryŏnēus, a, um, adj., Geryonian:

caedes,

App. M. 2 fin.

jăcŭlus, a, um, adj. [jacio], that is thrown (mostly subst.). So, rete jaculum and simply jaculum, a casting-net, fishingnet, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 14; id. As. 1, 1, 86; cf.:

hi jaculo pisces, illi capiuntur ab hamis,

Ov. A. A. 1, 763.—Also of the net of the gladiator retiarius, Isid. Orig. 18, 54.— Hence, subst.: jăcùlus, i, m.

(Sc. serpens.) A serpent that darts from a tree on its prey:

jaculi volucres,

Luc. 9, 720; 9, 822; Plin. 8, 23, 35, § 85.—

Jaculus (sc. funis or laqueus), a sling or noose which is thrown over the horns of oxen, a lasso, Col. 6, 2, 4 (al. laquei).

jūgis, e, adj. [jungo], joined together: auspicium, marred auspices, occasioned by a yoke of oxen dunging at the same time, Cic. Div. 2, 36, 77; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 3, 537.

jūgis, e ( gen. plur. jugerum for jugium, Lucil. ap. Charis. p. 40 P.;

with the first syll. short,

Sedul. 1, 18), adj., continual, perpetual; esp. of running water, always flowing, perennial (class.):

thesaurus jugis,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 82:

ex puteis jugibus aquam calidam trahi,

Cic. N. D. 2, 10:

aqua,

Sall. J. 89, 6:

concordia,

Gell. 12, 8:

holocaustum juge,

Vulg. Num. 28, 6:

convivium juge,

id. Prov. 15, 15:

jugi sanguine,

id. Lev. 15, 33:

scabiem jugem,

id. ib. 21, 20. — Adv. in two forms.

jūge, continually, always, ever (post-class.): juge durans (anima), Prud. steph. 10, 472.—

jū-gĭter, continually, perpetually; immediately, instantly (post-class.), App. de Mund. p. 71: jugiter atque perpetuo, Cod. Th. 16, 7, 3; Aus. Ep. 19, 9; Vulg. Exod. 29, 38; id. 1 Par. 9, 33.

jŭgum, i, n. [kindred to Sanscr. yuga from yug-, jungere; Gr. zugon; v. jungo], a yoke for oxen, a collar for horses.

Lit.:

nos onera quibusdam bestiis, nos juga imponimus,

Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151:

leones jugo subdere, et ad currum jungere,

Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 55:

(bos) juga detractans,

Verg. G. 3, 57:

tauris solvere,

id. E. 4, 41:

frena jugo concordia ferre,

id. A. 3, 542; Ov. M. 12, 77:

jugum excutere,

Curt. 4, 15, 16.—

Transf.

A yoke, pair, team of draught-cattle:

ut minus multis jugis ararent,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 51, § 120; a pair of horses, Verg. A. 5, 147:

aquilarum,

a pair, Plin. 10, 4, 5, § 16.— Plur.:

nunc sociis juga pauca boum,

Juv. 8, 108; also for the chariot itself, Verg. A. 10, 594; Sil. 7, 683:

curtum temone jugum,

Juv. 10, 135.—

A juger of land:

in Hispania ulteriore metiuntur jugis: jugum vocant, quod juncti boves uno die exarare possint,

Varr. R. R. 1, 10 (but in Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 9, the correct reading is jugerum; v. Sillig ad h. l.).—

A beam, lath, or rail fastened in a horizontal direction to perpendicular poles or posts, a cross-beam, cross-rail:

palmes in jugum insilit,

Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 175:

vineam sub jugum mittere,

Col. 4, 22.—

Esp. as the symbol of humiliation and defeat, a yoke, consisting of two upright spears, and a third laid transversely upon them, under which vanquished enemies were made to pass:

cum male pugnatum apud Caudium esset, legionibus nostris sub jugum missis,

Cic. Off. 3, 30, 109:

exercitum sub jugum mittere,

Caes. B. G. 1, 12; 1, 7; Quint. 3, 8, 3; Liv. 1, 26, 13; 2, 34, 9 al.; also,

sub jugo mittere,

id. 3, 28 fin. —

The constellation Libra:

