Logeion | laevus

ex alto laeva volavit avis
the bird flew from the left side of the heavens

laevus , a, um: (adj.), the left, 10.495; (situated) on the left, 3.412; the left, 3.420; (fig.), ill-starred, unpropitious, baleful, 10.275; infatuated, blind, 2.54.

laevus, a, um, adj. [cf. Gr. λαιός], left, on the left side (mostly poet.; syn.: sinister, scaevus).

I Lit.: ut idem nunc sit laevus; et e laevo sit mutua dexter, Lucr. 4, 301 (325): manus, Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 47, 145: ab laeva manu, Plaut. Aul. 4, 3, 1 (624): habeo equidem hercle oculum. Py. At laevom dico, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 24 (1307): latus, Ov. M. 12, 415: auris id. ib. 12, 336: pes, id. ib. 12, 101: umerus, id. H. 9, 62: Pontus, lying to the left, id. P. 4, 9, 119: iter, Verg. A. 5, 170: habena, Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 12: amnis, the left bank, Tac. A. 2, 8: laevā in parte mamillae, Juv. 7, 159. —
- B Subst.
- - 1 laeva, ae, f.
  - - - α (Sc. manus.) The left hand: opsecro te hanc per dexteram, perque hanc sororem laevam, Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 9 (512): Ilionea petit dextrā, laevāque Serestum, Verg. A. 1, 611; id. ib. 2, 552; 7, 188: cognovi clipeum laevae gestamina nostrae, Ov. M. 15, 163; id. ib. 4, 782; 8, 321: hinc factum est ut usus anulorum exemtus dexterae, in laevam relegaretur, Macr. S. 7, 13, 11; so, dextera laevaque, Juv. 6, 561; 658.—
      - β (Sc. pars.) The left side: laevam cuncta cohors remis ventisque petivit, Verg. A. 3, 563: laevam pete, go to the left, Ov. M. 3, 642.—Esp. freq. adv.: laevā, on the left side, on the left: dextrā montibus, laevā Tiberi amne saeptus, on the left, Liv. 4, 32: dextrā laevāque duo maria claudunt, id. 21, 43: so, a laevā: Diana facem jacit a laeva, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 28, 89 (Trag. Rel. v. 55 Vahl.); Vulg. Exod. 14, 22.—So, ad laevam, in laevam, to the left, on the left: ante, et pone; ad laevam, et ad dexteram, Cic. Univ. 13: si in laevam detorserit, Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 93.—
  - 2 In neutr.: laevum, on the left (poet.): intonuit laevum, Verg. A. 2, 693; 9, 631: laevum extendere comas, Juv. 6, 495: in laevum, adverbially, to the left: fleximus in laevum cursus, Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 17: dixit in laevum conversus, Juv. 4, 120 (Jahn, in laevam).— Plur.: laeva, ōrum, n., places lying on the left: laeva tenent Thetis et Melite, Verg. A. 5, 825: Thracen et laeva Propontidos intrat, Ov. F. 5, 257.—
II Trop.
- A Awkward, stupid, foolish, silly: si mens non laeva fuisset, Verg. E. 1, 16; id. A. 2, 54: o ego laevus, Qui purgor bilem sub verni temporis horam, Hor. A. P. 301.—
- B Of ill omen, unfavorable, inconvenient; unfortunate, unlucky, bad, pernicious: Sirius laevo contristat lumine caelum, Verg. A. 10, 275: peccatum fateor, cum te sic tempore laevo Interpellarim, Hor. S. 2, 4, 4: teque nec laevus vetat ire picus, id. C. 3, 27, 15: laevo monitu pueros producit avaros, Juv. 14, 228: omen, Val. Fl. 6, 70: ignis, i. e. a pestilence, Stat. Th. 1, 634; Claud. Idyll. 2, 92; Sil. 1, 464 Rupert; so, numina laeva (opp. dextra or propitia), unfavorable gods, hostile deities, Verg. G. 4, 7 Jahn and Forbig. ad loc.: impia Cappadocum tellus et numine laevo Visa tibi, Mart. 6, 85, 3; Sil. 14, 494; 15, 512; Arn. adv. Gent. 3, 26.—
- C In the language of augurs, fortunate, lucky, propitious (because the Romans, by turning their faces to the south, had the eastern signs on their left hand; v. sinister): laeva prospera existimantur, quoniam laevā parte mundi ortus est, Plin. 2, 54, 55, § 142; cf. Liv. 1, 18: omina, Phaedr. 3, 18, 12: tonitru dedit omina laevo Juppiter, Ov. F. 4, 833; cf. Verg. A. 2, 693; 9, 631 (I. B. 2 supra).—Hence, adv.: laevē, awkwardly, wrongly (poet.), Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 52.

