leo

leō, leōnis, m.: a lion, 2.722, et al.

lĕo, lēre, v. a. The root of deleo; cf. Prisc. l. 9 fin.

lĕo, ōnis, m. [Gr. λέων, λίς], a lion.

• I Lit.: validus, Lucr. 5, 985: fulvus, Ov. H. 10, 85: ferus, id. M. 7, 373: magnanimus, id. Tr. 3, 5, 33: leoni praecipua generositas, Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 42: Gaetulus, Verg. A. 5, 351: Poenus, id. E. 5, 27: Phrygius, id. A. 10, 157: fulvus, id. ib. 4, 159: leonum animi index cauda, Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 42: leo alumnus, Juv. 14, 247: pardus, tigris, leo— si quid adhuc est quod fremat in terris violentius, id. 8, 36: leo femina, a she-lion, lioness (for leaena), Plaut. Fragm. ap. Philarg. Verg. E. 2, 63.—Without femina: orbati leones, Stat. S. 2, 1, 9; Val. Fl. 6, 317.—
• II Transf.
• • A A lion's skin, Val. Fl. 8, 126.—
  • B The constellation Leo: momenta Leonis, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 16: cum sol in Leone est, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 162: in pectore Leonis, id. 18, 26, 64, § 235.—
  • C A kind of crab, Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 97.—
  • D A plant, perhaps lion's-foot, Col. 10, 260; 98.—
  • E To denote a courageous person: in pace leones, in proelio cervi, Tert. Coron. Mil. 1 med.; cf.: in praetoriis leones, in castris lepores, Sid. Ep. 5, 7 med.: domi leones, foris vulpes, Petr. 44, 4.

1. leo, leōnis, m. (λέων), I) der Löwe, 1) eig.: leo acerrimus (grimmige), Cornif. rhet. u. Nep.: leo fulvus, Ov.: leo femina, Plaut. fr.: alimenta leonum et vulturum, Sen.: alqm leoni obicere, Sen.: leoni obici, Val. Max.: leones (irati) fremunt, Sen.: fraus quasi vulpeculae, vis leonis videtur, Cic. – auch (gen. comm.) v. der Löwin, Stat. silv. 2, 1, 9. Val. Flacc. 6, 347. – appell., ein Löwe = ein kühner, herzhafter Mensch, Petron. 44, 4: domi leones, foras vulpes, Petron. 44, 14: in pace leones, in proelio cervi, Tert. de cor. mil. 1: in praetoriis leones, in castris lepores, Sidon. epist. 5, 7, 5. – 2) meton., die Löwenhaut, Val. Flacc. 8, 126. – II) übtr.: 1) der Löwe, ein Gestirn, Hor. ep. 1, 10, 15. Plin. 2, 77 u. 123. – 2) eine Art Krebse, Plin. 9, 97. – 3) eine Pflanze, viell. Löwenmaul, Colum. poët. 10, 260: dafür ora leonis feri, ibid. 10, 98. – 4) Leones, Priester des persischen Gottes Mithras, Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 13.

2. leo, ēre, tilgen, Stammwort zu deleo, letum, Prisc. 5, 57; 9, 53; 10, 38.

