Logeion | limes

līmes, itis, m.: a cross path bounding two fields; border, boundary, train, 2.697; track, passage, 10.514. (rel. to līmen)

līmĕs, ĭtis, m. [root in līmus; cf. limen, and Gr. λέχρις; cf. Just. Inst. 1, 12, 5], a cross-path, balk between fields.

I Lit., the Romans usually had in their fields two broad and two narrower paths; the principal balk from east to west was called limes decumanus; that from north to south was called cardo; of the two smaller ones, that running from east to west was called prorus, the other, from north to south, transversus, Hyg. de Limit. Const. 18, 33 and 34; Col. 1, 8, 7: lutosi limites, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 8. —
- B Transf. (mostly poet.).
- - 1 A boundary, limit between two fields or estates, consisting of a stone or a balk: partiri limite campum, Verg. G. 1, 126: saxum antiquum, ingens, campo quod forte jacebat, Limes agro positus, litem ut discerneret arvis, id. A. 12, 897: effodit medio de limite saxum, Juv. 16, 38.—
  - 2 A fortified boundaryline, a boundary-wall: cuncta inter castellum Alisonem ac Rhenum novis limitibus aggeribusque permunita, Tac. A. 2, 7: limite acto promotisque praesidiis, id. G. 29: penetrat interius, aperit limites, Vell. 2, 120.—
  - 3 In gen., any path, passage, road, way; also, by-street, by-road: eo limite Athenienses signa extulerunt, Liv. 31, 39: profectus inde transversis limitibus, id. ib.: lato te limite ducam, Verg. A. 9, 323: acclivis, Ov. M. 2, 19: limite recto fugere, id. ib. 7, 782: transversi, by-roads, Liv. 22, 12, 2 Fabr.; 31, 39, 5; 41, 14 init.: limes Appiae, the line of the Appian street (for the street itself), id. 22, 15, 11: limite acto (i. e. facto), Tac. G. 29.— Of the channel of a stream: solito dum flumina currant Limite, Ov. M. 8, 558; Prop. 5, 9, 60.—Of the track of light left behind them by comets, fiery meteors, torches, etc.: flammiferumque trahens spatioso limite crinem, Stella micat, Ov. M. 15, 849: tum longo limite sulcus Dat lucem, Verg. A. 2, 697; Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96: sectus in obliquo est lato curvamine limes, the zodiac, Ov. M. 2, 130: latum per agmen Ardens limitem agit ferro, Verg. A. 10, 514; cf. Sil. 4, 463; 9, 379; Stat. Th. 9, 182.—
  - 4 A line or vein in a precious stone: nigram materiam distinguente limite albo, Plin. 37, 10, 69, § 184.—
II Trop.
- A A boundary, limit: limes carminis, Stat. Th. 1, 16: aestuat infelix angusto limite mundi, Juv. 10, 169.—
- B A distinction, difference: judicium brevi limite falle tuum, Ov. R. Am. 325: quaedam perquam tenui limite dividuntur, Quint. 9, 1, 3.—
- C A way, path: si maledicitis vostro gradiar limite, Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 18 (632): bene meritis de patria quasi limes ad caeli aditum patet, Cic. Somn. Scip. 8; Sen. Ben. 1, 15, 2: eundem limitem agere, to go the same way, employ the same means, Ov. A. A. 3, 558.

līmes, itis, m. (1. limus), der Querweg, Rain, I) eig. u. meton.: A) eig., als Grenzlinie zwischen zwei Äckern od. Weinbergen, Varro, Ov. u.a.: limes decumanus, Hauptrain von Osten nach Westen, Plin.: limes transversus, Querrain von Norden nach Süden, Plin. Vgl. Voß Verg. georg. 1, 126. p. 85. – B) meton.: 1) die durch einen Rain od. einen Markstein bezeichnete Grenzlinie, Grenzscheide, Grenzmark, Grenze, zwischen zwei Äckern od. Weinbergen, partiri limite campum, Verg.: saxum ingens, limes agro positus, Verg.: quā potestate limites meos commoves? verrückst du meine Grenzen, Tert. de praescr. haer. 37: limitem agere (eig. u. bildl.), s. ago no. I, 2, e, Bd. 1. S. 263). – bildl., die Grenzlinie, α) als Ziel, carminis, Stat. Theb. 1, 16. – β) als Unterschied, iudicium brevi limite falle tuum, Ov. rem. 326: quaedam perquam tenui limite dividuntur, Quint. 9, 1, 3. – 2) die befestigte Grenzlinie, der Grenzwall, limitem scindere, Tac.: aperit limites, Vell. – II) übtr.: 1) jede Weglinie, Feldweg, Vizinalweg, Steig, u. in einer bestimmten Linie gehender Weg, Straße, Appiae, Liv.: acclivis, Ov.: latus, Liv.: transversus, Liv.: eo limite signa extulerunt, Liv.: lato te limite ducam, Verg.: limite recto fugere, Ov.: fugientibus me pateant limites, Curt. – limes aquarum, Ov.: solitus limes fluminis, Flußbett, Ov.: quasi limes ad caeli aditum patet, Cic.: bes. eines Kometen u. anderer Himmelskörper, Verg., Ov. u. Plin.: sectus limes, der Tierkreis, Ov. – limites circi, die Gänge zwischen den Sitzreihen, Tert. – bildl., benignitatis fines introrsus referre et illi minus laxum limitem aperire, Sen. – 2) die Linie, Ader auf einem Edelsteine, Plin. 37, 184.

