frux

fruges in agris nondum maturae erant
the produce in the fields was not yet ripe

frūx, frūgis, f.: (found usually in the pl., frūgēs, um) fruit, of the ground and of trees; fruit of the ground; corn, 1.178; wheaten meal, sacrificial grits, cake, 2.133; herbs, 6.420. (fruor)

frux, frūgis, and more freq. in plur. frūges, um (also in nom. sing. frugis: frugi rectus est natura frux, at secundum consuetudinem dicimus, ut haec avis, haec ovis, sic haec frugis, Varr. L. L. 9, § 76 dub.), f. [from the root FRUG; v. fruor], fruits of the earth (that may be enjoyed), produce of the fields, pulse, legumes (whereas fructus denotes chiefly tree-fruit, and frumentum halm-fruit, grain), sometimes also, in gen., for fruits (grain, tree-fruit, etc.).

• I Lit.
• • • • • α Plur.: terra feta frugibus et vario leguminum genere, Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156: fruges terrae, id. Div. 1, 51, 116; id. de Sen. 2, 5; cf.: nos fruges serimus, nos arbores, id. N. D. 2, 60, 152: ubertas frugum et fructuum, id. ib. 3, 36, 86: frugum fructuumque reliquorum perceptio, id. Off. 2, 3, 12: oleam frugesve ferre, id. Rep. 3, 9: neque foliis, neque oleo neque frumento neque frugibus usurum, Dig. 7, 8, 12; cf. ib. 50, 16, 77: arbores frondescere ... segetes largiri fruges, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69 (Trag. v. 195 Vahl.): ut cum fruges Cererem appellamus, vinum autem Liberum, Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 60; cf. Lucr. 2, 656: inventis frugibus, Cic. Or. 9, 31: fruges in ea terra (Sicilia) primum repertas esse arbitrantur, id. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106: cultus agrorum perceptioque frugum, id. Rep. 2, 14: lentiscus triplici solita grandescere fetu, Ter fruges fundens, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 9, 15: arboreae, Cornif. ap. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 55: roburneae, Col. 9, 1, 5: (Gallorum gens) dulcedine frugum maximeque vini capta, Liv. 5, 33, 2 al.—Poet.: salsae fruges = mola salsa, the sacrificial roasted barley-meal mixed with salt, Verg. A. 2, 133; 12, 173: medicatae, magic herbs, id. ib. 6, 420.—
        • β Sing.: si jam data sit frux, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 724 P. (Ann. v. 412 Vahl.; cf. ib. v. 318): spicea frux, Aus. Monos. de Cibis, 4: (mensae) exstructae dapibus nec tostae frugis egentes, Ov. M. 11, 121: ut non omnem frugem neque arborem in omni agro reperire possis, Cic. Rosc. Am. 27, 75: fundit frugem spici ordine structam, id. de Sen. 15, 51: quercus et ilex multa fruge pecus juvet, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 10: sit bona librorum et provisae frugis in annum Copia, id. ib. 1, 18, 109.
• II Trop.
• • A In gen., like fructus, result, success, value (rare but class.): quae virtutis maturitas et quantae fruges industriae sint futurae, Cic. Cael. 31, 76: illae sunt animi fruges, Auct. Aetn. 273: generare atque ad frugem aliquam perducere, to some maturity, Quint. 6, 2, 3; cf.: illud ingeniorum velut praecox genus non temere umquam pervenit ad frugem, id. 1, 3, 3: jam ego et ipsa frugem tuam periclitabor, maturity of mind, ability, Ap. Met. 6, 10, 8; hominem nihili, neque rei neque frugis bonae, Gell. 6, 11, 2; cf. B. 1. β infra. —Poet.: centuriae seniorum agitant expertia frugis, rail at what is crude, worthless (= poëmata nimis jocosa), Hor. A. P. 341: cultor enim juvenum purgatas inseris aures Fruge Cleanthea, with Cleanthian fruit, i. e. doctrine, Pers. 5, 64: herus si tuus volet facere frugem, meum herum perdet, i. e. to act with advantage, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 70 (892).—
