with eyes sparkling with courage

fortis (archaic form FORCTIS, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Fest. s. v. sanates, p. 348 Müll.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 84; and perh. also in the form FORCTUS; v. id. s. v. horctum, p. 102; cf. Müll. ad Fest. p. 320, b), e, adj. [Sanscr. dhar-; v. forma, firmus], strong, powerful.

Physically (rare;

syn.: firmus, strenuus, incolumis, animosus): ecquid fortis visa est (mulier),

powerful, Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 13:

set Bacchis etiam fortis tibi vissast?

id. Bacch. 2, 2, 38: sicut fortis equus, spatio qui saepe supremo Vicit Olympia, nunc senio confectus quiescit, a powerful horse, Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 5, 14 (Ann. v. 441 ed. Vahl.); so,

equus,

Lucr. 3, 8; 764; 4, 987; Verg. A. 11, 705.— Poet. transf.:

aquarum,

Lucr. 6, 530:

terrae pingue solum... Fortes invortant tauri,

Verg. G. 1, 65:

contingat modo te filiamque tuam fortes invenire,

i. e. hearty, well, Plin. Ep. 4, 1 fin.; 4, 21, 4; 6, 4, 3:

antecedebat testudo pedum LX., facta item ex fortissimis lignis,

Caes. B. C. 2, 2, 4; so,

ligna fortissima,

Veg. 1, 24 fin.:

invalidissimum urso caput, quod leoni fortissimum,

Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 130:

fortiores stomachi,

id. 32, 7, 26, § 80:

plantae fortiores fient,

Pall. Febr. 24, 7:

fortiorem illum (pontem) tueri, Auct. B. Alex. 19, 2: castra,

Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72:

aratra,

Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 10:

fortiora remedia,

Tac. A. 1, 29:

humeri,

Val. Fl. 1, 434:

vincula,

Sen. Hippol. 34: sol (with medius), powerful, i. e. fierce, hot, id. Med. 588:

fortiora ad hiemes frumenta, legumina in cibo,

Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 60:

(vites) contra pruinas fortissimae,

id. 14, 2, 4, § 23.—

Mentally, strong, powerful, vigorous, firm, steadfast, stout, courageous, brave, manly, etc., answering to the Gr. andreios (very freq. in all periods and sorts of composition).

Of human beings: fortis et constantis est, non perturbari in rebus asperis nec tumultuantem de gradu deici, ut dicitur;

sed praesenti animo uti et consilio, nec a ratione discedere,

Cic. Off. 1, 23, 80:

temperantia libidinem (aspernatur), ignaviam fortitudo: itaque videas rebus injustis justos maxime dolere, imbellibus fortes,

id. Lael. 13, 47:

gladiatores fortes et animosos et se acriter ipsos morti offerentes servare cupimus,

id. Mil. 34, 92:

rebus angustis animosus atque Fortis appare,

Hor. C. 2, 10, 22:

viri fortes et magnanimi,

Cic. Off. 1, 19, 63:

vir fortis et acris animi magnique,

id. Sest. 20, 45:

boni et fortes et magno animo praediti,

id. Rep. 1, 5; 1, 3:

sapientissimi et fortissimi,

id. ib. 2, 34:

vir liber ac fortis,

id. ib. 2, 19:

horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae,

Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 3:

fortissimus vir,

id. ib. 2, 25, 1; 2, 33, 4;

3, 20, 2: hunc liberta securi Divisit medium, fortissima Tyndaridarum,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 100:

vis recte vivere? quis non? Si virtus hoc una potest dare, fortis omissis Hoc age deliciis,

id. Ep 1, 6, 30:

seu quis capit acria fortis Pocula,

id. S. 2, 6, 69: cavit, ne umquam infamiae ea res sibi esset, ut virum fortem decet, an honorable or worthy man, Ter. And. 2, 6, 13; cf.: FORCTIS frugi et bonus, sive validus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 84 Müll.; and:

HORCTUM et FORCTUM pro bono dicebant,

id. p. 102:

ego hoc nequeo mirari satis, Eum sororem despondisse suam in tam fortem familiam... Familiam optimam occupavit,

so respectable, honorable a family, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 9;