laevus, a, um (v. λαιός), link (Ggstz. dexter), I) eig.: a) adi.: brachium, Pacuv. fr.: latus, Acc. tr. fr.: pars (Ggstz. dexterior), Ov.: oculus, Lucr.: manus, Cic.: pes, umerus, auris, Ov. – daher der Lage nach link, links liegend (Ggstz. dexter), ripa, Plin.: Pontus, Ov.: a laevo Thraciae latere, Curt. – partitiv, amnis, die linke Seite des Flusses, Tac. ann. 2, 8. – b) subst.: α) laeva, ae, f. (sc. manus), die linke Hand, die Linke (Ggstz. dextera od. dextra), Verg. u.a.: laevam pete, fahre links, Ov.: ad laevam, zur Linken, Cic.: ad laevam habere, Vell.: in laevam, nach der Linken, links, Plin.: laevā (Ggstz. dextrā), zur Linken, links, Liv.: u. so laevā eius (fluminis), Iul. Val. 3, 52. p. 160, 10 K. – β) laevum, ī, n., die linke Seite, nur m. Präpos., qui (Parmenio) in laevo erat, auf dem linken Flügel stand, Curt. 4, 15 (50), 6: in laevum flectere cursus, Ov. trist. 1, 10, 17. – Plur. laeva, ōrum, n., die links liegende Gegend, die linke Seite einer Gegend usw., laeva tenent, halten sich links, befinden sich zur linken Seite, Verg.: laeva Propontidis, Ov.: laeva Mauretaniae, Plin.: laeva maris, das links liegende weite Meer, Tac. – II) übtr.: 1) linkisch = ungeschickt, töricht, mens, Verg.: pectus, Pers.: o ego laevus! o über mich Toren! Hor. – 2) unbequem, tempus, Hor. sat. 2, 4, 4. – 3) ungünstig, picus, der Unglück verkündende, Hor.: numen, Mart.: omen, Val. Flacc. – u.unselig, verderblich, laevo monitu (Lehre), Iuven.: ignis, v. einer Seuche, Stat. – 4) in der Augursprache = günstig, weil sich der röm. Augur mit dem Gesicht nach Mittag wandte und die Morgenseite die glückliche war (vgl. Plin. 2, 142), numina, Verg.: omina, Phaedr.: tonitrus, Ov.: tonuit laevum, Enn. b. Cic.: laevum intonuit, Verg. – ➳ arch. Nomin. Sing. Mask. laevos, Hor. carm. 3, 27, 15 Kell. u. de art. poët. 301 Kell.: Akk. laevom, Verg. Aen. 3, 420 Ribb. Hor. sat. 1, 2, 125 Hold.

laevus [CL] 1 left. ~a parte Obed. Abingd. 400 (v. cochleatorium); pugnat utraque manu, dextra, leva Garl. Tri. Eccl. 63. 2 (as sb. f.) left hand. a753 dextera ‥ fortior levam infirmiorem adjuvare non cesset (Lullus) Ep. Bonif. 92 p. 210; albam leva stolam fert, virgam dextera solam R. Cant. Poems 7. 15; inter ejusdem dilecti ~am et dexteram dormire Ad. Scot QEC 28. 851B; Gir. GE I 54 (v. ardea); Trevet Troades 4 (v. 4 infra). 3 (as sb. f.) left-hand side: a (abl. or in & abl.) on the left; b (a & abl.) from the left; c (ad & acc.) to the left. a aurea crux ‥ in dextra, calix aureus in ~a Gosc. Transl. Mild. 22 p. 186; dextra ~aque impressione facta Osb. Bawdsey cliii; in membris tam in dextera quam in ~a Mir. Montf. 69; in levaque ejus sedet cancellarius de scaccario Fleta 82. b Munemute castrum ‥ longe a ~a relinquentes Gir. IK I 5 p. 55. c ad ostium fluminis Wyri ad ~am Bede HA 4; [vallis] ad ~am nobis sita Id. HE V 12 p. 305. 4 sinister, harmful, unfavourable. cavi ‥ ne ‥ vir optimus ~um aliquid audiret ‥ quod ei posset esse mortis occasio Map NC V 5 f. 66; nec metuit deos ~os, id est sinistros per adversitatem fortune, cujus dextra prosperitatem, leva adversitatem significat Trevet Troades 4; Ib. (v. 2 supra).

