vello Copy link Outline I. Prop.A. Of animals, to pluck or pull, i. e. ...B. Of things.1. In gen., to pluck, pull, or tear out ...2. Esp.a. To pluck, pull, or tear down or away ...b. To pluck, pull, pick, or gather fruit, etc.c. To pull, twitch, etc.d. To be plucked or pulled, i. e. to have the hair pulled out by the roots ...II. Trop., to tear, tormentA. Lit., shorn, plucked, smooth, beardless ...2. Trop., effeminateB. Suffering convulsions, spasmodic, Plin. ... ⓘvellant: pres subj act 3rd pl • vello, vulsi, vulsum (perf. velli, Calp. Ecl. 4, 155; Prisc. 10, 6, 36, p. 897 P.; Diom. 1, p. 369 ib.; ante-class. form of sup. volsum; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 576), 3, v. a. [prob. akin to ἕλ-κω]. I. Prop. A. Of animals, to pluck or pull, i. e. to deprive of the hair, feathers, etc.: oves, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 9; Plin. 8, 48, 73, § 190: anseres, id. 10, 22, 27, § 53.— B. Of things. 1. In gen., to pluck, pull, or tear out, away, or up; in simple constr.: plumas anserum, Col. 8, 13, 3: caudae pilos equinae, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 45: barbam, id. S. 1, 3, 133: tot spicula, Verg. A. 10, 889: comam, Mart. 5, 37, 19: cuneum vellito, statimque surculos in ea foramina immittito, Col. 5, 11, 5; cf. id. Arb. 26, 4: signa, to take up, i. e. march, Verg. A. 11, 19; cf.: ut vellerent signa et Romam proficiscerentur, Liv. 3, 50, 11: mors viscera vulsit, Luc. 6, 546.—With ab and abl.: postes a cardine vellit, Verg. A. 2, 480: albos a stirpe capillos, Prop. 3 (4), 25, 13. asparagum ab radice, Plin. 19, 8, 42, § 149.—With abl. alone: aut castris audebit vellere signa, Verg. G. 4, 108: genae florem primaevo corpore vulsit, Luc. 6, 562: adfixam oculo sagittam, id. 6, 218: vulsis pectore telis, id. 6, 232; cf.: unguibus et raras vellentem dentibus herbas, Ov. M. 8,800.—With de and abl.: hastam ... de cespite vellit, Verg. A. 11, 566: herbas de caespite, Luc. 4, 414.— 2. Esp. a. To pluck, pull, or tear down or away: cum pars vellerent vallum, atque in fossas proruerent, Liv. 9, 14, 9; 10, 2, 5: munimenta, id. 2, 25, 3.— b. To pluck, pull, pick, or gather fruit, etc.: modo nata malā vellere poma manu, Tib. 3, 5, 20.— c. To pull, twitch, etc.: aurem, Verg. E. 6, 4; cf. id. Cop. 38; Calp. Ecl. 4, 155; Amm. 22, 3, 12: vellere coepi Et prensare manu lentissima bracchia, Hor. S. 1, 9, 63: latus digitis, Ov. A. A. 1, 606.— d. To be plucked or pulled, i. e. to have the hair pulled out by the roots: circa corporis curam morosior, ut non solum tonderetur diligenter ac raderetur, sed velleretur etiam, Suet. Caes. 45.— II. Trop., to tear, torment: sed mea secreto velluntur pectora morsu, Stat. S. 5, 2, 3.—Hence, P. a.: vulsus (volsus), a, um. A. Lit., shorn, plucked, smooth, beardless, hairless: istum gallum Glabriorem reddes mihi quam volsus ludiust, Plaut. Aul. 2, 9, 6: vulsi levatique et inustas comas acu comentes, Quint. 2, 5, 12: corpus vulsum, id. 5, 9, 14: eadem (corpora) si quis vulsa atque fucata muliebriter comat, id. 8, prooem. 19: nepos, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 23.— 2. Trop., effeminate: mens, Mart. 2, 36, 6.— B. Suffering convulsions, spasmodic, Plin. 21, 19, 74, § 126; 23, 1, 16, § 25.
vellō Copy link Outline 1 arracher, détacher en tirant : arracher les poils ; arracher de terre ...2 tirer sans arracher : tirer la barbe à qqn ; tirer l'oreille ...3 [fig.] déchirer, tourmenter : . pf. . ⓘvellant: pres subj act 3rd pl • vellō, vulsī (volsī) et vellī, vulsum (volsum), ĕre, tr., 1. arracher, détacher en tirant : pilos Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 45, arracher les poils ; signa Liv. 3, 50, 11, arracher de terre les enseignes [pour se mettre en marche] ; vallum Liv. 9, 14, 9, arracher la palissade ; poma Tib. 3, 5, 20, détacher des fruits ; spinas Cic. Fin. 4, 6, arracher des épines ; postes a cardine Virg. En. 2, 480, arracher des gonds les montants de la porte ; castris signa Virg. G. 4, 108, arracher du campement les enseignes, lever le camp ; vulsis pectore telis Luc. 6, 232, les traits étant arrachés de la poitrine ; hastam de cespite Virg. En. 11, 566, arracher du gazon le javelot || oves Varro R. 2, 11, 9 ; anseres Plin. 10, 53, arracher la laine des brebis, plumer les oies || pass. velli Suet. Cæs. 45, être épilé 2. tirer sans arracher : barbam alicui Hor. S. 1, 3, 133, tirer la barbe à qqn ; aurem Virg. B. 6, 4, tirer l'oreille ; [abst] vellere Hor. S. 1, 9, 63, tirer le vêtement de qqn 3. [fig.] déchirer, tourmenter : Stat. S. 5, 2, 3. ➳ pf. volsi Sen. Prov. 3, 6 ; Luc. 4, 414 ; 6, 546 ; velli Calp. Ecl. 4, 155 ; Prisc. Gramm. 10, 35.