no Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Poet., transf., to sail, flow, fly, etc. ⓘner | ve: pres subj pass 1st sg • no, nāvi, 1, v. n. [νέω], to swim, float. I. Lit.: alter nare cupit: alter pugnare paratu'st, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 166 Müll. (Ann. v. 258 Vahl.): pueris, qui nare discunt, scirpea induitur ratis, Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 9; cf. below, Hor. S. 1, 4, 120: pinus Dicuntur liquidas Neptuni nāsse per undas, Cat. 64, 1: nat lupus, Ov. M. 1, 304: nantem delphina per undas, id. H. 19, 199: piger ad nandum, id. ib. 18, 210: ars nandi, id. Tr. 2, 486: nat tibi linter, Tib. 1, 5, 76; Luc. 8, 374.—Prov.: nare sine cortice, to swim without corks, i. e. to be able to do without a guardian (cf. above the passage in Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 9), Hor. S. 1, 4, 120.— II. Poet., transf., to sail, flow, fly, etc.: cum juventus Per medium classi barbara navit Athon, Cat. 66, 45: (undae) nantes refulgent, id. 64, 274: nare per aestatem liquidam suspexeris agmen (apium), Verg. G. 4, 59.—Of the eyes of drunken persons, to swim: nant oculi, Lucr. 3, 480; v. nato.— Hence, nans, antis, P. a., swimming, floating: nantes scaphae, Gell. 10, 26, 10; as subst., a swimmer; hence, nantes, ĭum, f., swimming fowls, i. e. geese, ducks, etc.: greges nantium, Col. 8, 14, 1.
nervus Copy link Outline I. Lit.B. Transf.1. I. q. membrum virile, Hor. Epod. 12, 19 ...2. A string of a musical instrument3. A bowstringb. A bow4. The leather with which shields were covered5. A thong with which a person was bound, ...6. The cords or wires by which a puppet is moved7. A fetterb. A prisonII. Trop.A. Nerve, vigor, force, power, strength ...B. In partic., of expression, force, energy ... ⓘnerve: masc voc sg • nervus, i, m. [root snar-; Old Germ. snara, a snare; Gr. νεῦρον; cf. parvus and παῦρος], a sinew, tendon, nerve. I. Lit.: his adde nervos, a quibus artus continentur, Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 139: hoc nervos confirmari putant, Caes. B. G. 6, 20: nervus qui platys appellatur, Plin. 26, 8, 58, § 90: hic primum nervos et venas expressit (of Pythagoras the painter), id. 34, 8, 19, § 59: nervorum contractio, Sen. Ep. 66, 40: nervi quos τένοντας Graeci appellant, Cels. 8, 1: condamus alter alterum in nervum bracchialem, let us embrace, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 99.— B. Transf. 1. I. q. membrum virile, Hor. Epod. 12, 19; Juv. 10, 205; 9, 35; pl. nervi, Petr. 131, §§ 4 and 6.— 2. A string of a musical instrument: omnes voces, ut nervi in fidibus, ita sonant, ut, etc., Cic. de Or. 3, 57, 216: cotidiano cantu vocum et nervorum et tibiarum tota vicinitas personat, id. Rosc. Am. 46, 134; Verg. A. 9, 776; Hor. C. 3, 11, 4.— 3. A bowstring: reciproca tendens nervo equino concita tela, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 80 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 176 Rib.): nervoque obversus equino Contendit telum, Verg. A. 9, 622: nervo aptare sagittas, id. ib. 10, 131: erumpit nervo pulsante sagitta, id. G. 4, 313; so Val. Fl. 6, 376; 1, 437; Luc. 7, 141.— b. A bow: aliquem fallere nervo, Val. Fl. 3, 182.— 4. The leather with which shields were covered: scuta nervo firmata, Tac. A. 2, 14; Sil. 4, 293.— 5. A thong with which a person was bound, Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 11; Veg. Mil. 4, 9.— 6. The cords or wires by which a puppet is moved: duceris ut nervis alienis mobile lignum, Hor. S. 2, 7, 82.— 7. A fetter: nervum appellamus etiam ferreum vinculum, quo pedes impediuntur: quamquam Plautus eo etiam cervices vinciri ait: Perfidiose captus edepol nervo cervices probat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 165 Müll.: VINCITO AVT NERVO, AVT COMPEDIBVS, Lex XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 20, 1: in nervo atque compedibus aetatem agunt, Cato ap. Gell. 11, 18, 18; cf. Plaut. As. 3, 2, 5: posuit in nervo pedes meos, Vulg. Job, 33, 11.— b. A prison: in nervum aliquem rapere, Plaut. Capt. 5, 3, 45: in nervo jacebis, id. Curc. 5, 3, 40; cf. id. Capt. 3, 5, 71: vereor ne istaec fortitudo in nervum erumpat denique, will lay you by the heels, bring you into durance, Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 10; 4, 4, 15: eximere de nervo aliquem, Liv. 6, 15, 9: misit in nervum, Vulg. Jer. 20, 2.— II. Trop. A. Nerve, vigor, force, power, strength: digna res est ubi tu nervos intendas tuos, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 20: onus ... dignum, in quo omnes nervos aetatis industriaeque meae contenderem, Cic. Verr. 1, 12, 35: omnibus nervis mihi contendendum est, ut, etc., id. ib. 2, 3, 56, § 130: opibus ac nervis ad perniciem suam uti, Caes. B. G. 1, 20; Cic. Phil. 5, 12, 32: nervi belli pecunia, id. ib. 5, 2, 5: vectigalia nervos esse rei publicae, id. Imp. Pomp. 7, 17: legionum nervos incidere, id. Phil. 12, 3, 8: poëtae molliunt animos, nervos omnes virtutis elidunt, id. Tusc. 2, 11, 27: video, fore nervis opus sapientiāque tuā, id. Fam. 3, 10, 1: loci inhaerentes in nervis causarum, intimately connected with them, id. de Or. 3, 27, 106: nervi conjurationis, the leaders, Liv. 7, 39, 6.— B. In partic., of expression, force, energy: horum oratio neque nervos, neque aculeos oratorios ac forenses habet, Cic. Or. 19, 62; cf. id. de Or. 3, 21, 80: nervi in dicendo, id. ib. 2, 22, 91: sectantem levia nervi Deficiunt, Hor. A. P. 26.
