ludicer

lūdĭcer or lūdī̆crus (nom. sing. m. is not used), cra, crum, adj. [ludus],

• that serves for sport, done in sport, sportive: ars, Plaut. Aul. 4, 3, 3 (626): exercitatio, Cic. N. D. 1, 37, 102: sermones, id. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 2, 6: ludicrae artes sunt, quae ad voluptatem oculorum atque aurium tendunt, Sen. Ep. 88, 22: ludicras partes sustinere, to appear on the stage, Suet. Ner. 11: certamen, Vell. 1, 8, 1: tibiae, which were played in the theatre, Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 172: in modum ludicrum, Tac. A. 14, 14: versus et cetera ludicra pono, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 10: quibus (juvenibus) id ludicrum est, Tac. G. 24: solemnibus epulis ludicra, id. A. 1, 50: hac lege excipiuntur qui artem ludicram faciunt, actors, Paul. Sent. 5, 26, 2; so, quae artem ludicram fecerit, Ulp. Fragm. 13, 1 sq.
• —Hence, lūdī̆-crum, i, n.
• • • 1 A show, public games; a scenic show, stage-play: Olympiorum solemne ludicrum, Liv. 28, 7, 14: Isthmiorum statum ludicrum aderat, id. 33, 32, 1; 34, 41, 1: iisdem fere diebus sollemne erat ludicrum Isthmiorum, Curt. 4, 5, 11: indulserat ei ludicro Augustus, Suet. Aug. 43: coronae ludicro quaesitae, won in the public games, Plin. 21, 3, 5, § 7; cf.: quid maris extremos Arabas ditantis et Indos, Ludicra quid, etc., Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 7 Orell. ad loc.—
    • 2 A sport, toy, means of sport: quos (ramulos) Hamadryades deae ludicrum sibi rosido nutriunt umore, Cat. 61, 24; cf.: urbes duae, quae in proverbii ludicrum vertere, Apina et Trica, sport, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 104.—Plur.: et versus et cetera ludicra pono, trifles, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 10; cf. K. and H. ad Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 7.— Hence, adv.: lūdī̆crē, in sport, playfully (ante- and post-class.): pars ludicre saxa jactant, Enn. ap. Non. 134, 14 (Ann. v. 76 Vahl.): tractare aliquem, Ap. Met. 9, 7, 17.

*lūdicer od. *lūdicrus, cra, crum (ludus), zur Kurzweil dienend, kurzweilig, I) adi.: 1) im allg.: sermo, Cic.: ars ludicra armorum, Cic.: exercendi aut venandi consuetudo, Cic.: artes, Sen.: certamen, Kampfspiel, Liv.: simulacrum pugnae, Liv.: festa ea Germanis nox ac solemnibus epulis ludicra, dem Spiele (Waffentänzen usw.) geweiht, Tac. – 2) insbes., zum Schauspiele (als Kurzweil) od. zum Schauspieler gehörig, ars, Schauspielkunst, Cic. u.a. – ludicras partes sustinere, im Schauspiele auftreten, Suet.: ludicra scaenae spectacula, Sen.: spectaculum ludicrum edere, Curt.: ludicrum in modum, nach Art der Schauspieler, Tac.: tibiae, im Theater geblasene, Plin. – II) subst., ludicrum, ī, n., 1) im allg., eine Kurzweil, ein Spielzeug, eine Belustigung (griech. ἄθυρμα), Catull. 61, 24. – in proverbii ludicrum vertere, zum kurzweiligen Sprichwort werden, Plin. 3, 104. – Plur., lūdicra, ōrum, n., kurzweilige Dinge, Tändeleien, Hor. ep. 1, 1, 10: ludicra exercendi aut venandi, Kurzweil in (gymnastischen) Übungen u. Jagden, Cic. de fin. 1, 69. – 2) insbes.: das Spiel, Schauspiel (im Zirkus, im Theater usw.), Olympiorum, Liv.: Isthmiorum, Liv. u. Curt.: ludicrum circense edere, Tac.: coronae ludicro quaesitae od. bl. coronae ludicrae, in öffentl. Spielen errungene, Plin.

