harundo

hărundo (better than ărundo, Bramb. s. v.; Wagn. Orthog. Verg. p. 441; Rib. Prol. Verg. p. 422, though the latter is freq. in MSS. and edd.; v. infra), ĭnis, f. [etym. dub.; perh. from root ar-, to set in motion; Sanscr. aras, swift; aranjas, a wood, as that which grows; cf.: ulmus, ulva, alnus, Corss. Ausspr. 1, 530 sq.].

• I Prop., the reed, cane (taller than canna; cf. also: culmus, calamus, stipula), Cato R. R. 6, 3; Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 156 sqq.: intus medullam sabuci (habent) ... inanitatem harundines, id. 13, 22, 42, § 122: longa parvae sub arundine cannae, Ov. M. 8, 337: fluvialis, Verg. G. 2, 414; used for covering or thatching huts and houses, Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 156; Vitr. 2, 1, 3; esp. in encampments: casae ex harundinibus textae, Liv. 35, 27, 3 Weissenb.: teneris harundinum radicibus contusis equos alere, Caes. B. C. 3, 58, 3.—Prov.: arundo vento agitata, Vulg. Matt. 11, 7; Luc. 7, 24: arundinem quassatam non confringet, ib. Matt. 12, 20. —
• II Meton. of any thing made of reed or cane.
• • A A fishing-rod: hisce hami atque haec harundines sunt nobis quaestu, Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 5 (294): haec laqueo volucres, hacc captat arundine pisces, Tib. 2, 6, 23 Müll.: hos aliquis tremula, dum captat arundine pisces, vidit, Ov. M. 8, 217 Merk.; 13, 293; 14, 651.—
  • B Limed twigs for catching birds: parati aucupes cum harundinibus fuerunt, Petr. 40, 6: volucres, quas textis harundinibus peritus artifex tetigit, id. 109, 7: cantu fallitur ales, callida dum tacita crescit harundo manu, Mart. 14, 218, 2 Schneidewin: aut (si) crescente levis traheretur arundine praeda, id. 9, 54, 3 id.: ut qui viscatos populatur arundine lucos, Sil. 7, 674: harundine sumptā Faunus plumoso sum deus aucupio, Prop. 4 (5), 2, 33.—
  • C A wreath or crown made of reeds; as the head of Priapus: ast inportunas volucres in vertice harundo terret fixa, Hor. S. 1, 8, 6 B. and K.; v. Orell. ad loc.—Esp. worn by river deities: (Tiberini) crines umbrosa tegebat harundo, Verg. A. 8, 34 Rib.; of the river Calydonius: inornatos redimitus arundine crines, Ov. M. 9, 3: subita cur pulcher arundine crines velat Hylas, Val. Fl. 1, 218: (Glaucus) caputque redimitus arundine, Vell. Pat. 2, 83; and of the Tiber: et arundinis altae concolor in viridi fluitabat silva capillo, Sid. Paneg. Anthem. 333: velatus harundine glauca Mincius, Verg. A. 10, 205 Rib.—
  • D The shaft of an arrow: quod fugat obtusum est, et habet sub arundine plumbum, Ov. M. 1, 471: pennaque citatior ibat quae redit in pugnas fugientis arundine Parthi, Sil. 10, 12; Cels. 7, 5, 2.—Hence (pars pro toto), an arrow: inque cor hamata percussit arundine Ditem, Ov. M. 5, 384; 8, 382; 10, 526; 11, 325: haeret lateri letalis harundo, Verg. A. 4, 73 Rib. (Forbig. and Conington, arundo); id. ib. 7, 499.—
  • E A pen: neve notet lusus tristis harundo tuos, Mart. 1, 3, 10: inque manus chartae, nodosaque venit harundo, Pers. 3, 11. The best came from Cnidus: Cnidia, Aus. Ep. 7, 49; and: Acidalia, Mart. 9, 14, 3.—
  • F A reed pipe, shepherd's pipe, Pan-pipes, = σῦριγξ (an instrument made of several reeds, fastened together with wax, each successive reed somewhat shorter than the preceding): junctisque canendo vincere arundinibus servantia lumina temptat, Ov. M. 1, 684; cf. id. ib. 1, 707 sq.; 11, 154: agrestem tenui meditabor harundine Musam, Verg. E. 6, 8; cf.: compacta solitum modulatur harundine carmen, id. Cul. 100: nec crepuit fissa me propter harundine custos, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 25.—
  • G A flute (made of the κάλαμος αὐλητικός, Theophr. 4, 12): Satyri reminiscitur alter, quem Tritoniaca Latoüs arundine victum affecit poena, Ov. M. 6, 384.—
  • H A comb made of reed, which brought the threads of the web into their place: stamen secernit arundo, Ov. M. 6, 55.—
  • K A reed for brushing down cobwebs: ecferte huc scopas semulque harundinem, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 23 (347).—
  • L A kind of transverse bar along which vines were trained: jugorum genera fere quatuor, ... harundo, ut in Arpino, Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2.—
  • M A rod (for beating, punishing): ac me iterum in cellam perduxit, et harundinem ab ostio rapuit iterumque mulcavit, Petr. 134, 4.—
  • N Splints for holding together injured parts of the body, Suet. Aug. 80.—
  • O A measuring-rod, Prud. Psych. 826.—
  • P A hobby-horse, cane-horse, as a child's plaything: equitare in harundine longa, Hor. S. 2, 3, 248; cf.: non erubuit (Socrates) cum, interposita arundine cruribus suis, cum parvulis filiolis ludens, ab Alcibiade risus est, Val. Max. 8, 8 ext. 1.

