grus

grus , gruis, f.: a crane.

grus, grŭis (also in the nom. sing. gruis, Phaedr. 1, 8, 7), f. (m., Hor. S. 2, 8, 87) [Gr. γέρανος, akin to γέρων],

• a crane, Plin. 10, 23, 30, § 60; Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125; Mart. 13, 75; Cels. 2, 18; Lucr. 4, 181; regarded by the Romans as a delicacy, Hor. S. 2, 8, 87; Gell. 7, 16, 5; Stat. S. 4, 6, 8.—
• II Transf. (with reference to the form of a crane's bill), a besieging machine, battering-ram, called also corvus, Vitr. 10, 19.

grūs, gruis, m. u. (gew.) f. (gruo), I) der Kranich, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 125. Cels. 2, 30. Verg. georg. 1, 375. Hor. epod. 2, 35 u. sat. 2, 8, 87. Plin. 11, 122: grus Balearicus, Laber. com. 47. – Nbf. gruis, is, f., Phaedr. 1, 8, 7; vgl. Prob. app. (IV) 198, 22 ›grus non gruis‹. – II) meton. (wegen der Ähnlichkeit mit einem Kranichschnabel) eine Art Mauerbrecher, der Kranich (sonst corvus, der Rabe gen.), Vitr. 10, 13, 3.

grus [CL] 1 European crane; b (hunted or as lure); c (as food); d (w. ref. to serjeanty). e representation of crane. Aldh. PR 131 (v. gruddare); Id. Aen. 57. 5 (v. arsare); ~s, ‥cornach GlC G 162; agmina longa gruum flexo per inane volatu / ordine girantes V. Merl. 1293; ~s semper affert quod expedit; unde et ‘gruere’, verbum antiquum, a quo ‘congruere’, quod proficit, et ‘ingruere’ contra, quod officit J. Sal. Pol. 411B; D. Bec. 2211 (v. ciconia); ~s, crone WW Sup. 149; de quibusdam qui scapulis aut brachiis remigando incedunt, aut in modum ‥ pavonis sive ~is pompatice gressus depingunt J. Furness Walth. 44; in tanta numerositate se ~es ingerunt [v. l. ingruunt] ut uno in grege centum ‥ invenies Gir. TH I 14; contigit ‥ quod ‥ ~s domestica stans coram mensa ‥ genua posuerit et quasi ad benedictionem ‥ se inclinaverit Id. Galf. IV 10 p. 409; hic et hec ~s, grue Gl. AN Ox. 151ra; ~s, a craan WW.  b c750 falcones quorum ars ‥ sit ~es ‥ captando arripere et ‥ consternere solo (Æthelberht) Ep. Bonif. 105; 1222 quod ~es perquiri facias ad trainam eisdem girefalconibus faciendam Cl 527b; 1282 (v. girfalco c); 1286 cum ‥ girfalconibus ad volandum ad ~es et herones Rec. Wardr. 2071; 1290 Roberto aucupi ‥ qui cepit ~es ‥ ad opus girf[alconum] regis pro ipsis treynandis (AcWardr) Chanc. Misc. 4/5 f. 44v.  c qui, quo splendidius cenaret, pro ~e quotam sui patrimonii donare non dubitavit porcionem E. Thrip. Collect. Stories 200; 1241 scribitur ‥ de ‥ xx ~is Liberate 16 m. 13; 1256 de providencia contra festum Natale: ‥ de iiij cignis, iiij ~ibus, vj pavonibus Cl 106; 1274 quod parent cingnos, pavones, ~as, cuniculos, et capriolos ad opus regis Cl 126 m. 12 (sched.) .  d 1212 (v. escaeta 1).  e 1443 cum j cooperculo de gruribus Cant. Coll. Ox. 7. 2 crane-feathers. 1475 sagittarum plumatarum cum ~ibus nigris (v. garba 3). 3 machine for hoisting, crane. Cf. crana 2. 1429 pro j cabula ‥ empta pro ambabus ~ibus ‥; pro emendacione j poleye pro ~a occidentali Stewards' Bk. Southampt. I 12.

grūs, (13) grŭis, f. , grue [oiseau] : Cic. Nat. 2, 125 || corbeau [machine de guerre] : Vitr. Arch. 10, 13, 3.

➳ m. [mâle] Hor. S. 2, 8, 87 || nomin. gruis Phædr. 1, 8, 7.

grus , is. m. f.
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grūs (nom.gruis, Ph.), gruis, m and f

• 1 GAR-, a crane, C., V., O.; a delicacy, H.