mare

vastum maris aequor
the vast surface of the sea

mare , is, n.: the sea, freq.; ocean, 1.84; water, flood, 1.246.

măre, is (abl. sing. mare, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 45 and 111 P.; and in Prisc. p. 759 ib.; Lucr. 1, 161; Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 20; id. P. 4, 6, 46; 198; Lact. Mort. Pers. 21, 11; gen. plur. marum, Naev. ap. Prisc. p. 770 P.), n. [root mar-, gleam, glimmer (cf. ἅλς μαρμαρέη, Il. 14, 273); Gr. μάρμαρος; Lat. marmor; Sanscr. mīras, sea; Goth. marei; Angl. - Sax. mere; Germ. Meer. Curtius, however, refers these words to root mar-, die; cf. morior, marceo], the sea, opp. to dry land.

• I Lit.
• • A In gen.: sol, qui Mare, terram, caelum contines tuo cum lumine, Enn. ap. Prob. Verg. E. 6, 31 (Trag. v. 322 Vahl.): indu mari magno, id. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Ann. v. 425 ib.): mare infidum, Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 13 (832): fluctuosum, id. Rud. 4, 2, 5 (910): ventosum, Hor. C. 3, 4, 45: tumultuosum, id. ib. 3, 1, 26: tumidum, Verg. A. 8, 671: placidum, id. E. 2, 26: tranquillum, Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 4 (507): vastissimum, Cic. Pis. 24, 57: vastum atque apertum, Caes. B. G. 3, 12: profundum et immensum, Cic. Planc. 6, 15: planum, Juv. 12, 62: numquam ingressus es mare, Ter. Hec. 419: mare pedibus ingredi, Lact. 4, 15, 21: remenso ire mari, Verg. A. 3, 144: terrā marique, by sea and by land: terra marique acquirenda, i. e. at all hazards, Juv. 14, 222; v. terra.—In plur.: maria salsa, Enn. ap. Non. 183, 18 (Trag. v. 145 Vahl.): quibus cavernis maria sustineantur, Cic. Tusc. 5, 24 fin.: in reliquis maribus, Caes. B. G. 5, 1, 2.—Poet. as a figure for hard-heartedness: te saevae progenuere ferae Aut mare, etc., Ov. H. 7, 39; cf. Cat. 64, 155; cf. also: Nam mare haud est mare; vos mare acerrumum; nam in mari repperi, hic elavi bonis, Plaut. As. 1, 2, 8 (134) sq.: meretricem ego item esse reor mare ut est; quod des devorat, numquam abundat, id. Truc. 2, 7, 17 (567) sq.—In apposition with Oceanus: proximus mare Oceanum in Andibus hiemarat, Caes. B. G. 3, 7, 2; Tac. H. 4, 12; cf. also: ecce maris magna claudit nos obice pontus, the depths of the sea, Verg. A. 10, 377: maria omnia caelo Miscere, id. ib. 5, 790.—Prov.: mare caelo miscere, to mingle sea and sky, i. e. to raise a terrific storm, bluster: clames licet, et mare caelo Confundas, homo sum, Juv. 6, 282: quis caelum terris non misceat et mare caelo, id. 2, 25: terrā marique aliquid quaerere or conquirere, to search for a thing by sea and land, i. e. everywhere, Plaut. Poen. prol. 105; Vatin. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 9; Sall. C. 13: maria et montes polliceri, to promise seas and mountains, i. e. more than one can perform, id. ib. 23, 2: his qui contentus non est, in mare fundat aquas, pour water into the sea, i. e. fill that which is already full, Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 44.—
  • B In partic., of single seas: mare nostrum, i. e. the Mediterranean Sea, Caes. B. G. 5, 1; Sall. J. 17; Plin. 6, 28, 30, § 126; Luc. 8, 293: mare superum, the Upper Sea, the Adriatic, Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 11 (236); Cic. de Or. 3, 19, 69; Mel. 2, 4; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 41; 3, 5, 10 al.: mare inferum, the Etruscan Sea, Cic. l. l.; Att. 8, 3, 5; Mel. l. l.; Plin. l. l. al.: mare Aegeum, Juv. 13, 246: mare rubrum, v. ruber; of a fresh - water lake: Galileae, Vulg. Matt. 4, 18.—
• II Transf. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
• • A Sea-water, salt-water: Chium maris expers, unmixed Chian wine, Hor. S. 2, 8, 15 (id est, sine aqua marina, Schol. Acr.); so, vinum mari condire, Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73.—
  • B The color of the sea, sea-green: smaragdi virens mare, Plin. 37, 6, 21, § 80. —*
  • C Of the air: mare aëris, the sea, i. e. expanse of air: id omne Aëris in magnum fertur mare, Lucr. 5, 276.—
  • D A large vessel: bases et mare aëneum, Vulg. 4 Reg. 25, 13.