leo [CL] 1 lion. b (phr. in ore leonis or sim.) in (from) a perilous situation. c lion (as type of var. vices and virtues). Ignatius ‥ ob testimonium ejus [sc. Christi] leonum molis Romae confractus est Gildas EB 74; leonem, quem regem bestiarum ‥ poetae ‥ fingunt Lib. Monstr. II 1; tyrannus, cum Danielem in lacum leonum misisset ‥ Dominic V. Ecgwini prol.; leo cum cauda delere propria vestigia consuevit Bart. Angl. II 5; 1303 Ade de L., custodi leonis principis, ‥ pro stipendio unius carette portantis eundem leonem per vices ‥ in itinere principis ‥ x s. KR Ac 363/18 f. 6 (cf. ib. f. 9d.: pro putura ‥ leonis); 1474 (v. custos 3a).  b 966 surgens a mortuis ‥ predam de perfidi leonis ore tulit CS 1190; papa ‥ civium severitatem, sciens quia in ore leonis manus ejus tenebatur, prudenter mitigavit M. Par. Maj. V 238; ‘Dominus ‥ liberavit me de manu Herodis et de ore leonis’, i. e. de potestate inimici mei spiritualis Gascoigne Loci 81.  c leo ‥ et ursus quamvis uterque dolo simul et virtute praemineat plus tamen fraudis ursus, plus habet leo fortitudinis, atque ideo hic fraudulentiam, violentiam ille, uterque nequitiam daemoniorum figuraliter exprimit Bede Sam. 617 (cf. I Reg. xvii 34); officium sacerdotis ‥ debet esse leonem crudelitatis ‥ aliaque bestialia vitia in se occidere Simil. Anselmi 94; in hoc deserto sunt plures fere male, leo superbie [ME: leuns of prude], serpens invidie, unicornis ire AncrR 67. 2 (fig. or allegorical, w. ref. to brave, powerful, or cruel person); b (of Henry I or Henry II). c (of devil, w. ref. to I Petr. v 8). catuli leonis in equoreos pisces transformabuntur (Proph. Merlini) G. Mon. VII 3.  b illustris rex Anglorum Henricus, leo justitie J. Sal. Met. 867B; s1154 hic ‥ Henricus propter suam feritatem leo dictus est Plusc. VI 18.  c 892 vigilate contra leonem qui circuit ‘quaerens quem devoret’ (Lit. Papae) CS 573; ipse [diabolus] draco est et leo. ‥ leo erit in tempore Antichristi, quia tunc ‥ deseviet Beleth RDO 123. 130B. 3 image or figure of lion: a (as decoration); b (processional banner); c (as heraldic device); d (as container). a erat cernere leones auro fusiles in puppibus Enc. Emmae I 4; quid fructuosius, speculari circa Dei altarium ‥ unius ejusdemque capitis leones quatuor Ad. Dore Pictor 142; 1243 faciat ij leones ‥ in gabulo occidentalis camere regis Cl 20; 1245 vestimentum ‥ habet paruras ‥ breudatas leonibus ‥ et griffonibus Invent. S. Paul. 487; 1352 (v. esmallare); 1415 (v. 3 gravare 1b); 1445 j frontale de panno damasceno aureo ‥, lionibus argenteis contextis Invent. S. Paul. 522.  b in principio processionis deferatur Draco, secundo Leo, tercio vexilla cetera Miss. Sarum 150; Process. Sal. 92 (v. draco 2c).  c 14‥ (v. 1 campus 5b); Spelman Asp. 118 (v. exsultare b).  d 1383 leo de †linono [? l. limono] in quo continetur os S. Jeronimi Ac. Durh. 431. 4 (astr.) Leo. quintum leonis signum a parte qua sol in medio Julii ‥ circumagitur inchoat oriri Bede TR 16 p. 214; comitantur ‥ arietem pisces atque libra cum virgine, taurum autem leo atque scorpius cum aquario ‥ Adel. Elk. 25; habes craterem Liberi patris in regione inter cancrum et leonem positum Bern. Comm. Aen. 67; signum leonis dicunt ob illius mensis, id est Augusti, ferventissimum tempus Alb. Lond. DG 8. 13; cum sol in anno gratiae 1249 mense Julii fuerit in leone Gros. 50. 5 (Sc.) chief herald, ‘Lyon king of arms’. 