accipiter

accĭpĭter, tris (earlier also tĕris, Prisc. p. 695 P.), m. (f. Lucr. 4, 1006) [com. deriv. from accipio; see 2. acceptor; but cf. ὠκύπτερος, swift-winged], a general name for birds of prey, esp. those of the falcon kind, Plin. 10, 8, 9, § 21; Ter. Phorm. 330; Lucr. 5, 107; Cic. N. D. 3, 19; Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 50 al.—

• • B In partic.
  • • 1 The common hawk, Falco Palumbarius, Linn.; Hor. C. 1, 37, 17 sq.; Ov. M. 5, 605 sq.; Col. 8, 4, 6; 3, 8, 4 al.: sacer, because auguries were taken from it, Verg. A. 11, 721 (cf. Hom.Od. 15, 525 sq.).—
    • 2 The sparrowhawk, Falco Nisus, Linn., used in fowling; Mart. 14, 216.—
• II Transf., of a rapacious man: labes populi, pecuniai accipiter, Plaut. Pers. 3, 3, 5 (409).

accipiter, tris, m. (wohl aus *acupeter = ὠκυπέτης, der Schnellflieger, mit volksetymol. Anlehnung an accipere), ein Habicht, Falke, Stoßvogel, bald der gemeine Habicht, Taubenstößer (Falco palumbarius, L.), bald der Edelfalke, Sperber, Ter., Varr. fr., Cic. u.a. – piscis acc., viell. = acupenser, Apol. apol. 34. – II) übtr., v. Habsüchtigen, pecuniae, Geldhabicht, Plaut. Pers. 409. – ➳ Als femin. Lucr. 4, 1002 (1009).

accipiter [CL] 1 hawk, esp. sparrowhawk (cf. 2 anceps). aves et animalia cetera, si in retibus strangulantur, non sunt comedenda hominibus, nec si ~er oppresserit Theod. Pen. II xi 2; ~res pipant vel †plipiant Aldh. PR 131; 747 servis Dei ‥ ut acceptores et uualcones non habeant prohibuimus Bonif. Ep. 78 p. 163; c750 perpauci hujus generis ~res in nostris regionibus ‥ repperiuntur (Æthelberht) Ep. Bonif. 105; decipio aves aliquando retibus, ‥ aliquando ~re [AS: mid hafoce] Ælf. Coll. 95; ~er vel raptor, spearhafoc Id. Gl.; si essent ei canes vel ~res, presentabuntur regi DB I 56b (cf. DB I 172: ~rem Norrescum [gerfalcon]); 1130 reddit compotum de c ~ribus Norriscis ‥, ita quod iiij ex his ~ribus debent esse albi Pipe 111; c1150 dedit ‥ unam †aucipitrem [? l. ancipitrem] de gersuma E. Ch. S. Paul. 197; fit interdum ut aves regie regi ‥ promittantur, ~res scilicet vel falcones; quod si promittens determinans dixerit ‘~rem instantis anni vel mutatum’, vel locum etiam exprimat dicens ‘Hibernensem [peregrine], Hispanensem [saker], Norrensem [gerfalcon] dabo’, sic satisfaciat Dial. Scac. II 25; 1188 debet j ~rem sor Norreis Pipe 54; 1198 per custodiam j ancipitris regis Fees 7 (cf. ib. 33); faciat custodiri ‥ aprum et anticiptrum CalCh III 117; accipitris preda ditatur mensa potentum Neckam DS II 283; assit ei ‥ falco ascensorius, tardearius et gruarius et ancipiter [gl. oustur] Id. Ut. 100; Gir. GE II 33 (v. accipere 1a); 1242 omnes aves regis, tam gyrofalcones quam ancipitres et falcones ardearios, tempore opportuno volare faciat Cl 514; anticipiter magistri T. ‥ ejecit omnia alimenta Mir. Montf. 71; 1370 ad custodiendum ayerium anticepetrum in foresta de Inglewod’ IPM 213/5 (cf. ib.: ayerium antiscipetrum); a goshauke, ancipiter vel ~er, falco, herodius, gruarius CathA; 1573 volucres pro cibo ancipitrum vocato haukes meate Pat 1105 m. 34. 2 (w. pes), (?) columbine (Aquilegia). pes ancipitris i. columbina SB 33.

accĭpĭtĕr, (12) tris, m. , épervier, faucon ; [en gén.] oiseau de proie : Cic. Nat. 3, 47 ; Plin. 10, 21, etc. || [au fig., en parl. dʼun homme rapace] Pl. Pers. 409.

➳ fém., Lucr. 4, 1009.

accipiter , tris. m.
鷂子。 — pecuniarum 強盜。

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accĭpĭter, accipĭtris, m.: avvoltoio, sparviero, uccello rapace.

accipiter tris, m

• 3 AC- and PET-, a bird of prey, falcon, hawk: sacer (as a bird of augury), V.

Accipĭter

A hawk.