luscinia

luscĭnĭa, ae, f. (luscĭnĭus, ĭi, m., Phaedr. 3, 18, 2 and 11; Sen. Ep. 76, 7; and, † luscĭnus, i, m., = ἀηδών, Gloss. Lat. Gr.) [for clus-cinia; Sanscr. root cru, to hear; Gr. κλύω; Lat. clueo, to be famous, akin to gloria and cano; hence, the melodious or glorious songstress],

• the nightingale, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81 sq.: luscinias soliti impenso prandere coëmptas, Hor. S. 2, 3, 245: vox luscinii, Sen. Ep. 76, 9.

luscinia, ae, f., die Nachtigall, Plin. 10, 81 sqq. Plin. ep. 4, 2, 3. Apul. flor. 17. p. 27, 15 Kr. Hor. sat. 2, 3, 245.

luscinia (luc-) [CL] , a nightingale. b goldfinch. a luscinia Aldh. Aen. 68. 7 (v. acalanthis); luscinia, naetegale GlC L 331; †fungalis [? l. fringillus], luscinia, nightegale GlH F 1038; nomina avium: ‥ lucinia vel philomela, nightegale Ælf. Gl. 131. 18; lucina [MS: lucinia], quedam modica avis in luce canens Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 326; luciniam amo Map NC IV 3 f. 44v (v. concentus b); bubo tenebras, lucinia lucem / appetit Neckam DS II 901 p. 393.  b inter alias carnes assunt perdices vel phasiani, galli silvestres, anates, turtures, columbe, coturnices et turdi, passeres, alaude, sturni, licinie [gl.: hec lucina, G. chadenerole] et ficedule et maurisci Garl. Comm. 223; a quo [sc. aucupe] capiuntur ‥ sitacus, philomela et lucinia [vv. ll. lucina, liricina; gl.: chardenerole, A. goldfinch] Id. Dict. 135; hec lucinia, hic carduelis, a goldfynche WW.

luscĭnĭa, (14) æ, f. , rossignol [oiseau] : Hor. S. 2, 3, 245 ; Plin. 10, 80 ; Apul. Flor. 17.

luscinia ae, f

• a nightingale, H.