furcilla

furcilla, ae, f. dim. [furca],

• a little fork: herba subsecari falcibus debet et, quoad perarescat, furcillis versari, Varr. R. R. 1, 49, 1; 1, 8, 6; Col. 2, 10, 13: quoniam furcillā extrudimur, Brundisium cogito, Cic. Att. 16, 2, 4; cf.: musae furcillis praecipitem eiciunt, Cat. 105, 2.—Also, ‡furcilles, sive ‡furcilla, quibus homines suspendebant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 88 Müll.

furcilla, ae, f. (Demin. v. furca), eine kleine Gabel, herbam versare furcillis, Heugabel, Varro: furcillae vitium, Stützen, Varro: bacula furcillaeque, Col. – sprichw., furcillā (mit der Gabel, d.i. mit aller Gewalt) extrudi, Cic. ad Att. 16, 2, 4: u. so Musae furcillis praecipitem eiciunt, Catull. 105, 2. – ➳ Nbf. furcillēs, Paul. ex Fest. 80, 17.

furcilla 1 small fork. forcelle, gœfle, dictae quod his frumenta celluntur ‥ GlH F 640; 9‥ †farcille, berigeblœ WW; ~a, litel forca Ælf. Gl. 154; fulcella, ~e, i. furcula, parva furca Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 219; ~a, parva furca Ib. 242. 2 gallows. 1279 abbas S. Albani habet in W. visum franciplegii et emendacionem panis et cervisie et ‥ portmanemot et collistrigium et schulsingstol et ~as et officium coronatoris et warennam per campos dicte W. Hund. II 338a; a galowe, furca, furcella, furcula, furcilles CathA. 3 rax, iron support from which pot hangs over fire (cf. ME galowes). furcellas ferreas NLA I 149 (v. 1 furca 5). 4 (~a pectoris) collar bone. fiat inunctio ab umbilico usque ad furcellam pectoris Gilb. I 74v. 1.

furcilla, (16) æ, f. (furca), petite fourche : Cic. Att. 16, 2, 4.

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furcilla ae, f dim.

• furca, a little fork, pitchfork: furcillā extrudimur, i. e. violently.