prōcursus

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    Procursus, huius procursus. Liu. Quand on s'avance de courir, comme les courses des gents de guerre sur leurs ennemis.

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    Ex procursu salire. Saillir en prenant sa course.

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    Nullo procursu salire. Saillir sans prendre sa course. Budaeus ex Plinio.

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    Procursus angulosus. Plin. Une saillie poinctue.

prōcursus, ūs, m. (procurro), das Vorlaufen, Vorwärtslaufen, Vorrücken, Vorrennen, Vor- od. Vorwärtsstürzen, Vor- od. Vorwärtsstürmen, I) eig. u. meton.: 1) eig.: procursus item proclive volubilis exstat, Lucr.: procursu concitus axis, Verg.: procursu magis militum, Liv.: cum procursu emittere tela, Liv.: rapido procursu, Verg.: longiore procursu (des Quellwassers), Claud. Mam.: non temere nec cum procursu capiendus est impetus, Sen.: audentissimi cuiusque procursu, Tac. – 2) meton., die Hervorragung, angulosus, Plin. 5, 62. – II) übtr.: 1) der erste Anlauf, procursus irae, qui acerrimus esse solet, die erste Aufwallung, der erste Ausbruch, Val. Max. 7, 3. ext. 6: initia procursusque virtutis, der Keim und die früheste Ankündigung innerer Tüchtigkeit, Val. Max. 3, 2 in. – 2) der Fortgang, Verlauf, civitatum duarum exortus et procursus et debiti fines, Augustin. de civ. dei 1, 35; 10, 32 extr.; 18, 1 in.

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1) движение вперёд, быстрое продвижение ( militum L)

2) приступ, вспышка ( irae VM); проявление ( virtutis VM)

3) выступ ( angulosus PM)

4) течение, развитие (civitatum exortus et p. Aug)

prōcursus, ūs, m. [id.].

Lit., a running forth or forwards; esp., in milit. lang., a sallying forth, charge, onset (not in Cic. or Cæs.):

procursu militum,

Liv. 22, 41:

faciles sternit procursibus herbas,

Stat. Th. 4, 787; Lucr. 2, 455.—

Transf., a jutting out, projection (post-Aug.):

angulosus,

Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 62.—

Trop. (postclass.):

initia procursusque virtutis patefacere,

the origin and first manifestations, Val. Max. 3, 2 init.:

irae, qui acerrimus esse solet,

the outbreak, id. 7, 3, ext. 6.

vŏlūbĭlis, e, adj. [volvo], that is turned round or (more freq.) that turns itself round, turning, spinning, whirling, circling, rolling, revolving.

Lit.:

buxum,

i. e. a top, Verg. A. 7, 382:

caelum,

Cic. Univ. 6 fin.:

sol,

Prud. Cath. 3 praef.:

nexus (anguis),

Ov. M. 3, 41:

volubilis et rotundus deus,

Cic. N. D. 2, 17, 46:

figurae aquae,

Lucr. 3, 190:

procursus,

id. 2, 455:

aquae,

Hor. C. 4, 1, 40; cf.:

labitur (sc. amnis), et labetur in omne volubilis aevum,

id. Ep. 1, 2, 43:

aurum,

i. e. the golden apple, Ov. M. 10, 667; cf. id. H. 20, 209:

electrum,

Plin. 37, 3, 11, § 42:

pila,

App. M. 2, p. 116.—

Trop.

Of speech, rapid, fluent, voluble (the figure taken from rolling waters):

vis volubilis orationis,

Auct. Her. 3, 14, 25:

oratio,

Cic. Brut. 28, 108:

rotunda volubilisque sententia,

Gell. 11, 13, 4.— Transf., of the speaker:

homo volubilis quādam praecipiti celeritate dicendi,

Cic. Fl. 20, 48; id. Brut. 27, 105; id. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 617 P.—

Of fate, changeable, mutable:

vaga volubilisque fortuna,

Cic. Mil. 26, 69; cf.:

cum videamus tot varietates tam volubili orbe circumagi,

Plin. Ep. 4, 24, 6:

fortunae volubiles casus,

Amm. 22, 1, 1:

volubilium casuum diritas,

id. 26, 1, 3.— Adv.: vŏlūbĭ-lĭter.

Swiftly rolling, spinning, Amm. 20, 11, 26; cf. Non. p. 4, 1.—

Trop., of speech, rapidly, fluently, volubly:

funditur numerose et volubiliter oratio,

Cic. Or. 62, 210.

vŏlūbĭlis, e, adj. [volvo], that is turned round or (more freq.) that turns itself round, turning, spinning, whirling, circling, rolling, revolving.

Lit.:

buxum,

i. e. a top, Verg. A. 7, 382:

caelum,

Cic. Univ. 6 fin.:

sol,

Prud. Cath. 3 praef.:

nexus (anguis),

Ov. M. 3, 41:

volubilis et rotundus deus,

Cic. N. D. 2, 17, 46:

figurae aquae,

Lucr. 3, 190:

procursus,

id. 2, 455:

aquae,

Hor. C. 4, 1, 40; cf.:

labitur (sc. amnis), et labetur in omne volubilis aevum,

id. Ep. 1, 2, 43:

aurum,

i. e. the golden apple, Ov. M. 10, 667; cf. id. H. 20, 209:

electrum,

Plin. 37, 3, 11, § 42:

pila,

App. M. 2, p. 116.—

Trop.

Of speech, rapid, fluent, voluble (the figure taken from rolling waters):

vis volubilis orationis,

Auct. Her. 3, 14, 25:

oratio,

Cic. Brut. 28, 108:

rotunda volubilisque sententia,

Gell. 11, 13, 4.— Transf., of the speaker:

homo volubilis quādam praecipiti celeritate dicendi,

Cic. Fl. 20, 48; id. Brut. 27, 105; id. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 617 P.—

Of fate, changeable, mutable:

vaga volubilisque fortuna,

Cic. Mil. 26, 69; cf.:

cum videamus tot varietates tam volubili orbe circumagi,

Plin. Ep. 4, 24, 6:

fortunae volubiles casus,

Amm. 22, 1, 1:

volubilium casuum diritas,

id. 26, 1, 3.— Adv.: vŏlūbĭ-lĭter.

Swiftly rolling, spinning, Amm. 20, 11, 26; cf. Non. p. 4, 1.—

Trop., of speech, rapidly, fluently, volubly:

funditur numerose et volubiliter oratio,

Cic. Or. 62, 210.