fulcio

fulciō, fulsī, fultus, 4, a.: to sustain, support, uphold, 4.247.

fulcĭo, fulsi, fultum, 4 (late form perf. FVLCIVIT, Inscr. ap. Mur. 466, 3.—Part. perf.: fulcītus, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 46), v. a. [etym. dub.; cf.: falx, flecto; Corss. refers it to root dhar-; v. firmus, Ausspr. 1, 476], to prop up, to keep upright by props, to stay, support (class.; syn.: sustento, sustineo, munio).

• I Lit.: qui fulcire putatur porticum Stoicorum, Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 24, 75: aliquid trabibus, Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 89: Atlas, caelum qui vertice fulcit, Verg. A. 4, 247: vitis nisi fulta est, fertur ad terram, Cic. de Sen. 15, 52: ruentes ceras, Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 23: illum Balbutit Scaurum pravis fultum male talis, supported, Hor. S. 1, 3, 48; cf. id. ib. 1, 2, 88: quod non Taenariis domus est mihi fulta columnis, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49: longis Numidarum fulta columnis cenatio, Juv. 7, 182; 3, 193: si mutuatus pecuniam aedificia ruentia fulserit, Gai. Inst. 4, 73: me prior fultusque toro meliore, Juv. 3, 82: et pulvino fultus, supported by, resting on the pillow, Lucil. ap. Serv. Verg. E. 6, 53: ille (juvencus) latus niveum molli fultus byacintho, Verg. E. 6, 53; cf. effultus; so absol.: colloco, fulcio, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 10 (884): caput nivei fultum Pallantis, propped up, bolstered, Verg. A. 11, 39.— Impers.: sat sic fultumst mihi, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 37 (94).—Poet.: tu (potes) pedibus teneris positas fulcire pruinas? i. e. to tread the fallen snow, Prop. 1, 8, 7: stant fulti pulvere crines, supported, stiffened, Stat. Th. 3, 326.—
• • B Transf., to make strong or fast, to fasten, secure, support, strengthen (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): fultosque emuniit obice postes, fastened, guarded, Verg. A. 8, 227; cf.: appositā janua fulta serā, Ov. A. A. 2, 244: et dura janua fulta sera, Tib. 1, 2, 6: omnia debet cibus integrare novando Et fulcire cibus, cibus omnia sustentare, to support, strengthen, Lucr. 2, 1147: stomachum cibo, Sen. Ep. 68 med.: venas cadentes vino, id. ib. 95; cf. Col. 6, 24, 4.—
• II Trop.
• • A To support, sustain, uphold: veterem amicum suum labentem excepit, fulsit et sustinuit re, fortuna, fide, Cic. Rab. Post. 16, 43; cf.: labantem et prope cadentem rem publicam fulcire, id. Phil. 2, 21, 51: domum pluribus adminiculis ante fundatam fulcit ac sustinet, Plin. Ep. 4, 21, 3; cf.: ingenia rudia nullisque artium bonarum adminiculis fulta, Gell. 6, 2, 8: hoc consilio et quasi senatu fultus et munitus, Cic. Rep. 2, 9: aliquem litteris, id. Att. 5, 21, 14: magnis subsidiis fulta res publica est, id. Fam. 12, 5, 1: imperium gloria fultum et benevolentiā sociorum, id. Off. 3, 22, 88: his fultus societatibus atque amicitiis, Liv. 42, 12, 8; 3, 60, 9; Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 11; cf.: quia nullis recentibus subsidiis fulta prima acies fuit, Liv. 9, 32, 9: quo praesidio cum fulta res Romana esset, id. 7, 12, 8: causa Gaditanorum gravissimis et plurimis rebus est fulta, Cic. Balb. 15, 35: serie fulcite genus, i. e. to keep up, preserve, Prop. 4 (5), 11, 69.—*
  • B Poet., to besiege, oppress: (Pacuvii) Antiopa aerumnis cor luctificabile fulta, Pers. 1, 78 (perh. a word of Pacuv.).

fulcio, fulsī, fultum, īre (vgl. ahd. balcho, der Balken), durch Streben, Pfeiler usw. stützen, I) im allg.: 1) eig.: porticum, Cic.: vitis fulta, Cic.: caelum vertice, poet. = tragen, Verg.: caput Pallantis fultum, Verg.: pravis fultus male talis, Hor. – 2) übtr., stützen, unterstützen, aufrecht erhalten, bestärken, nicht sinken lassen, amicum, Cic.: rem publicam, Cic.: imperium, Cic.: serie genus (Familie), fortpflanzen, Prop.: Thermum litteris, in der Gesinnung bestärken, Cic.: aerumnis cor fulta, das Gemüt auf Trübsal gebettet, Pers.: priusquam totis viribus fulta constaret acies, auf alle ihre Streitkräfte gestützt, Liv. 3, 60, 9. – II) prägn.: A) befestigen, verwahren, postes, Verg.: ianuam serā, Ov. – B) festtreten, pedibus positas fulcire pruinas (vgl. ἐρείδειν τὴν γῆν ποσί), Prop. 1, 8, 7. – C) stärken, durch Essen und Trinken, stomachum frequenti cibo, Sen.: vino venas cadentes, Sen.: infantem solidioribus cibis, Arnob.: cibis fulta, Col. – ➳ Perf. fulcīvī, Prisc. 4, 15 (ohne Beleg): fulcīvīt, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 1703: Partiz. fulcītus, a, um, Cael. Aur. de morb. chron. 2, 1, 46.

fulcĭō, (10) fulsī, fultum, īre, tr., étayer, soutenir : Cic. CM 52 ; Ac. 2, 75 || [fig.] : amicum Cic. Rab. Post. 43, soutenir un ami ; aliquem litteris Cic. Att. 5, 21, 14, soutenir quelquʼun de ses lettres ; stomachum frequenti cibo Sen. Ep. 68, 7, soutenir lʼestomac par une fréquente alimentation.

➳ pf. fulcivi CIL 6, 1703 ; part. fulcitus C. Aur. Chron. 2, 1, 46.

fulcio , is, si, ltum, lcire. 4.
扶起。釘住。— eum litteris 致書慰彼。

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fulciō fulsī, fultus, īre,

• to prop up, keep up by props, stay, support: porticum: caelum vertice, V.: vitis, nisi fulta sit, fertur ad terram: pravis fultus male talis, supported, H.: fultus toro meliore, resting on, Iu.: caput fultum, bolstered, V.: fultos obice postīs, fastened, V.: pedibus pruinas, to press, Pr.—Fig., to support, sustain, uphold: amicum labentem: prope cadentem rem p.: consulum ruinas virtute: totis viribus fulta hostium acies, L.: recentibus subsidiis fulta acies, L.: causa gravissimis rebus est fulta.