forus

forus , ī, m.: a gangway between the rowing benches of a ship; the inferior, the hold or hatches of a ship or boat, 4.605; pl., hatches, 6.412. (rel. to forum)

fŏrus, i, m. (also fŏrum, i, n., and fŏri, ōrum, m.) [kindred with forum, foras, foris, from fero; what leads out of doors; hence], a gangway in a ship.

• I Lit.: multa foro ponit et agea longa repletur, Enn. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 2: illum nautis forum, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 206, 17: cum alii malos scandant, alii per foros cursent, Cic. de Sen. 6, 17: (Charon), laxat foros, Verg. A. 6, 412.—Neutr. form: fora, Cn. Gell. ap. Charis. p. 55 P.—
• II Transf.
• • A A row of seats in the Circus: loca divisa patribus equitibusque, ubi spectacula sibi quisque facerent: fori appellati, Liv. 1, 35, 8: foros in Circo faciendos, id. 1, 56, 2; 45, 1, 7; cf. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. forum, p. 84 Müll. (v. the passage under forum init.— *
  • B A passage, alley or walk around a bed in a garden: angustosque foros adverso limite ducens, Col. 10, 92.—*
  • C A cell of bees: complebuntque foros et floribus horrea texent, Verg. G. 4, 250.—*
  • D A gaming-board, dice-board: forum aleatorium calfecimus, August. ap. Suet. Aug. 71.

fŏrus, i, for forum, v. 1. forum init.

forus, ī, m. (ferio), eine »abgeteilte Fläche«; dah. I) der Gang, a) im Schiffe, der Schiffsgang (vgl. Charis. 71, 29), Enn. u. Gell.: Plur. fori, Cic. u. Verg. – b) fori, die durch Gänge abgeteilten Sitze im Schauspielhause, die Sitzreihen, Liv. 1, 35, 8 u.a. – II) der freie Raum um das Gartenbeet, der Gang, Col. poët. 10, 92. – III) die Gänge zwischen den Waben, Verg. georg. 4, 250. – IV) das Spielbrett, Würfelbrett, forum aleatorium calfecimus, Aug. bei Suet. Aug. 71, 3. – V) = forum, a) = forum no. I, 2, Isid. orig. 15, 6, 8. – b) = forum no. II, Pompon. com. 38. Lucil. 146.

1 forus [CL] 1 (on ship) deck, gangway. b aperture (for oar). †foras [l. foros], bolcan GlC F 293; 9‥ ~i, i. tabulata navium, scipes flor WW; 9‥ ~os, bolca Ib.; ~i, scipesflor Ælf. Gl.; quem ‥ conspicit ‥ a puppi per ~os et transtra carine in proram transeuntem W. Cant. Mir. Thom. III 42; vix duobus digitis ~i fluctibus supereminebant Ib. IV 11.  b Neckam Ut. 115 (v. foratorium 2); the hatches of a ship, ~i, ~orum Levins Manip. 38. 2 place where grapes are trodden. Cf. Isid. Etym. XV 6. 8. 9‥ ~us, ubi uva calcatur, hoc est wingetred WW; GlH F 572 (v. forualator); a presse for wyne, bachinal, ‥ ~us ‥ CathA.

2 forus [Prov.for, Sp. fuero < forum, but this sense unrecorded forAN, OF fuer] , law, custom; b (Gasc.). V. et. forum 10. 1284 ut ‥ liquet ‥ viris ‥ discretis qui in regno Anglie limites et ~os diocesium et comitatum melius cognoverunt Reg. Heref. 58; 1310 secundum fores et consuetudines parcium earundem [sc. Ponthieu] Foed. III 224; 1348 mandatum est ‥ quod treugam ‥ est firmiter observari et delinquentes contra eam secundum ~os et consuetudines marchiarum illarum et prout hactenus fieri consuevit puniri RScot I 718b.  b 1252 secundum ~os et consuetudines Wasconie RL II 389; 1260 secundum ~os et consuetudines Burdeg’ Cl 176; 1314 secundum ~os et consuetudines parcium illarum [sc. Wasconie] Foed. III 505.

fŏrus, (13) ī, m. , ¶ 1 tillac, pont dʼun vaisseau : Enn. d. Isid. Orig. 19, 2 ; Sall. d. Non. 206, 17 ; [surtout au pl.] fori Cic. CM 17 ; Virg. En. 6, 412 ¶ 2 pl. fori a) rangs de sièges au cirque : Liv. 1, 35, 8 ; 1, 56, 2 ; 45, 1, 7 ; b) plate-bande : Col. Rust. 10, 92 ; c) cellules des abeilles : Virg. G. 4, 250 ¶ 3 forus aleatorius August. d. Suet. Aug. 71, et simpl^t forus Sen. Polyb. 17, 4, table de jeu, échiquier ¶ 4 = forum 1 Isid. Orig. 15, 6, 8 || = forum 2 Pompon. Com. 38 ; Lucil. Sat. 146.

forus , i. m. v. forum.


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forus ī, m

• 1 FOR-, a gangway(in a ship): per foros cursare: laxat foros, V.—A row of seats(in the Circus), L.—A cell(of bees): conplere foros, V.