incentivus

incentīvus, a, um, adj. [incino], that strikes up, sets the tune (ante- and post-class.).

• I Lit.: tibia, the treble flute (opp. succentive, that plays the accompaniment), Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 15.—
• • B Transf., superior: vita pastorum (opp. succentiva vita agricolarum), Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 16.—
• II Trop., that provokes or incites: lues, Prud. Hamart. 250. —Hence,
• • B Subst.: incentīvum, i, n., an incentive: peccaminis, Prud. Apoth. 929: vitiorum, Hier. Ep. 52, 3.— Adv.: incen-tīvē, Ven. Fort. Vit. Leob. 10.

incentīvus, a, um (incino), I) anstimmend, tibia, Diskantflöte (Ggstz. succentiva), auch bildl. = die Hauptsache, das Vornehmste, Varro r. r. 1, 2, 15. – dass. subst., illa theatralis incentiva (sc. tibia), Ambros. in Luc. 7. § 237. – II) übtr., anregend, reizend, lues, Prud. ham. 250. – subst., incentīvum, ī, n., ein Anreizungs-, Reizmittel (vgl. Haase Misc. 2, 21), Oros. u.a. Spät.; m. subj. Genet., Spartanae tibiae, Pan. vet. inc.: laudis, Arnob.: m. obj. Genet., audendi, Amm.: vitiorum, Hieron.: peccaminis, Prud.: velut inc. torpentis in se amoris, Mar. Victorin.: sunt incentiva amoris (al. amatori), Donat.

incentivus [LL < CL = setting the beat < CL incinere = to strike up the tune; this usage was obsolete in LL and the word was assoc. w. the stem of CL incendere, incendium] 1 (as adj.) inflaming, urging, tempting. nesciat [vidua] etiam ~a desideria ut soli tibi subdat propria colla Egb. Pont. 110 (cf. ib. 115); Deus ‥ vos ab ~a libidinum concupiscentia muniendo submoveat Bened. Æthelwoldi 37; ~a furia Gosc. Mir. Aug. 19 p. 552; in vultu nihilominus formositas ampla, non cujuslibet voluptatis ~a Eadmer V. Osw. 6; laus siquidem amoris ~a et custos est. hinc est quod cives Jerusalem laudibus eternis eterni amoris incendium nutriunt J. Ford Serm. 3. 1; luxurie fomes, res incentiva malorum Gower VC IV 489. 2 (as sb. n.) incitement, temptation (in bad sense; freq. w. defining gen. or gen. of source, esp. ~a carnis). b (w. gen. of purpose or result) incitement (to); c (in phr. ~um tribuere delinquendi). [Melantia], quam lascivae obscenitatis ludibria carnisque ~a illecebrosis stimulis agitabant Aldh. VirgP 44 p. 297; ab adolescentia ‥ ex qua nimirum aetate carnalium in nobis desideriorum solent ~a generari Bede Gen. (viii 21) 106; plagae igitur serpentium ignitorum venena sunt et ~a vitiorum quae animam quam tangunt spiritali perimunt morte Id. Hom. II 18. 201; temperantia qua passionum ~a refrenas H. Los. Ep. 28 p. 55; sperare se ulterius ~o carnis cariturum W. Malm. Wulfst. I 1 p. 7; ~a carnis, cujus acerrimos stimulos patiebatur, in aquis vehementibus mortificavit J. Ford Wulf. 5; propter quod ‥ delictis ministretur ~um Ad. Marsh Ep. 65.  b qui ‥ a tenebrosorum operum vos liberat ~is Egb. Pont. 88; Ethelredus rex ‥, quibusdam exortis dissensionum ~is, duci nocere ‥ sitiens W. Jum. V 4; quod fomes et ~um inter eum et Anselmum fuerat discordie W. Malm. GR IV 333; hic compertum est inimicitiarum fomentum, hic discordiarum ceperunt ~a pullulare Ord. Vit. IX 7 p. 507; c1160 quo magis in venereos usus exercetur, eo validius ad Veneris ~a promovetur et actus Osb. Clar. Ep. 42 p. 163; isti, dum in ~o cupiditatis exestuant, dum trahuntur inanis glorie appetitu, ‥ P. Blois Ep. 102. 325B; ne, dum adinvicem proximant corpora, nutriant libidinis ~a Cust. Westm. 141.  c qui uni indulget indigno, ad prolapsionis contagium provocat universos; facilitas enim venie ~um tribuit delinquendi [cf. Ambros. In Ps. cxviii 8. 26. 1] Gir. JS 4 p. 243; 1218 licet sedes apostolica ‥ dissimulare non debeat, ne sic ~um tribueret delinquendi Mon. Hib. & Scot. 9a; considerans ‥ quod ex hoc regendi auctoritas invalescat ~umque tribuat delinquendi Birchington Arch. Cant. 16; 1412 cum efficax impunitas scelerum insolentibus ~a tribuat delinquendi StatOx 210; 1459 juxta decretum juris canonici nimia venie facilitas parit ~um delinquendi Reg. Whet. I 347. 3 a (in good sense) stimulus, example; b (w. ad & acc.). c (in neutral sense) cause, occasion. a ~um ingenii et fomitem virtutis J. Sal. Pol. 725D; ~um patientie, virtutis exemplar Grim Thom. prol. p. 354; si indevotis fastidium ingerat quod devotis interne dulcedinis parit ~um Mir. Fridesw. 99; devotionis fervor amoris excitat ~um P. Blois Serm. 697A; imagines ‥ magnum intuentibus pie devotionis prebentes ~um Ad. Eyns. Visio 47; ut igitur exauditu dilatetur fides, ‥ ~um proponimus ipsum in medio lectoribus non reticendum Mir. Wulfst. II prol. p. 148; 1336 superioribus suis promptum famulatum, paribus bonitatis ~um ‥ impendebat Lit. Cant. II 116; relucet clarius norma morum, forma vivendi, probitatis ~um [Trevisa: clensynge of goodnes; Harl. 2261: incentive of manhode] Higd. I 1 p. 4.  b hoc profecto miraculum ad diligenda simul et veneranda beati Petri merita maximum sancto regi prebuit ~um Ailr. Ed. Conf. 755C; est ad optimos mores optinendos maximum ~um scire se ab optimis quibusque nobilitatem meruisse sanguinis (? Baldred of Rievaulx) Fordun Chr. V 51; cujus vita ‥ cuilibet eam diligenter intuenti ad exercitacionem virtutum gratum conferet ~um Ciren. II 199.  c 1281 mandati vestri inspectio ‥ simplicitati nostre stuporis cujusdam prestitit ~um Peckham Ep. 192 p. 228. 4 (in concrete sense derived from false etym. incendium) kindling, tinder. (It seems that in LL, ML senses 2 & 3 were understood as fig. uses of this sense; hence freq. pairing w. fomentum, fomes or sim., e. g.W. Malm. GR IV 33: fomes et ~um ‥ discordie). supermurales scaphas ~is ignium repletas machine nostre injiciunt Osb. Bawdsey clxxvi; tundyr, †incentinum, araula, napta, receptaculum ignis, ignicippium CathA.

incentīvus, a, um (incino), ¶ 1 qui donne le ton : tibia incentiva Varro R. 1, 2, 15, [opp. succentiva ] flûte qui joue la partie haute || [fig.] qui a le pas sur : Varro R. 1, 2, 16 ¶ 2 qui provoque, qui excite : Prud. Ham. 250.

incentivus , a, um. adj.
惹。催者。Incentiva tibia 領笛手。

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