harundo [CL] 1 reed; b (collect.); c (for thatching); d (for writing). e reed-bed. f (w. frumenti) cornstalk. g sugar-cane. ~o, calamus GlC H 1; ~o, canna, hreod Ib. 20; rex ‥ de fabricando palatio cum eo tractavit et ‥ locum illi ostendit. Thomas ‥ arundinem apprehendit et metiendo dixit ‥ Ord. Vit. II 8 p. 310; cum ‥ pauper ‥ / carus erit mundo, testudo fiet arundo, / et lepus athleta Walt. Wimb. Scel. 50; s1387 Londonienses ‥ mobiles erant ut arundo Wals. HA II 161; 1391 communis forstallator arundinum Leet Norw. 73.  b 1221 pro mcc ~inis vij s. Ac. Build. Hen. III 58; 1336 in lx garbis arundinis albi pilati ‥ pro flaykys inde faciendis DL MinAc 242/3886 m. 3; MGL I 356 (v. felgera 1a).  c ecclesiam ‥ ~ine texit Bede HE III 25 p. 181; Neckam Ut. 110 (v. calamus 1a); 1211 de ij s. ix d. de culmo et arundine Pipe Wint. 165; 1228 pro mille lxx garbis ~inis ad granar’ KR Ac 462/10; 1292 in j m arondinis empt’ ad hastelar’ Ib. 468/6 r. 10 (77); 1304, c1385 (v. harundinarius).  d mirum dictu, uno loco sedens homo per provincias vadit, in locis sanctis legitur labor ipsius, dum tenens ac trahens arundinem tribus digitis loquitur quod virtus S. Trinitatis effatur Lucian Chester 72 (cf. ib.: manu et calamo).  e 1329 quartam partem j acre arundinis jacentem ‥ inter pratum de C. ‥ et arundinem meum Arch. Bridgw. 80.  f 1427 in iiijc arundinibus ‥ frumenti emptis pro molendino cooperiendo Som Rec. Soc. XXXIII 191.  g W. Malm. GR IV 374 (v. 1 canna 1b). 2 reed pipe. requies pastoris, arundo Hanv. IX 414. 3 arrow. s1100 regium pectus ‥ lethali arundine trajecit W. Malm. GR IV 333 p. 378; incertum cujus audacia eminus insidianti arundine impetitus ‥ evasit Ib. V 401. 4 (anat.) (?) wind-pipe, throat. alia [vene] humeralis pars protenditur secundum diversas adjutorii partes; et super arundinem altera transit et vocatur †finis [l. funis] brachii; ascellaris vero pars altera ‥ protenditur quousque ad caput inferioris arundinis perveniat Ps.-Ric. Anat. 44.

hărundo, harundĭnis, f.: canna; posuerunt harundinem in dexterā eius Vulg gli misero una canna nella destra

harundo Indica, bambù ⧟ POWO 30012630-2, 84009-1, 392256-1, 419977-1, 390837-1, 323120-2.

harundo (ō) (arun-) inis, f

• a reed, cane: longaO.: fluvialis, V.: casae ex harundine textae, L.: harundinum radices, Cs.—A fishing-rod: captat harundine piscīs, O.: moderator harundinis, O.— Collect., limed twigs for catching birds, Pr.—A wreath of reeds: crinīs umbrosa tegebat harundo, V.: redimitus harundine crines, O.: in vertice (Priapi) fixa (to frighten birds), H.—An arrowshaft, arrow: habet sub harundine plumbum, O.: letalis, V.—A reed pipe, shepherd's pipe, Pan-pipes (of reeds, joined with wax): iunctisque canendo Vincere harundinibus, O.: tenuis, V.: fissa, Pr.— A flute: harundine victus, O.—A comb of reed (for setting threads of a web): stamen secernit harundo, O.—A hobby-horse, cane-horse: equitare in harundine, H.

HARUNDO

HARUNDO[CALAMUS]

Harundo

See calamus.