limes [CL] 1 object used to mark boundary. b (fig., of person). Kenulfestan adhuc dicitur lapis quem ipse pro ~ite contra Depingenses posuit Ord. Vit. IV 16 p.280; ut ‥ fixum ‥ lapidem ~item esse agnoscant Neckam NR II 50; Ib. 141 (v. gibbus 4a). b dux Willelmus pater patrie et ~es ducatus et regni merito nominandus Chr. Battle f. 8v. 2 limit: a boundary (of a plot of land). b border (of a nation, frontier). c edge (of the world). a 704 (v. designare 1b); a737 notis limitibus haec terra ab aliis †litem [l. limitem] discernit agris CS 163; 955 his ~itibus haec telluris particula circum girari videtur CS 903; c1135 ubicumque [decimaciones et obvenciones] sint infra metas et ~ites parochiarum predictarum villarum Ch. Westm. 17; 1280 ducet fima de barcario in campum australem ubi domino placuerit vel Drakenorye ita quod non ultra limict’ virid’ Crawley 233; s1314 tota ‥ ecclesia continet infra ~ites suos iij acras terre et dim. ‥ Ann. Paul. 277; 1365 infra limistes ecclesie sancti Pauli London et infra palatium domini episcopi Londoniensis PlRCP A 10 m. 16. b Aquilonalibus Britannis amnem Waiam ~item posuerat W. Malm. GR II 134; s1380 causa, que non infra regni ~ites orta est Wals. HA I 431; 1545 ~itum et marchiarum versus Angliam Conc. Scot. I cclviii. c Brittania insula in extremo ferme orbis ~ite circium occidentemque versus Gildas EB 3; triquadrum discreto limite mundum Aldh. VirgV 1040. 3 space enclosed by a limit: a point. b precinct, bounded territory (also fig.). c division of a province of Austin Friars. a tempora in arsi et thesi accentibus discernuntur, qui tribus locorum ~itibus clauduntur, i. e. ultimo, paenultimo, antepaenultimo Aldh. PR 112. b nulla frutescit / herba per innumeros telluris limite sulcos Aldh. Aen. 50 (Myrifyllon) 5; a705 (v. 1 Francus b); Germania ‥ multis provinciarum ~itibus distincta W. Malm. GR I 5; 1315 confirmavi ‥ unam lymitem et omnia jura mea ejusdem lymitis que habui in campo vocato Stonyfeld AncD C 5050; 1346 infra ~ites sui sinus (v. dilatate); 1366 patet communis transitus omnium tam magnatum et peregrinorum quam aliorum ~ites S. Thome Cantuar’ visitancium Pat 273 m. 13; 1552 prope ~ites ecclesiarum Conc. Scot. II 132. c 1377 diffinimus quod singuli ~ites provincie Anglie habeant liberam eleccionem de personis eorum promovendis pro locis ~itum suorum sicut fuerat antiquitus consuetum Eng. Aust. Fri. I 152; c1387 isti sunt ~ites infra provinciam Anglie. primus est ~es Ossoniarum [l. Oxoniarum] qui continet octo conventus ‥; secundus est ~es Cantabrigie ‥; tercius ~es Eboraci ‥; quartus est ~es Lincolnie Ib. II 224. 4 threshold. Cf. limen 1. 1212 interfecerunt super ~item domus ‥ filium suum SelPlCrown 76. 5 limit, verge: a (of temporal period or eternity); b (of act or abstr. condition). a appropinquante sensim vitae ~ite Gildas EB 31; quem ab ipso ‥ mortis ~ite revocans ad viam vitae ‥ reduxit Bede HE V 6 p. 289; aetatis ipso limite [AS: gemære] / despexit aevi florida AS Hymns 74; blandescit aspectus ut limes aurore J. Howd. Cant. 319; Wycl. Civ. Dom. I 45 (v. illicentiatus a). b paululo quasi ad respirandum silendi ~ite, sic cepit pollicitata persolvere grammatica Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 75; dictandi ~item ingrediamur Ib. 265; extra modestie ~ites evagari P. Blois Opusc. 876C; inter vicia contraria medius ~es virtus est Lucian Chester 64. 6 lane, track, road. b list (for tilt or tournament). Carm. Aldh. 2. 77 (v. decurrere 5a); angustus erat ~es transeuntibus, arctus trames itinerantibus W. Malm. GR IV 348; callis, semita, ~es Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 147; jactus lapidis quo vulgus nostrum in Anglia se solet ad ~ites recreare G. Hen. V 4 p. 30. b †quidcumque [l. quiscumque] imposuerit michi ista secum eadem fore falsa infra ~ites pugnaturum his presens me attestor Favent 16; s1380 ~ites ‥ quas listas vocant (v. fabrefacere). 7 (math.) column in decimal notation. ordinas igitur numerorum sive ~ites a primis numeris, qui digiti vocantur et sunt ix, per decuplos in infinitum procedunt. sunt autem in unoquoque ~ite numerorum novem termini ‥ Ocreatus Helceph 132; ut sit primus ~es ab I usque ad X, secundus vero a X perprimorum per decuplos primorum digitorum usque ad C [etc.] Ib.; Ib. 133 (v. ducere 8f); si longo senii fastidia traxeris evo / Nestor et ad quarti numerus processerit annos / limitis, ‥ / ‥ sedes superest suprema sepulcrum Hanv. VI 220; intra denarium ~item Alb. Lond. DG 10. 2. 8 course, line, contour. ~es, the cap of an hylle WW.