  • B In partic., of moral character.
  • • 1 frugi (a dat. form, fit for food; frugi aptus, serviceable, χρήσιμος, χρηστός; hence, transf.), as adj. indecl., useful, fit, proper, worthy, honest, discreet, virtuous, temperate, frugal (class.; for comp. and sup. the words frugalior and frugalissimus were used; v. frugalis): frugi hominem dici non multum habet laudis in rege, Cic. Deiot. 9, 26; cf. id. Tusc. 3, 8, 16 sq.: qui (L. Piso) tanta virtute atque integritate fuit, ut ... solus Frugi nominaretur. Quem cum in contionem Gracchus vocari juberet et viator quaereret, quem Pisonem, quod erant plures: Cogis me, inquit, dicere inimicum meum frugi, id. Font. 13, 29; cf.: loquitur ut Frugi ille Piso, id. Fin. 2, 28, 90: homines plane frugi ac sobrii, id. Verr. 2, 3, 27, § 67: ego praeter alios meum virum fui rata Siccum, frugi, continentem (opp. madidum, nihili, incontinentem), Plaut. As. 5, 2, 7 (857): hominis frugi et temperantis functus officium, Ter. Heaut. 580: parcius hic vivit: frugi dicatur, Hor. S. 1, 3, 49: Antonius frugi factus est, Cic. Phil. 2, 28, 69: (Penelope) tam frugi tamque pudica, Hor. S. 2, 5, 77: sum bonus et frugi, id. Ep. 1, 16, 49: quo sane populus numerabilis, utpote parvus, Et frugi castusque verecundusque coibat, id. A. P. 207: servus frugi atque integer, Cic. Clu. 16, 47: Davus, amicum mancipium domino et frugi, Hor. S. 2, 7, 3: liberti probi et frugi, Plin. Pan. 88, 2: quae (lena) frugi esse vult, useful, serviceable, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 23 (175); Ter. Eun. 607.—
    • • • β Strengthened by the attributive bonae: is probus est, quem paenitet, quam probus sit et frugi bonae: Qui ipsus sibi satis placet, nec probus est nec frugi bonae, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 39 (314) and 40; id. As. 3, 3, 12 (602); id. Poen. 4, 2, 23 (845): (Fabius Luscus) satis acutus et permodestus ac bonae frugi, Cic. Att. 4, 8, 3.—
      • b Of inanim. and abstr. things: frugi severaque vita, honest, virtuous, Cic. Fil. ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 4: victus luxuriosus, an frugi, an sordidus, quaeritur, frugal, temperate, Quint. 5, 10, 27; cf.: atrium frugi nec tamen sordidum, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 4: cena, id. ib. 3, 1, 4; Juv. 3, 167: jentacula, Mart. 13, 31, 1.—*
    • 2 Frux = homo frugi, worthy, honest: dictum factumque facit frux, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 724 P. (Ann. v. 318 Vahl.). —
    • 3 Ad frugem or ad bonam frugem, in vulg. lang. (to turn or bring one's self) to moral worth, excellence, virtue: equidem multos vidi et in hac civitate, qui totam adolescentiam voluptatibus dedissent, emersisse aliquando et se ad frugem bonam, ut dicitur, recepisse gravesque homines atque illustres fuisse, have reformed, Cic. Cael. 12, 28: multa ad bonam frugem ducentia in eo libro scripta sunt, Gell. 13, 27, 2: quin tu adolescentem, quem esse corruptum vides, restituis? quin ad frugem corrigis? Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 81 (119); cf. id. Bacch. 4, 10, 10 (988): certum'st ad frugem applicare animum, id. Trin. 2, 1, 34 (256).