ludicer, ~cra, ~crum, ~crus [CL] 1 of a game, for a sport. b of entertainment, dramatic, theatrical. c (of word, circumstance, behaviour) playful, not serious, trivial. ~cra ‥ fusilia Canon. G. Sempr. 65 (v. fusillus 5c).  b caput ‥ / quod regina ferox [sc. Herodias] per natam fraude poposcit / scenica virgineo monstrantem ludicra saltu Aldh. VirgV 449; 747 ~crarum artium receptacula (v. citharista a); non sunt apud eos ~cra spectacula, nec equina certamina, nec ludi circenses aut theatrales Gros. Hexaem. proem. 33.  c s1139 non enim jam ~cra erant verba, set de vita et sanguine pene certabatur [cf. Verg. Aen. XII 764–5] W. Malm. HN 477 p. 34; seriam esse rem et non ~cram Gir. GE II 34 p. 330; quod ex nature vicio, non juvente lubrico vel etiam ~cro prescripta provenerint enormia cuncta ex hoc clarescere potest, quod ‥ Id. SD 138; ~crus Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 324 (v. ludicrosus); playabylle, ‥ ~cer CathA. 2 (as sb. n.): a amusement, diversion, game. b toy, trinket. c entertainment, show, spectacle. d joke, jest. e insult, reproach. a ad ~cra et ineptas saecularium hominum fabulas ‥ strenuos et intentos Gildas EB 66; ex hoc nascuntur monstro turpissima verba / necnon scurrilitas et scaevo ludicra gestu Aldh. VirgV 2549; R. Cant. Malch. I 39 (v. denobilitari); [Deus] utque pilam numerosa manus sibi certans / ludicra, sepe rapit, sepe jocando jacit L. Durh. Dial. IV 224; en dum nature considero ludicra, ludos / ejus maturos seria jure voco Neckam DS IV 252; s1401 immiscebat se sepius effrenatis lusibus et levioribus ~cris Fordun Cont. XV 12.  b aurea promittens starent ut ludicra mundi Bonif. Aen. 57; ~cra sicut anulos, monilia etc. GlSid f. 144 (v. exponere 6a); hec mea ludicra do regi tenero Walt. Wimb. Palpo 155.  c omnino choreis et aliis ~cris seu spectaculis se subtraxit V. Edm. Rich P 1778B; 1562 soluti ‥ pro expensis ~crorum REED (Cambridge) 213.  d mitte mihi versus et ~cra, que feci Turonis P. Blois Ep. 12. 39B; [spiritus immundus] conviciantibus ei, quod plerique †ludrico faciebant ‥ gesta, que minus ab aliis vel audiri vel sciri voluerunt, probam improperabat Gir. IK I 12 p. 93; ecce verbum ‥ nec ~cro tamen set serio prolatum Id. SD 26; magister discipulum, quasi ~cro, ‥ nequam et versutum ‥ vocitare solebat Ib. 84.  e infelix [puella] ‥ / magna cachinnantum pateretur ludicra vocum Aldh. VirgV 1922; ~crum, ‥, bysmor GlP 78; sepe scriptis, sepe viva voce te monui et rogavi quatenus a ~cris et scurrilibus abstineres P. Blois Ep. 76. 231B.

lūdĭcĕr (12) (-crus), cra, crum, divertissant, récréatif : Cic. Nat. 1, 102 ; Ac. 2, 6 ; Sen. Ep. 88, 22.

➳ ludicer inusité ; ludicrus Gloss. Phil.

ludicer vel ludicrus, a, um. adj.
玩耍者。Ludicra nox 賭過之夜。Ludicra praemia 微小之賞。

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(lūdicer) cra, crum, adj.

• ludus, belonging to play, serving for sport, done in sport, sportive: exercitatio: Praemia, awarded in the games, V.: res, the drama, H.