enormis

ē-normis, e, adj. [norma], out of rule (post-Aug.).

• I Irregular, unusual: toga, Quint. 11, 3, 139: vici (with huc et illuc flexi), Tac. A. 15, 38.—Far more freq.,
• II Immoderate, immense, enormous (cf.: immensus, immodicus, summus, maximus, effusus): enormes sunt (umbrae) cerasis, Plin. 17, 12, 17, § 88: spatium (with immensum), Tac. Agr. 10; cf. hastae (with immensa scuta), id. A. 2, 14: gladii (opp. parva scuta), id. Agr. 36: Colossi, Stat. S. 1, 3, 51; cf. corpus, Suet. Calig. 50: proceritas, id. Vitell. 17: uniones, Plin. 9, 35, 56, § 115 et saep.: senecta, i. e. very great, Ap. Met. 9, 32, 22; Sen. ap. Gell. 12, 2, 10: loquacitas, Petr. 2, 7; cf. Plin. Ep. 9, 26, 6.— Comp.: prologus enormior quam fabula, longer, Spart. Ael. Ver. 1 fin.—Adv.: ēnor-mĭter (acc. to I.), irregularly, Sen. Q. N. 1, 7; Plin. 36, 10, 15, § 17; 37, 6, 23, § 89; Veg. Vet. 2, 8, 2; 2, 28, 10; 1, 36; 56 Bip.— Sup. of the adj. and comp. and sup. of the adv. appear not to occur.

ēnōrmis, e (ex u. norma), I) unregelmäßig, toga, Quint.: vici, Tac.: versus, Gell. – II) unverhältnismäßig groß, übermäßig groß, ungeheuer groß, ungeheuer, a) eig.: spatium, Tac.: hasta, gladius, Tac.: frusta, Sen.: corpus, Suet. – b) übtr.: divitiae, Lampr.: stipendia, Spart.: instrumenta (Mittel), Amm.: ventosa ista et en. loquacitas, Plin. ep.: immodicum sit an grande, altum aut enorme, Plin. ep. – Compar., prologus enormior (weit länger) quam fabula, Spart. Hel. (Ael. Ver.) 1, 3 Jord. (Peter inormior).

enormis [CL], ~us 1 a (w. ref. to deed) irregular, outrageous. b (w. ref. to words) insulting. c (as sb. n.) irregularity, crime. a ut ‥ / ‥ facinus scelerum superans explodat inorme Aldh. VirgV 105; 949 (11c) hoc inorme scelus CS 880; contigit ut quidam ‥ clerici ‥ de maleficiis accusati ‥ tenerentur in vinculis talibus ut ‥ solet in regno ~ia patrantibus flagitia H. Bos. Thom. III 22; ~ia peccata, sicut adulterium et ‥ homicidium R. Niger Mil. II 26; c1230 nolentes tam abusivas enormitates seu tam ~es abusus ‥ tolerare (Lit. Papae) Couch. Furness 573; s1238 (v. consentaneus 2c); s1239 (v. consentire 2c); 1296 dampna ~a contra nostras libertates Reg. Carl. I 68; a crimine maximo et ~issimo Ockham Dial. 595; in nulla via equitatis ‥ ad pacem inflecti quivit absque ~i lesione corone Anglie G. Hen. V 2.  b 1300 insultavit J. de S. per ~a verba Rec. Leic. I 230.  c s1093 rex ‥ prolongans iniquitatem Anselmum ‥ ~ia corrigere volentem non pertulit W. Newb. HA I 2; Herodes ‥ perpetratis ‥ ~ibus immensis et infinitis ‥ divinam ultionem non evasit Gir. PI I 17; s1232 multi ‥ insurrexerunt ei [Huberto de Burgh] ‥, multa ~ia ei imponentes Wend. III 34; 1288 dicit quod ipsum non defamavit nec alia ~ia ei intulit SelPlMan 109; 1315 alia ~ia [etc.] ad grave damnum [etc.] et contra pacem MGL I 299; 1365 quod nullus lavet nec alia ~ia ponat nec faciat infra ‥ Holawpoill et quod reservetur ‥ pro aquacione averiorum Hal. Durh. 38; 1522 viros notabiles ‥ a ‥ consilio expelli fecisti aliaque ‥ quamplurima et inenarrabilia ~ia, impedimenta et extorsiones nobis ‥ intulisti Form. S. Andr. 230. 2 large, huge. b numerous. c (of abstr.) great. factor confinxit corpus inorme Aldh. Aen. 72 (Colosus) 7; codicem protulerunt ‥ illi perparvum, isti ~em Bede HE V 13; ~is, ingens GlC E 202; angeli ‥ singillatim litteras ~is libri contra singula peccata computabant Ord. Vit. III 3 p. 49.  b sicut Judas Machabeus ‥ parva manu populi Dei contra inormem et supra invisibilem hostem ‥ invasit Eddi 19.  c gigantes ‥ inormis alebat magnitudo Lib. Monstr. I 54; quidam juvenis ‥ de pinna inhormae proceritatis elapsus ‥ cecidit Eddi 23; erga / auctorata volans altaria, liba piarum / fundere jure precum studio satagebat inormi [altered to acuto] Frith. 151; Cedron et alii torrentes ~i estu aruerant Ord. Vit. IX 15 p. 602.

ēnormis, (13) e, (e, norma), irrégulier, qui est contre la règle : enormes vici Tac. Ann. 15, 38, rues irrégulièrement bâties ; enormis toga Quint. 11, 3, 139, toge mal faite, qui nʼest pas à la mode || qui sort des proportions, très grand, très gros, très long, énorme : Tac. Ann. 2, 14 ; Suet. Cal. 50 || [fig.] enormis loquacitas Petr. 2, 7, loquacité intarissable || -mior Spart. Hel. 1, 3.

enormis , e. adj. (norma.) et, v. enormiter
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ēnōrmis e, adj.

• ex + norma, out of rule, shapeless, irregular: spatium terrarum, Ta.: vici, Ta.—Immense, huge: gladii, Ta.