frūx, frūgis, f. (fruor), die Frucht, I) eig.: a) die Feldfrucht, Erdfrucht, die Getreide- u. Hülsenfrucht, das Getreide, sterilis sine fruge, sine arbore tellus, Ov.: segetes sine fruge surgentes, Sen.: non omnem frugem neque arborem in agro reperire, Cic.: Plur., quae terra fruges ferre possit, Cic.: terrae fruges bacaeve arborum, Cic.: fruges atque bacae, Cic.: fruges et poma, Gell.: ubertas frugum atque fructuum, Cic.: ager frugum fertilis, Sall. – dah. medicatae fruges, Zauberkräuter, Verg. Aen. 6, 420. – b) die Baumfrucht, Baumfrüchte, arbor curvetur frugibus, Col. poët.: quercus et ilex multā fruge pecus iuvet, Hor. – II) übtr.: A) die Frucht, Früchte, fruges industriae, Cic.: ingeniorum praecox genus non temere pervenit ad frugem, kommt nicht zur Reife, trägt keine Früchte, Quint.: bonam frugem libertatis ferre, Liv.: expertia frugis, was ohne moralischen Nutzen ist, Hor.: inseris aures fruge Cleantheā, mit kl. Frucht, d.i. Lehre, Pers.: frugem tuam periclitabor, Tauglichkeit Nutzbarkeit, Apul. – B) insbes., die moralische Tauglichkeit = Besserung, se ad bonam frugem recipere, sich bessern, vernünftiger werden, Cic. Cael. 28: alqm ad frugem compellere, zur Vernunft bringen, Plaut. Bacch. 1085: ebenso alqm ad frugem corrigere, Plaut. trin. 118: quibus artibus ceteros homines ad bonas fruges utilitatemque perducebat, Schol. Caes. Germ. Arat. 287. p. 406 E.: multa alia ad bonam frugem ducentia, Hinweise zur Rechtschaffenheit u. Tugend, Gell. 13, 28 (27), 2: cum deviaret a fruge bona, Amm. 25, 4, 16. – dah. Dat. frūgī, adjekt. = (dem spätern) frugalis, α) in seiner Art etwas taugend, vernünftig handelnd, rechtschaffen, brav (ein braver Kerl, eine brave Haut), bieder, ordnungsliebend (Ggstz. nequam), homo frugi, Cic.: servus frugi, Cic.: filius frugi, Sen. rhet.: frugi es, Ter.: si frugi est, wenn er seine Sache gut macht, Plaut.: Antonius frugi factus est, Cic.: sum bonus et frugi, Hor.: permodestus et bonae frugi, Cic.: vita frugi, Cic. fil. in Cic. ep.: m. Genet., multarum rerum frugi vir, Fronto ad Anton. Pi. 3. p. 165, 4 N.: dah. Frugi, ein Beiname des L. Kalpurnius Piso, s. Calpurnius. – β) mit Sparsamkeit eingerichtet, sparsam, mäßig, atrium, Plin. ep.: cena, Plin. ep.: victus, Quint. – ➳ Nom. frux, Enn. ann. 314 u. 431. Auson. edyll. 12 monos. de cibis 4. p. 135 Schenkl: archaist. Dat. fruge u. frugei = frugi, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 1072 u. 1256. – Der urspr. Genet. frugis in bonae frugis wird anerkannt von Gell. 6 (7), 11, 2. Charis. 105, 1. Mar. Victorin. 1, 4. 8. p. 9, 13 sqq. (K).