Romam, in jugo cum esset luna, natam esse dicebat,

Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98.—

The beam of a weaver's loom:

tela jugo vincta est,

Ov. M. 6, 55.—

A rower's bench, Verg. A. 6, 411.—

A height or summit of a mountain, a ridge; also, a chain of mountains:

in immensis qua tumet Ida jugis,

Ov. H. 5, 138:

montis,

Verg. E. 5, 76; Caes. B. C. 1, 70:

suspectum jugum Cumis,

Juv. 9, 57; 3, 191.—

Trop., yoke, bonds of slavery, matrimony, etc.: Pa. Jamne ea fert jugum? Ph. Tam a me pudicast quasi soror mea, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 50:

cujus a cervicibus jugum servile dejecerant,

Cic. Phil. 1, 2, 6:

Venus Diductos jugo cogit aëneo,

Hor. C. 3, 9, 18:

accipere,

Just. 44, 5, 8:

exuere,

to shake off, Tac. Agr. 31:

excutere,

Plin. Pan. 11:

nondum subacta ferre jugum valet Cervice,

the yoke of marriage, Hor. C. 2, 5, 1. —Of misfortune:

ferre jugum pariter dolosi,

Hor. C. 1, 35, 28:

pari jugo niti,

to work with equal efforts, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 9:

calamitates terroresque mortalium sub jugum mittere,

to subjugate, Sen. de Prov. 4 init.:

felices, qui ferre incommoda vitae, nec jactare jugum vita didicere magistra,

Juv. 13, 22.

prōtēlum, i, n.

A row of oxen, etc., harnessed together for draught, a team: protelo trini boves unum aratrum ducent, Cato ap. Non. 363, 10; Lucil. ib. 363, 7 and 8:

boum,

Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 45:

bina ternaque,

id. 18, 18, 48, § 173; cf.: protelum, exampron, Gloss. Philox.—

Transf., a line, row, succession (ante-class. and poet.):

protelo plagarum continuato,

Lucr. 2, 531; 4, 190.

septentrĭōnes ( septemptrĭōnes), um (sing. and tmesis, v. infra), m. [septemtrio; prop. the seven plough-oxen; hence, as a constellation],

Lit., the seven stars near the north pole ( called also the Wain, and the Great or Little Bear): neque se septentriones quoquam in caelo commovent, Plant. Am. 1, 1, 117; Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66; cf.

in tmesi: quas nostri septem soliti vocitare Triones,

id. Arat. in N. D. 2, 41, 105; so,

gurgite caeruleo septem prohibete triones,

Ov. M. 2, 528.— Sing.:

septentrio non cernitur,

Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 83; so,

major,

the Great Bear, Vitr. 6, 11:

minor,

the Little Bear, Cic. N. D. 2, 43, 111; Vitr. 1. 1.—

Transf.

The northern regions, the north (as a quarter of the heavens).

Plur.:

satis notum est, limites regionesque esse caeli quattuor: exortum, occasum, meridiem, septentriones,

Gell. 2, 22, 3 sq.:

inflectens sol cursum tum ad septentriones, tum ad meridiem, aestates et hiemes efficit,

Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 4; Caes. B. G. 1, 1; 1, 16; 4, 20; 5, 13; 7, 83; Mel. 2, 6, 3; 3, 1, 9; 3, 2, 1.—

Sing.:

latus oriens spectat: septentrio a Macedoniā obicitur,

Liv. 32, 13; Mel. 1, 1, 1; 2, 6, 3; Sen. Q. N. 5, 16; Tac. A. 2, 23; 13, 53; id. H. 5, 6 al.—In tmesi:

Hyperboreo septem subjecta trioni Gens,

Verg. G. 3, 381; Ov. M. 1, 64.—

Plur.:

ex eā die fuere septentriones venti,

Cic. Att. 9, 6, 3.—

Sing.:

acer septentrio ortus inclinatum stagnum eodem, quo aestus, ferebat,

Liv. 26, 45:

a septentrionali latere summus est aquilo, medius septentrio, imus thrascias,

Sen. Q. N. 5, 16, 6.—

Sing., northern countries, the north (as territory;

very rare): totum paene Orientem ac Septentrionem ruinā suā involvit,

Flor. 3, 5, 21.