October

Octōber, bris, adj. [octo],

• of or belonging to the eighth (month), the eighth, October, originally the eighth month of the Roman year, reckoning from March; usually connected with mensis: mense Octobri, Vell. 2, 56; Suet. Aug. 35; id. Dom. 13 al.: Octobres Idus, Mart. 12, 67, 3: Kalendae, id. 10, 87, 1: October equus appellatur, qui in campo Martio mense Octobri immolatur quot annis Marti, bigarum victricum dexterior, Paul. ex Fest. p. 178 Müll.—Subst.: Octōber, bris, m., October, Col. 11, 3 al.

October,

• a Roman surname, Inscr. Marin. Fratr. Arval. p. 564.

October, bris, bre, Abl. brī (octo u. Suffix ber), zur Acht gehörig, Oktober-, a) mensis October, der achte, dann (wie bei uns) der zehnte Monat des röm. Jahres, der Oktober, Cic. u.a.: auch subst. bl. Octōber, bris, m., Colum. u.a. – b) zum Monat Oktober gehörig, des Oktobers, Kalendae Octobres, Nonae Octobres, Idus Octobres, Cic. u.a.

October [CL] , October (adj. or sb.); b (personified). 705 ut in idus kalendarum ~rium in loco qui d[icitu]r Bregunt ford omnes advenissent reges Wealdhere Ep. 22; [apud Anglos] ~er Winterfilleth ‥ mensem quo hiemalia tempora incipiebant Winterfilleth appellabant composito nomine ab hieme et plenilunio, quia viz. a plenilunio ejusdem mensis hiems sortiretur initium Bede TR 15; occisus est ‥ die iiij Iduum ~rium Id. HE II 20 p. 124; quarto idus Octebrium / tertio dono dierum Epigr. Milredi 818; decimo anno kalendis ~ris apparuit cometes W. Malm. GR IV 328; hoc anno idibus ~ris vehemens ictus fulminis turrim Wynchecumbrie ecclesie concussit Knighton I 95.  b mensis et October foenore ditat agros. / equat et October sementis tempore libram Kal. M. A. I 416; namque quadris constat nonis concurr[er]e menses / omnis excepto Marte et Maio, sequitur quos / Julius et October Byrht. Man. 42.

Octōber bris, bre, adj.

• octo, of the eighth month(later the tenth): Kalendae: a. d. III Nonas Octobrīs, September29th.

Octōber

See calendarium.