frux [CL] 1 (usu. pl. ~ges) crops, esp. corn or other field crops; b (sg.); c (fig.) fruit, harvest. d standing crops. e corn (as food). in memoriam datae legis statuit eo die per annos singulos sacrificium sibi novum de ~gibus ejusdem anni, panes videlicet primitiarum duos, ad altare deferri Bede Hom. II 17. 194; tempore aestatis quo ~ges erant colligendae Id. HE IV 4; Sirius autumno segetes coquit ubere laeto, / frugibus inmensae ruperunt horrea messes Wulf. Swith. II 517; campos ‥ prepollenti culture aptos in quibus ~gum diversitates glebe temporibus suis proveniunt G. Mon. I 1; c1180 unam medietatem omnium decimarum, ~gum scilicet, leguminum, lini, cannabi, animalium, fructuum, et lanarum Act. Hen. II II 131; multam ~ges in herba ‥ minorem in granis spem promittunt Gir. TH I 5; Ceres ‥ dicitur ‥ dea frumenti et segetum, ac generaliter seminum ac ~gum que terra producit Deorum Imag. 23; locum nemoribus et frutectis consitum, aquis et paludibus cinctum, ac ~gi terrarum gleba fecundum Meaux I 77; hoc [? l. hec] ~ges, corne WW.  b Farne, / insula fontis inops, et frugis et arboris expers Alcuin SS Ebor 657.  c centenae ~gis copia Aldh. VirgP 13 p. 243; efflavit paleas, Cocyti ardore cremandas, / condivitque bonam caeli per horrea frugem Frith. 1121; Teodorus ‥ et Adrianus ‥ plurimas Anglorum ecclesias ecclesiastice doctrine ~ge fecundarunt Ord. Vit. V 9 p. 346; primitie ~gum in agro Domini qui celestibus sunt intenti S. Langton Serm. 4. 39.  d nove ~ges exalbuerant Ord. Vit. IX 14 p. 592; ~ges et herbas Graystanes 36 (v. demergere 2d).  e esca fuit crescens illis de corpore vivo, / nec caro nec fruges Alcuin Carm. 5. 6. 2 (sg., ad bonam ~gem) steadiness of life, self-restraint, temperance. tantum gaudii ‥ tua ad bonam ~gem conversio ‥ ministrant Gildas EB 34; incumbit juventutem ad meliorem ~gem convertere Ferr. Kinloss 6.

frūx, (9) frūgis, gem, gī, ge, f. , mais ordin. pl., frūgēs, um, ¶ 1 [pl.] productions, biens de la terre : Cic. Nat. 2, 156 ; CM 5 ; Div. 1, 116 || grains, céréales, moissons : Cic. Nat. 2, 152 ; Verr. 2, 4, 106 || poét. salsæ fruges Virg. En. 2, 133, v. mola (salsa) ¶ 2 [sing., même sens que le pl.] Cic. Amer. 75 ; CM 51 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 10 || [fig.] : bonæ frugis homo Gell. 6, 11, 2, homme qui produit qqch. de bon, brave homme, ou bonæ frugi Pl. Cas. 306 ; Trin. 320, etc. ; Cic. Att. 4, 8 b, 3, v. frugi ; ad frugem compellere Pl. Bacch. 1085, ramener à une vie rangée (produisant qqch. de bon), cf. Trin. 118 ; expertia frugis Hor. P. 341, des choses en dehors de tout enseignement moral ; ad frugem bonam, ut dicitur, se recipere Cic. Cæl. 28, sʼamender.

➳ nom. frux Enn. Ann. 314 ; frugis Varro L. 9, 76.

frux , frugis. f.
穀荳。善日規。 Homo bonae frugis 善行爲之人。Ad bonam frugem se recipere 改過。遷善。Fruges percipere 收割。收莊稼。

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• 1 FVG-, fruit, produce, pulse, legumes(no nomsing.): tosta, O.: ilex Multā fruge pecus iuvet, H.: terra feta frugibus: fruges serimus: frugum perceptio: inventis frugibus: Lentiscus Ter fruges fundens: (gens) dulcedine frugum capta, L.: salsae fruges (i. e. mola salsa), V.: medicatae, magic herbs, V.—Fig., result, success, value: industriae: se ad frugem bonam recepisse, i. e. reformed: expertia frugis (sc. poëmata), worthless, H.: permodestus ac bonae frugi, i. e. of real merit; see also frugi.