(cf. bonus): vir ad pericula fortis,

Cic. Font. 15, 33:

nondum erant tam fortes ad sanguinem civilem,

Liv. 7, 40, 2:

vir contra audaciam fortissimus,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 85: vidi in dolore podagrae hospitem meum fortiorem, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 527, 33:

imperator in proeliis strenuus et fortis,

Quint. 12, 3, 5:

virum fortem ac strenuum scio dixisse, etc.,

Sall. C. 51, 16:

si fortes fueritis in eo, quem nemo sit ausus defendere,

if you had proceeded with vigor, energy, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 3.— Poet., with dat.:

fugacibus,

Ov. M. 10, 543; and with inf.:

fortis et asperas Tractare serpentes,

Hor. C. 1, 37, 26:

contemnere honores,

id. S. 2, 7, 86:

aurum spernere fortior Quam cogere,

id. C. 3, 3, 50; Stat. Th. 10, 906.—Prov.:

fortes fortuna adjuvat,

fortune favors the brave, Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 26; cf.:

fortes enim non modo fortuna adjuvat, ut est in vetere proverbio, sed multo magis ratio,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11: audendum est;

fortes adjuvat ipsa Venus,

Tib. 1, 2, 16: fortibus est fortuna viris data, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 262 ed. Vahl.;

for which: audentes fortuna iuvat,

Verg. A. 10, 284; and:

audentes deus ipse juvat,

Ov. M. 10, 586); cf. also elliptically: sedulo, inquam, faciam: sed fortuna fortes;

quare conare, quaeso,

Cic. Fin. 3, 4, 16; id. Fam. 7, 25.—

Of animals (rare):

fortes ad opera boves,

Col. 6, 1, 2:

bestiae et fortiora animalia,

Lact. 6, 10, 13.—

Of inanim. and abstr. things:

ex quo fit, ut animosior senectus sit quam adolescentia et fortior,

Cic. de Sen. 22, 72:

fortibus oculis,

with eyes sparkling with courage, id. Att. 15, 11, 1:

fortissimo et maximo animo ferre,

id. Fam. 6, 13 fin.:

animus,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 20:

pectus,

id. Epod. 1, 14; id. S. 2, 2, 136:

fortissimo quodam animi impetu,

Cic. de Or. 3, 8, 31:

acerrima et fortissima populi Romani libertatis recuperandae cupiditas,

id. Phil. 12, 3, 7:

in re publica forte factum,

id. Att. 8, 14, 2:

ut nullum paulo fortius factum latere posset,

Caes. B. G. 3, 14, 8:

fortia facta,

Sall. C. 59, 6; id. J. 53, 8; Liv. 26, 39, 3; Curt. 7, 2, 38:

opera,

service, Liv. 40, 36, 11:

consilia,

id. 9, 11, 4; 25, 31, 6; Cic. Sest. 23, 57; Tac. H. 3, 67:

solatia,

id. A. 4, 8:

nulla poterat esse fortior contra dolorem et mortem disciplina,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 41:

acerrimae ac fortissimae sententiae,

id. Cat. 3, 6, 13:

oratio fortis et virilis,

id. de Or. 1, 54, 231; cf.:

genus dicendi forte, vehemens,

id. ib. 3, 9, 32:

non semper fortis oratio quaeritur, sed saepe placida, summissa, lenis,

id. ib. 2, 43, 183:

placidis miscentem fortia dictis,

Ov. M. 4, 652:

verba,

Prop. 1, 5, 14.—Hence, adv.: fortĭter.

(Acc. to I.) Strongly, powerfully, vigorously (rare):

astringere,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 25:

verberare virgis uvas,

Pall. Oct. 19.— Comp.:

sublatis fortius manibus,

Petr. 9:

fortius attrahere lora,

Ov. R. Am. 398:

ardere,

id. M. 6, 708.— Sup.:

fortissime urgentes,

Plin. 9, 8, 9, § 32:

rigorem fortissime servat ulmus,

id. 16, 40, 77, § 210. —

(Acc. to II.) Strongly, powerfully, boldly, intrepidly, valiantly, bravely, manfully (very freq. in all periods and kinds of composition):

quae (vincla, verbera, etc.) tulisse illum fortiter et patienter ferunt,

Cic. Phil. 11, 3, 7; cf.:

fortiter et sapienter ferre,

id. Att. 14, 13, 3:

fortiter excellenterque gesta,

id. Off. 1, 18, 61:

facere quippiam (with animose),

id. Phil. 4, 2, 6:

repudiare aliquid (with constanter),

id. Prov. Cons. 17, 41:

bellum gerere,

id. Fl. 39, 98; cf.:

sustinere impetum hostium,

Caes. B. G. 2, 11, 4:

perire,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 42:

absumptis rebus maternis atque paternis,

manfully made away with, id. Ep. 1, 15, 27.— Comp.:

pugnare,

Caes. B. G. 2, 26, 2:

evellere spinas animo an agro,

Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 4:

et melius secat res,

id. S. 1, 10, 15.— Sup.:

Dolabella injuriam facere fortissime perseverat,

Cic. Quint. 8, 31:

restitit hosti,

Caes. B. G. 4, 12, 5.