Mercurialis

Mercŭrĭālis, e, adj. [Mercurius],

• of or belonging to the god Mercury: caduceum, Ap. Met. 11, 10, 19; unde frequentia Mercuriale Imposuere mihi cognomen compita, called me Mercury (as being a skilful man of business), Hor. S. 2, 3, 25.—Subst.: Mercŭrĭāles, ium, m., the name of a corporation of traders: Mercuriales M. Furium Flaccum de collegio ejecerunt, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 5, 2.—With reference to Mercury as the god of scholars: Faunus, Mercurialium Custos virorum, Hor. C. 2, 17, 28.—
• • B Of or belonging to the planet Mercury: cursus, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 4.—
• II Transf.
• • A Herba mercurialis, a plant, dog's-mercury, Cato R. R. 158; Plin. 25, 5, 18, § 38.—
  • B Pagus Mercurialis, a town of Africa propria, in Zeugitana, Inscr. Spon. Miscell. Erud. Antiq. p. 191.

Mercuriālis, e (Mercurius), merkurialisch, des Merkur, Merkur-, cognomen, Hor.: caduceus, Apul.: herba, Cato, u. bl. mercuriālis, Plin., Bingelkraut: viri, Gelehrte u. Dichter, bes. lyrische, als »Lieblinge Merkurs«, Hor. – Plur. subst., Mercuriālēs, ium, m., die Handelsleute, Kaufleute, die in Rom ein Kollegium hatten, M. Furium Flaccum Mercuriales de collegio eiecerunt praesentem, Cic. ad Q. fr. 2, 5, 2.

Mercurialis [CL] 1 like the god Mercury, mercurial, quick-witted, eloquent. b (as sb.) intellectual, scholar. ~is semper talis est, qualis ille, cui adheret Alb. Lond. DG 9. 6; Mercurius ‥ habet respectum ‥ ad deitatem et oracula prophetarum et ‥ lex ~is est difficilior ad credendum quam alie et habet multas difficultates supra humanum intellectum Bacon Maj. I 257; cecidit circa libros nostre ~is species voluptatis honeste R. Bury Phil. 18. 234.  b 1167 annus iste ex forma constellationis dicitur esse mirabilis, et in eo regum consilia mutabuntur, et ‥ deprimentur ~es ‥ . ~es adeo depressi sunt ut Francia ‥ alienigenas scolares abegerit J. Sal. Ep. 225 (225). 2 (bot.): a (herba ~is or ellipt. as sb.) charlock, kedlock, field mustard (Sinapis arvensis). b dog’s mercury (Mercurialis perennis) or annual mercury (Mercurialis annua). c (var.). a herba ~is ‥ cedelc Leechdoms I 34; ~i. ceðelc Gl. Laud. 984; fiat ei balneum de aqua ubi cocta sint malva, ~is, fenugrecum, ‥ Quaest. Salern. L 2; nec tibi desunt olera, si suppetit tibi facultas, bete, ~is, atriplicis Neckam NR II 166; succum ~is, ebuli, et sambuci Bacon IX 50; si tres guttas succi ~is calidas in narem dextram ‥ distilles Gad. 13v. 1; ~is, scariola idem Alph. 111.  b 12‥ ~is, i. evenlesten, i. mercurial WW; c1300 etc. (v. linozostis); c1320 mercorialis, i. smerewort (MS Erfurt Amplon. Q. 351 f. 130) Anglia XLII 158; ~is, mercuri, papwort MS Camb. UL Dd. 11. 45 f. 108vb; ~is major ‥ papwort MS BL Royal 12 E i f. 96v; ~is. A. mercurye WW.  c argilitas, i. ~is, justa licupra Gl. Laud. 103; girobotamin, i. vervena vel ~is vel septinervia Ib. 702; geniotilis, i. parce seu ~is Ib. 760; linotesagria, i. ~is vel herba cassia Ib. 923; partenion, i. virginalis vel ~is Ib. 1195; ~is, daisezen (Garl. Dict. gl.) Teaching Latin II 142. 3 made of quicksilver. salem et cantabrum et ~em Gilb. II 102. 2; ex aqua ~i producta, in qua aurum et argentum prius sunt soluta Correct. Alch. 11; dentibus ‥ ipsis saliva ~i madentibus carnium, pisciumque, ‥ E. Thrip. SS II 11. 4 (as sb. n. pl., as title of a book). c1436 in ~ibus in alio volumine Reg. Aberd. II 129; Johannes in ~ibus super quibusdam regulis juris 2o fo. habetur (Catal. Librorum) JRL Bull. XVI 473.

Mercŭrĭālis, (14) e, ¶ 1 de Mercure : Mercuriale cognomen Hor. S. 2, 3, 25, titre de favori de Mercure ; Mercuriales viri Hor. O. 2, 17, 29, favoris de Mercure [les poètes] ¶ 2 subst. f. , mercuriale [plante] : Cato Agr. 158 ; Plin. 25, 38. || Mercŭrĭalēs, ĭum, m. , membres du collège des marchands : Cic. Q. 2, 5, 2 ¶ 3 de la planète Mercure : Macr. Scip. 2, 4.

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Mercuriālis e, adj.

• Mercurius, of Mercury, H.: viri, i. e. lyric poets, H.—Plurm. as subst, the tradesmen, corporation of traders.