fotus

fōtus, a, um, Part., from foveo.

fōtus, ūs, m. [foveo], a warming, fomenting (post-Aug., rare except in abl.).

• I Lit., Amm.21, 2, 3: solis, Lact. 1, 12, 7: decoctum eorum coeliacos juvat et potione et fotu, Plin. 23, 1, 10, § 14; 23, 9, 82, § 164: fotus ex aqua calida, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 7, 97.—In plur., Mart. Cap. 1, § 35: blandis, Prud. Ham. 304.—
• II Trop.: queis gloria fotibus aucta Sic cluat, Prud. cont. Symm. 2, 584.

fotus, ūs, m. (foveo), das Wärmen (gew. im Abl. Sing. od. Plur.), I) eig.: a) im allg., Amm. 21, 2, 3: solis, Lact. 1, 12, 7. Ambros. de off. 1, 14, 55. – u. das Brüten der Hühner, Chalcid. Tim. 222. – b) als mediz. t. t., das Bähen, Plin. 23, 14 u.a.: fotus (Nom. Sing.) ex aqua calida, Cael. Aur. de morb. chron. 2, 7, 97. – II) übtr., Prud. c. Symm. 2, 584 u.a. Mart. Cap. 1. § 35. – ➳ Dat. fotuī, Cass. Fel. 62. p. 155, 11 Rose.

1 fotus [LL, cf. CL = poultice] 1 making or keeping warm; b (w. ref. to incubation). hospitis hic habitus mediae sub tempore brumae / advenit ‥ / ‥ quique algida blando / palmarum adclinis mulcet vestigia fotu Bede CuthbV 188; cum ‥ rarius vel ~u solis vel aeris uteretur afflatu Id. CuthbP 46; [lux] hoc tantum a solari luce differens quod caloris ~u carebat Id. TR 5 p. 189; ~us, ‥ caleficatio GlH F 575; foveo, -es, fovi, fotum, ‥ inde fotio, -nis, et hic ~us, ~us, et hic et hec fotilis et hoc -le, i. nutribilis, et hoc fomen, -nis, unde hoc fomentum, -ti, et hic fomes, -tis, i. nutrimentum Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 212.  b a conceptum neglego foetum / forte fovere meum, sed fotu pulveris ova / sparsa foventur Hwætberht Aen. 57 (Strutio) 4; sine conceptu et ~u in utero et sine fomentis et educationibus qualia nunc prestantur noviter natis ex utero Gros. Hexaem. X 1 p. 289. 2 (med.) soothing application, poultice. procurans ulcera fotu Aldh. VirgV 517 (cf. ib. 769).

2 fotus v. fovere

1 fōtus, a, um, part. de foveo.

2 fōtŭs, ūs, m. [ordin. à lʼabl. sing.] : action dʼéchauffer : Lact. Inst. 1, 12, 7 || fomentation : Plin. 23, 14 || [fig.] fotibus Prud. Symm. 2, 584, par des encouragements.

fotus , a, um. part. p. et, v. fotus
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fotus , us. m. v. foveo.


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fōtus

• P. of foveo.