excursus

excursus, a, um, Part., from excurro.

excursus, ūs, m. [excurro], a running out or forth (rare; not in Cic.; cf. excursio).

• I Lit.: excursusque breves tentant (apes), excursions, Verg. G. 4, 194: avium, Sol. 20, 3; cf. the outflow of water, Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 8.—
• • • 2 In partic., in milit. lang. (like excursio, I. B.), a sally, charge, onset, attack; an inroad, invasion: excursus militum, * Caes. B. C. 3, 92, 2: rari, Tac. G. 30: subiti, id. Agr. 20: navigiorum, Auct. B. Alex. 19, 2.—
  • B Transf., of localities, a projecting, projection: promontorium vasto excursu, Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 6: ad Pyrenaei montis excursum, id. 4, 17, 31, § 105.—
• II Trop., a digression in speaking: hae (egressiones) per totam causam varios habent excursus, ut laus hominum locorumque, etc., Quint. 4, 3, 12; opp. opus ipsum, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 43.

excursus, ūs, m. (excurro), I) das Herauslaufen, Auslaufen, A) eig.: 1) im allg.: a) leb. Wesen, der Ausflug, apium, Verg. georg. 4, 194: nocturni excursus (avium), Solin. 20, 3. – b) eines Gewässers, der Ausfluß, huius fontis, Plin. ep. 4, 30, 8. – 2) insbes., a) als milit. t.t., der Angriff, der Ausfall, Einfall, der Streifzug, primus excursus, Caes.: subiti excursus, Tac.: modici excursus, Tac. – b) als naut. t.t., das Auslaufen eines Fahrzeugs, navigiorum, Auct. b. Alex. 19, 2. – B) übtr., die Abschweifung im Reden, Quint. u.a. – II) das Hervorragen, der Vorsprung, montis, Plin.: promunturium vasto excursu, Plin.

excursus [CL] 1 running, rushing (out; also fig.). b (mil.) sortie; v. et excursio 1. allegat praesul, facilis verum ille juventae / excursus trepidat, ne forsan mobilis aetas / praecipitem pravae retrahat per competa sectae Frith. 238; Gosc. Wulfh. 2 (v. conclamare 1f).  b ~um Christianorum ‥ expectantes Ord. Vit. IX 14 p. 590; cum enim pro more ad bellorum ferretur †exursus [l. excursus], ab hostibus interfectus ‥ est W. Malm. Mir. Mariae 178. 2 excursion, journey. est Wiht insula ‥ nautarum ~ibus frequentata G. Steph. I 21. 3 a ‘play’, scope (for movement). b winding (of river). c spread (of abstr.). a calculator in medio lateris residet ‥ ut liberum habeat ministra manus ~um Dial. Scac. I 4M.  b [flumina] insulam ‥ longis ~ibus disterminant Gir. TH intr. p. 7.  c scitis ‥ quam periculosum sit ‥ adversus innoxium detestabilem suscitare infamiam quam cum abolere volueritis, ipsius ~um non poteris cohibere P. Blois Ep. 55. 130C. 4 passing (of time). V. et. excursio 2. in hujus seculi transeuntis ~u [AS: from erninge] victum nobis spiritalem ne deficiamus inpende Rit. Durh. 18; venit post paucorum dierum ~um ad Romam Byrht. V. Ecgwini 358; Id. V. Osw. 424 (v. duodenarius 1b); post ~um paucorum dierum ‥ ordinatus est Ric. Hex. Hist. Hex. I 18; s1186 in facie ‥ Teobaldi, Thome, Ricardi, Cantuariensium archiepiscoporum, juxta temporis ~um, ordine successoris quatuor presentarat episcopos Diceto YH 42; post sexti mensis a tempore illo ~um Ad. Eyns. Hug. III 7. 5 discussion. b excursus, digression. in ~u rerum ‥ aliquantulum perfectionis poteris invenire Diceto Chr. pref. 1 p. 3.  b Ep. ad amicum 140 (v. distendere 1e). 6 aberration, bizarre occurrence. credo quod arta magis presentibus atque futuris / grata forent ‥ / quam de terrenis excursibus, atque caducis / stemmatibus frustra rimari Ord. Vit. XI (Vers. prol.) p. 159; scrutabunda tam cursuum nature quam ~uum inquisitione profeci Gir. EH intr. p. 212; nature ‥ ~us tam stupendos explicare Id. TH intr. p. 7.

1 excursus, a, um, v. excurro § 3.

2 excursŭs, (13) ūs, m. , ¶ 1 course, excursion : Virg. G. 4, 194 ¶ 2 courses [militaires], incursion, irruption : Cæs. C. 3, 92, 2 ; Tac. G. 30 ; Agr. 20 ¶ 3 digression : Quint. 4, 3, 12 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 5, 6, 43 ¶ 4 saillie, avance : Plin. 6, 6.

excursus , us. m.
攻。侵。轉言。

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*excursus, a, um. part. p. v. excurro.
所跑之地。跑過。

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excursus (1)

• P. of excurro.

excursus (2) ūs, m

• 1 CEL-, a running out, running forth, excursion: excursūsque brevīs temptant (apes), V.—A sally, charge, inroad, invasion: militum, Cs.: subiti, Ta.