līmĕs, (10) ĭtis, m. , ¶ 1 sentier, passage entre deux champs : Col. Rust. 1, 8, 7 ; Varro R. 2, 4, 8 || bordure, limite : Virg. G. 1, 126 ; Juv. 16, 38 || rempart : Tac. Ann. 2, 7 ; G. 29 ¶ 2 [en gén.] sentier, chemin, route : Liv. 22, 12, 2 ; Ov. M. 2, 19 ; [fig.] Cic. Rep. 6, 26 || veine [dans une pierre précieuse] : Plin. 37, 184 || sillon, trace : Virg. En. 2, 697 || [fig.] limite, frontière : Juv. 10, 169.

līmes, itis m

1. grenspad, grenslijn (tussen twee akkers of wijngaarden), grensweg; ➤ partiri limite campum;
2. (postklass.) versterkte grenslinie, grens, grenswal [limitem scindere];
3. (veld)weg, straat [Appiae; acclivis; transversus zijweg]; baan, route [fluminis rivierbedding; sectus (hemel)baan]; ➤ limite recto fugere; eo limite signa extulerunt; (metaf.) ~ ad caeli aditum patet; eundem limitem agere dezelfde middelen hanteren; lato te limite ducam;
4. spoor, streep, lijn; ➤ longo limite sulcus dat lucem (Verg.);
5. (Ov.) (metaf.) verschil; ➤ iudicium brevi limite falle tuum.

limes , itis. m.
捷徑。限止。路。Lato te limite ducam 吾將從大道領汝。

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, f. Pannus cæruleus, sed quare sic dictus ? Gesta MSS. Innocentii III. PP. ab Illustr. Fontanino laudata ad calcem Antiq. Hortæ pag. 401. Dono dedit Ecclesiæ Ortannæ unam planetam de examito rubeo cum aurifrigio decenter ornatam : tunicam de Limite celesti et unam dalmaticam et unum aurifrigium ; quæ verba desunt in editione Baluzii pag. 88. n. cxliv. Leg. forte de Lumine celesti, id est, de colore cœlesti vel cæruleo seu violaceo, quales antiquitus fuisse tunicas post Durandum lib. 3. docent Macri fratres in Hierolex. voce Tunicella. Malim de dimito aut trimito celesti.

līmes itis, m

2 LAC-, a path, passage, road, way, track: eo limite signa extulerunt, L.: lato te limite ducam, V.: acclivis, O.: transversi, by-roads, L.: Appiae, the line of the Appian way, L.: solito dum flumina currant Limite, channel, O.: trahens spatioso limite crinem Stella, track, O.: Sectus in obliquo est lato curvamine limes, the zodiac, O.— A boundary, limit, land-mark(between two fields or estates): partiri limite campum, V.: effodit medio de limite saxum, Iu.: certi, H.—A fortified boundary-line, boundary-wall: limite acto, Ta.— Fig., a boundary, limit: angustus mundi, Iu.—A way, path: quasi limes ad caeli aditum: idem limes agendus erit, i. e. the same means, O.

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