gladiolus

glădĭŏlus, i, m. dim. [gladius].

• A small sword: lingulam veteres dixere gladiolum oblongum, in speciem linguae factum, Gell. 10, 25, 3: gladiolo solito cinctus, Ap. Met. 2, 18, 18; 3, 5, 19.—In plur. heterocl. glădĭŏla: nec gladiola (quisquam ferat), atqui Messala dixit, Quint. 1, 6, 42 (cf. gladius init.).—
• • B Glădĭŏlus, i, title of a comedy by Livius Andronicus, Fest. s. v. pedibus, p. 210 b. Müll.—
• II The sword-lily, Plin. 21, 11, 38, § 65; 21, 17, 67, § 107 sq.; al. Pall. 1, 37.

gladiolus, ī, m. (Demin. v. gladius), I) das kleine Schwert, Gell. 10, 25, 3. Apul. met. 2, 18. – II) übtr.: a) das schwertförmige Blatt, gl. narcissi, Col. 9, 4, 4. – b) (wie ξιφίον) der Schwertel, eine Pflanze, Plin. 21, 108 u.a. Pallad. 1, 37, 2. Plin. Val. 2, 18.

gladiolus [CL] 1 small sword. GlC A 598 (v. 1 anceps 1b); gladius ‥ inde hic ~us Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 260; 1446 ~um meum sive baslarde hernesiatum cum argento deaurato Cl 296 m. 26d. (Cal. p. 371). 2 water-flag, ‘gladdon’ (Iris pseudacorus); b (as material for horse-collar). c cultivated iris. ~um, saecg GlC G 113; florem gerit ‥ ~us croceum Neckam NR II 166 p. 275; 1206 licet abbati et conventui ‥ falcare in marisco illo ros et junctum et glagellum Croyl. Cont. B 473; 12‥ ~um, i. flamine, i. gladene WW; s1256 que ‥ pars segetes ‥ non producit, ~um, cespites et alia ignis pabula ‥ subministrat M. Par. Maj. V 570; c1287 reservaverunt sibi ‥ communam pasture, turbarie et falcandi glagellum et arundinem Terr. Fleet app. 157 (cf. ib. xix n: †glasellum); ~us, acorus, gladene Herb. Harl. 3388 f. 80; †gladiosum Alph. 72 (v. cestros b); ~us juxta aquas crescit, cujus flos crocius est. ‥ ~us, G. glaiol, A. levre Alph. 71–2; ~us, gladon PP; acorum aut xiphion, officine ~um vocant. Angli pro varietate soli et regionis varie nominant Northumbrienses a seg, Elienses ‥ a lug. tritissima nomina sunt gladon & a flag & a yelowe floure delyce Turner Herb. 2.  b 1303 caruce: ‥ in iiij colariis de glegell’ emptis, ij d. MinAc 935/37.  c ~us ortensis, i. yris SB 22; iris illirica, i. ~us ortensis Ib. 25. 3 fleur-de-lis used as decoration; b (her.). 1245 in calicis pede levantur opere levato flores glageoli Invent. S. Paul. 465; capa ‥ est nigra tota ‥ cum tassellis parvis juxta aperturam sub mento gladeolata magnis gladeolis Ib. 478; baudekinum ‥ cum ‥ ~is auri Ib. 491; 1296 xij cochlearia argenti signata in collo signo Parisius, sc. quodam flore glegello KR Ac 353/30 m. 4d. (cf. AcWardr: 1300 p. 352: de . ‥ flore glegelli).  b [reges Francorum] clypeos et vexilla ‥ tantum ~i flosculis signant et ornant Gir. PI III 30; que arma adhuc portaverunt reges Scocie cum adjectione, viz. uno duplici tractu cum floribus ~i contrapositis de rubeo Bad. Aur. 206; tres flores ~i de auro in campo asorio Upton 210.

glădĭŏlus, ī, m. (gladius), épée courte, poignard : Gell. 10, 25, 3 || glaïeul [plante] : Plin. 21, 65.

gladiolus , i. m.
小劍。蒲草。

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