nō Copy link ⓘner | ve: pres subj pass 1st sg • 1 nō, āvī, ātum, āre, intr., nager : Pl. Aul. 595 ; Catul. 64, 1 ; Ov. M. 1, 304 ; sine cortice Hor. S. 1, 4, 120, nager sans liège || [poét.] naviguer : Catul. 66, 45 || rouler, être agité [en parl. des flots] : Catul. 64, 274 || voler [en parl. des abeilles] : Virg. G. 4, 59 || [fig.] flotter [en parl. des yeux d'un homme ivre] : Lucr. 3, 480 || p. prés. nantes, ĭum, f., oiseaux aquatiques : Col. Rust. 8, 14, 1.
nervus Copy link Outline 1 tendon, ligament, nerf :2 membre viril :3 cordes de boyau [dans la lyre] : || corde d'un arc : ...4 liens [même de fer, qu'on attachait au cou et surtout aux pieds] ...5 [fig.] nerf, force : nous avons toujours considéré les revenus publics comme ... ⓘnerve: masc voc sg • nervus, ī, m. (νεῦρον), 1. tendon, ligament, nerf : Cic. Nat. 2, 139 2. membre viril : Hor. Epo. 12, 19 ; Juv. 10, 205 3. cordes de boyau [dans la lyre] : Cic. de Or. 3, 216 || corde d'un arc : Virg. En. 9, 622 || arc : Val. Flacc. 3, 182 || lanière de cuir : Tac. Ann. 2, 14 4. liens [même de fer, qu'on attachait au cou et surtout aux pieds] : Fest. 165, cf. Gell. 20, 1 ; 11, 18, 18 ; Pl. Capt. 729, etc. || [d'où] fers, prison, cachot : Pl. Curc. 718 ; Rud. 872 ; Ter. Phorm. 325 ; Liv. 6, 15, 9 5. [fig.] nerf, force : vectigalia nervos esse rei publicæ semper duximus Cic. Pomp. 17, nous avons toujours considéré les revenus publics comme le nerf de l'État, cf. Cic. Phil. 5, 5 || énergie, vigueur : Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 35 ; 3, 130 ; Tusc. 2, 27 ; Att. 15, 4, 1 ; [en parl. du style] Cic. de Or. 2, 91 ; 3, 80 ; Or. 62, etc. ; Hor. P. 26 || partie essentielle d'une chose : nervi causarum Cic. de Or. 3, 106, contexture intime des causes ; nervi conjurationis Liv. 7, 39, 6, les chefs d'une conspiration.
no Copy link ⓘner | ve: pres subj pass 1st sg NO naui, nâre. [χελίζω, νήχομαι] Proprius est piscium motus: deinde ad alia corpora viua et inanimata refertur, quae aqua sustinentur. […] 🗁 Page Scan
nervus Copy link ⓘnerve: masc voc sg NERVVS i. m. [νεῦρον, νευρὰ, νευρὶς] Hoc nomine intelligunt scriptores non tantum molles illas, pulticulae similes cerebri et medullae spinalis propagines, quae forte medicis propria significatio est; sed in primis eas partes, quae tendinum et ligamentorum nominibus in scholis Anatomicorum distinguuntur. […] 🗁 Page Scan
nerve (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Organ of sensationII. Meton., strength, vigour • nerve (subs.): I. Organ of sensation: no known word; for nervus = sinew (cf. Cels. 8, 1, nervi quos τένοντας Graeci appellant): in modern med. Lat. nervus is used for both sinew and nerve: see Hooper's Med. Dict. s. v. II. Meton., strength, vigour: nervi, orum (lit., sinews): to strain every n. over a thing, in aliqua re omnes n. [industriae suae] contendere, Cic. Verr. Act. 1, 12, 35: specially of energy of style, Cic. Or. 19, 62 (horum oratio neque nervos neque aculeos oratorios atque forenses habet): v. strength, vigour. Dimin., nervuli, orum: Cic. Att. 16, 16, C, extr., si nervulos tuos ... adhibebis, strain a n.; put forth a little of your strength.