1377 in solucione facta ‥ de mandato regis leoni heraldo et Ade de F. ExchScot 553; 1381 concessimus et licenciam dedimus leoni heraldo ‥ quod ipse ‥ ducere possit in terram Scocie quinque valettos suos RScot II 35b (cf. ib. 63b: 1384 lyons haraldum de Scocia); 1388 solute leoni regi haraldorum pro feodo debito de terminis elapsis ExchScot 170; 1464 leoni regi armorum percipienti annuatim xx m. Ib. 243. 6 (alch., leo viridis) ‘green lion’. leo viridis est vitrum Rob. Angl. (I) Alch. 518b; nullum corpus immundum, excepto uno, quod vulgariter a philosphis vocatur leo viridis, quod est medium conjungendi tincturas, inter solem et lunam cum perfeccione, intrat magisterium nostrum Ripley 110; leo viridis philosophorum est illud per quod omnia virescunt et crescunt per virtutem suam attractivam ex visceribus terre elevate [v. l. atque elevatam] ex hyemalibus cavernis Ib. 139. 7 (leo formicarum or sim.) kind of insect, antlion. dudum compositis ego nomen gesto figuris: / ut leo, sic formica vocor sermone pelasgo / tropica nominibus signans praesagia duplis Aldh. Aen. 18 (Myrmicoleon) 2; myrmicaleo, formicaleo vel formicarum leo GlC M 379; mirmicoleon, i. leo formicarum SB 30. 8 (in plant name): a (dens leonis) dandelion (Taraxacum). b (pes leonis, pedeleonis) lady’s mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris). c (leo terre) spurge (Euphorbia; χαμελαία conf. w. chameleon χαμαιλέων). a SB 16, etc. (v. dens 3c).  b sume de radicibus pede leonis Pop. Med. 246. 82; pes leonis, similis est pedi corvi SB 33; pes leonis unum habet stipitem magnum, alios minores, folia quae sunt juxta terram sunt rotunda Alph. 141.  c Alph. 9 (v. anabulla). 9 coin: a (Sc., of gold). b (base or counterfeit coin). a 1432 item in pecunia ‥ computando dimidium pro viij solidis et leonem pro v solidis Reg. Glasg. 330.  b 1299 a die natalis Domini pollardi et crocardi denarii cum aliquibus leonibus atque rosis ‥ vim denarii perdiderunt Ann. Worc. 543. 10 (as name): a (as given name); b (as surname); c (as place-name). a dominus Leo papa [quartus] ‥ Ælfredum ‥ unxit in regem Asser Alf. 8; s964 Johannes papa infamatur; et, quum ad excusandum venire cunctaretur, Leo quidam laicus ei substituitur a Romanis R. Niger Chr. I 79; Ib. 125 (v. 3 Gallus); 1259 de debitis in quibus ipse tenetur Hagino filio Mossei et Leoni filio Pretiose Judeis London’ Cl 6; pro xvij marcis argenti quas pro me pacaverunt Leoni Judeo Ebor’ Feod. Durh. 135n; Leone de Heriz Ib. 19n.  b 1209 in moltura Rogeri Leonis Pipe Wint. 79; 1288 inter ‥ Ricardum de Leonibus et Emmam Cart. Osney IV 254; 1437 Johanne Leonis, Johanne de Backenstein ‥ decretorum doctoribus Bekynton II 31.  c de transitu per ‥ Leonis monasterium [Leominster, Heref] Gir. IK 11; 1315 extenta facta de burgo ville et castri ~onis [Holt, Denb] (Ext. Bromfield & Yale) Cymmrodorion rec. ser. XI 38; hec sunt Londonis: ‥ Cokland, Dolium, Leo [? inn, or ? Lion Tower] verbaque vana Staura Civ. 2.

1 lĕō, ēvī, ētum, ēre, primitif inusité de deleo : Prisc. Gramm. 5, 57 ; 10, 38.

2 lĕō, (9) ōnis, m. (λέων), lion : Lucr. 5, 985 ; Cic. Sest. 135 ; Off. 1, 41 ; Tusc. 4, 50 ; Fin. 5, 38 || peau de lion : Val. Flacc. 8, 126 || constellation : Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 16 ; Plin. 24, 162 || espèce de crabe : Plin. 2, 97 || gueule de lion [plante] : Col. Rust. 10, 260 || [fig.] Sid. Ep. 5, 7 ; Petr. 44, 4.

leo , onis. m.
獅。螃蟹類。星名。— faemina 牝獅。Subula leonem excipere 以錐敵獅不可。

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*leo, es, evi, etum, ere. 2.
鉋平。抹油。

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leō ōnis, m

• , λέων, a lion: unus: fulvus, V.: domitis invicta leonibus, O.: leo alumnus, Iu.— The constellation Leo: momenta Leonis, H.: violentus, O.