funarius

fūnārĭus, a, um, adj. [funis],

• of or belonging to a rope (post-class.): equus, i. q. funalis equus, an extra horse, trace-horse, Isid. Orig. 18, 35, 2.—
• II Subst.: Fūnā-rĭus, ii, m., a surname of Gratianus, father of the emperor Valentinianus (so called from his bodily strength, because five men could not drag a rope out of his hands), Aur. Vict. Epit. 45; Amm.30, 7, 2.

fūnārius, a, um, I) adi., an der Leine gehend, equus (s. fūnālis[equus] das Nähere), Isid. orig. 18, 35, 2. – II) subst., Fūnārius, iī, m., Beiname des Gratianus, Vaters des Kaisers Valerianus, weil ihm selbst fünf Männer ein Seil nicht aus den Händen winden konnten, Amm. 30, 7, 2. Aur. Vict. epit. 45, 2.

funarius , rope-maker. hic funerius, a ropere WW; 1563 Antonius Typery, ~ius Hug. Soc. X 290.