macer

măcer, cra, crum, adj. [Sanscr. root mak, to crush; Gr. μάσσω, knead; μαγεύς, baker; Germ. mager],

• lean, meagre.
• • A Lit., of living beings (most freq. of animals): taurus, opp. pinguis, Verg. E. 3, 100: boves, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 12; Juv. 14, 146: turdi, Hor. S. 1, 5, 72: mustela, id. Ep. 1, 7, 33: ostreae inuberes et macrae, Gell. 20, 8; Quint. 6, 3, 58.—Of parts of the body: in macerrimis corporis partibus, Sen. Ep. 78, 8.—Humorously of a person: valeat res ludicra si me Palma negata macrum donata reducit opimum, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 181: nec pharetris Veneris macer est, Juv. 6, 138.—
  • B Of inanimate things, thin, poor, barren: solum exile et macrum, * Cic. Agr. 2, 5, 67: ager macrior, Varr. R. R. 1, 24, 2: macerrimi agri, Col. 11, 2, 7: stirpes, id. 3, 10, 3: vineae, id. 8, 1, 2: libellus, meagre, thin, Mart. 2, 6, 10: ut dignus venias hederis et imagine macra, Juv. 7, 29.

1. macer, cra, crum (μακρός, ahd. magar), mager (Ggstz. pinguis), taurus, Verg.: bos, Varro: ostreae, Gell.: macerrimae corporis partes, Sen. – übtr., vom Boden usw., solum, Cic.: ager macrior, Varro r. r. 1, 24, 2: macerrimae stirpes, Colum.: macerrimus ager, Fab. Max. fr. – poet., libellus, dünnes, Mart. 2, 6, 10. – bildl. = abgehärmt (Ggstz. opimus, fröhlich), Hor. ep. 2, 1, 181. – ➳ Nbf. macerus, wov. Femin. macera, Schol. Bern. Verg. georg. 2, 212. p. 903 H.

1 macer [CL] 1 lean, thin, slender: a (of person, person’s body, etc.); b (of animal, its body, etc.); c (transf. & fig., of thing or abstr.). a ~re manus et nivee Osb. Clar. V. Ed. Conf. 4; qui hic ‥ pingues aut ~ri fuerunt, resurgent tales? Hon. Eluc. 1165A; [clericus] ~er ‥ effectus, puta quem ‥ noctes insomnes ‥ attenuaverant Gir. GE II 13 p. 230; quod [sponsa] esset ~ra [ME: leane] et pallida AncrR 143.  b hunc [cervum] premit, hunc ledit tibia macra pedum Walt. Angl. Fab. 44. 4; ~ro [ME: leane] pellicano AncrR 41.  c [laudes] nimis ~ras a desiderata pinguedine dulcissimi tui [sc. Christi] affectus Anselm (Or. 2) III 6; peccant in causa saccus [i. e. money bag] macer et vola clausa Walt. Wimb. Scel. 41. 2 a (of meat) not fatty, lean. b (as sb. n.) lean meat. c (of other food or crop) not rich or substantial, thin. a caro porcina ~ra M. Scot Lumen 247 (v. foliare 3b).  b a1087 frustrum ‥ de macro [piscis] (v. crassus 1d).  c dum macra transfertur ad pinguia turget avena, / et male grossessit que levis ante fuit Gir. Symb. II 35 p. 377; supplet ibi pinguis frumenti macra siligo / defectum H. Avr. Hugh 282.

2 macer v. macir

1 măcer, (12) cra, crum (cf. μακρός), maigre : Varro R. 2, 5, 12 ; Quint. 6, 3, 58 ; macerrimus Sen. Ep. 78, 8 ; macrior Varro R. 1, 24, 2 ; solum exile et macrum Cic. Agr. 2, 67, terrain pauvre et maigre || mince [en parl. dʼun livre] : Mart. 2, 6, 10.

macer , cra, crum. adj. c. crior. s. cerrimus.
瘦者。無寳色者。— agellus 瘦田。Libellus macer 小卷。小書。

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macer cra, crum, adj.

• 2 MAC-, lean, meagre, thin, emaciated: taurus, V.: turdos, H.: mustela, H.: me macrum reducit, makes me pine away, H.—Thin, poor, barren: solum: imago, Iu.