1 lævus, (9) a, um, (cf. λαιός), ¶ 1 gauche, du côté gauche : Pl. Aul. 624 ; Cic. Ac. 2, 145 ; Ov. M. 12, 415 || subst. f. læva, a) main gauche : Virg. En. 1, 611 ; etc. ; b) côté gauche : Virg. En. 3, 563 || [expr. adv.] lævā, à gauche : Liv. 4, 32, etc., ou ad lævam Cic. Tim. 48 ou a læva Cic. Div. 2, 80, ou [avec le n. ] in lævum Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 17 || pl. n. læva, côté gauche : Virg. En. 5, 825 ; Ov. F. 5, 257 ¶ 2 [fig.] a) maladroit, stupide, aveuglé, sot : Virg. B. 1, 16 ; Hor. P. 301 ; b) malheureux, hostile, de mauvais présage : Virg. En. 10, 275 ; Hor. O. 3, 27, 15 ; S. 2, 4, 4 ; Juv. 14, 228 || [mais dans la langue des augures] favorable, propice : Plin. 2, 142 ; Ov. F. 4, 833.

laevus, a, um

1. linker, links, aan de linkerkant liggend [manus; auris; ripa];
2. (poët.) (metaf.) onhandig, onbeholpen, dwaas [mens; tempus verkeerd moment]; ➤ o ego laevus dwaas dat ik ben!;
3. (poët.) onheilspellend [picus ongeluk voorspellend]; ➤ Sirius -o contristat lumine caelum (Verg.);
4. (poët.) (als t.t. in de taal v.d. augures) (a) gunstig (aangezien een Rom. augur naar het zuiden keek en aan zijn linkerhand het gelukbrengende oosten lag) [numina; tonitrus]; ➤ -a prospera existimantur, quoniam laevā parte mundi ortus est (Plin. Mai.); (b) ongunstig (aangezien een Gr. ziener juist naar het noorden keek) [volatus]; / subst. (a) laeva, ae f (vul aan: manus, pars) linkerhand, linkerkant; ➤ ad of in -am aan, naar de linkerkant, (naar) links; (a) -a aan, van de linkerkant; in -a aan de linkerkant, links; dextrā laevāque rechts en links; -am petere naar links gaan; (b) laevum, ī n (poët.; postklass.) linkerkant; ➤ in -um flectere cursūs; — plur. laeva, ōrum n het gebied dat aan de linkerkant ligt [Mauretaniae; maris]; ➤ -a Propontidos intrare; -a tenere zich aan de linkerzijde bevinden.

laevus , a, um. adj.
左手者。不順者。不對時。痴者。— ei incedere 于其左邊同行。Oh ego laevus! 痴哉吾。 Laeva auspicia 福兆。凶兆。Laeva numina 順之神。

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laevus adj.

, λαιός, left, on the left side: manus: auris, O.: Pontus, to the left, O.: iter, V.: habena, H.: laevā parte, on the left, O.—As subst.nthe left: fleximus in laevum cursūs, O.: In laevum conversus, Iu.: in laeva Italiae flexit iter, L.: Laeva tenent Thetis et Melite, the left, V.— Neut. As adv.,on the left: Intonuit laevum, i. e. propitiously, V.: laevum extendere comas, Iu.— Fig., awkward, stupid, foolish, silly: mens, V.: o ego laevus, H.—Of ill omen, unfavorable, inconvenient, unfortunate, unlucky, bad, pernicious: Sirius laevo contristat lumine caelum, V.: Teque nec laevus vetat ire picus, H.: Numina, unfavorable gods, hostile deities, V.—In the language of augurs, fortunate, lucky, propitious (because the augur faced the south, and the east or propitious side was on the left; see sinister): omina: tonitru, O.

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