mare, is, Abl. ī, n. (gotisch marei, ahd. meri), das Meer (Ggstz. terra, u. Ggstz. ager), I) eig.: mare Aegaeum, Cic., Hadriaticum, Caes., Ionium, Liv.: mare Oceanus, Caes. u. Tac.: mare fluctuosum, Plaut.: vadosum, Caes. u. Sen.: mare tranquillum, Plaut., Cic. u.a., lene et tranquillum, Curt.: mare placidum, Verg. u. Plin. ep.: latum ac turbidum, Sen.: turbatum, turbatius, Plin. ep. u. Suet.: aestuans (Ggstz. tranquillum), Ps. Quint. decl.: mare vastum atque apertum, Caes.: nostrum mare, das Mittelländische Meer, Caes.: superum, das obere Adriatische u. Jonische, Cic.: inferum, das Etrurische, Cic.: conclusum, ein Binnenmeer, wie das Mittelländische, im Gegensatz zum offenen Weltmeere, Caes.: clausum, nicht schiffbares, Cic.: maris pontus, Meerestiefe, Verg. Aen. 10, 377: poet. Meeresflut, ibid. 1, 114. – se in mare deicere (vom Schiffe aus), Nep.: mare ingredi, zur See gehen, Cic.: mare turbatius ingredi, Suet.: mare pedibus ingredi, Lact. 4, 15, 21: numquam ingressum esse mare, Ter.: placido od. turbato mari vehi, Plin. ep.: infero mari hieme maximā navigare, Cic.: mare vastissimum hieme transire, Cic.: mare sulcare, Verg.: per mare currere (fahren), Hor.: ire mari, Verg.: mare infestum habere, unsicher machen (v. Seeräubern), Cic.: mari exactum esse, Plin. pan. – poet. übtr., mare aëris, Luftmeer = Luft, Lucr. – mari, zur See, Nep.: terrā marique, terrā et (ac) mari u. dgl., s. terra. – poet., v. einem Hartherzigen, e mari natus, od. mare te genuit, Catull., Tibull. u. Ov. – maria omnia caelo miscere, Himmel u. Erde vermengen = entsetzlichen Sturm erregen, Verg. Aen. 5, 790: mare caelo confundere, Himmel u. Erde vermengen = alles Mögliche versuchen, Iuven. 6, 283. – maria montesque polliceri, sprichw., goldene Berge versprechen, Sall. Cat. 23, 3. – in mare fundere aquas, sprichw., Wasser in einen Brunnen tragen, Ov. trist. 5, 6, 44. – II) meton.: 1) das Meerwasser, Seewasser, vinum mari condire, Plin.: Chium (vinum) maris expers, nicht mit Meerwasser vermischt, Hor. – 2) die Meerfarbe, Plin. 37, 80. – ➳ Ungew. Abl. mare, Varro fr. u.a. bei Charis. 61, 6 sqq. Lucr. 1, 161. Ov. art. am. 3, 94; trist. 5, 2, 20; ex Pont. 4, 6, 46. Lact. de mort. pers. 21, 11: Genet. Plur. marum, Naev. bell. Pun. I. fr. V III. p. 10 ed. Vahlen. – Nbf. Nomin, maris, Corp. inscr. Lat. 5, 3014: Akk. marem, Inscr. in Visconti Mus. Pio-Clem. 1. p. 67 (wo usque ad marem).

mare [CL] 1 sea; b (terra ~ique or sim.) by land and sea, everywhere; c (a ~i usque ad ~e) from sea to sea, from coast to coast; d (maritenus) to the sea; e (in phr. and fig.). quis ex vobis gladii ictu veridicantis pro confessione Christi post vincula carceris, naufragia ~um, virgarum caedem ‥ plexus est? Gildas EB 73; cum grege piscoso scrutor maris aequora squamis Aldh. Aen. 16 (Luligo) 2; per magnam turbationem ~is (Kent) DB I 1ra; ad ~e custodiendum (Suss) DB I 26ra; pissiculi ‥ coquendi sunt in salsamento sive in muria quasi maria quod idem est quod aqua sali mixta et dicitur muria quia ~is saporem exprimit vel sapit Neckam Ut. 97; multi mortalium per mundi maria / solent Mercurii mercari precia Walt. Wimb. Palpo 3.  b Romani, patriae denuntiantes nequaquam ‥ tantum talemque exercitum terra ac ~i fatigari Gildas EB 18; post divitias terra ~ique elaboratas domique congestas Gosc. Transl. Mild. 22 p. 186; c1158 ut ‥ habeant ‥ omnem quietanciam in ~i et in terra, in bosco et in plano Act. Hen. II I 187.  c tramite a ~i usque ad ~e ‥ directo Gildas EB 18; Severus magnam fossam firmissimumque vallum ‥ a ~i ad ~e duxit Bede HE I 5 p. 17.  d ~itenus longissimo tractu protenditur Ord. Vit. IV 15 p. 270.  e adhuc malo servit terra, ~e [ME: se], et sol AncrR 152; 13‥ quod si [pauper] murmuraverit / ni statim satisfecerit, / est [sc. vicecomes] totum salsum mare (De Judicibus) Pol. Songs 228. 2 a (altum ~e or sim.) high sea; b (w. ref. to the sea as territorial waters); c (w. ref. to the sea as boundary). a si massere ascenderet ut ter magnum ~e [AS: wid sæ] transfretaret (Quad.) GAS 459; s1270 (v. altus 2b); si qua supra altum ~e extra corpus cujuslibet comitatus regni illius fiant Fortescue LLA 32; sciatis nos ‥ perdonasse ‥ omnimodas acciones ‥ que nobis ‥ super altum ~e juxta partes Island ‥ facte BBAdm I 268.  b s1052 Brittannicum ~e circumvagari, littora piraticis latrociniis infestare W. Malm. GR II 199 p. 243; 13‥ fuit per unum diem et unum annum infra ~ia Anglie Cust. Preston 497; 1428 quod ‥ patria Flandrie teneatur custodire ~e Flandrensium salvum, in et circa partes et costas ipsius patrie, a piratis Foed. X 391.  c 774 hujus terrae sunt haec territoria: ~e in oriente et aquilone (Kent.) CS 214. 3 (spec.). ~e Tyberiadis [the Sea of Galilee] Comm. Cant. III 35; usque ad Tyrrheni ~is [the Tyrrhenian Sea] terminum Lib. Monstr. I 3; avido pharaonis exercitu rubri ~is [the Red Sea] gurgitibus summerso Aldh. VirgP 12; adriacus, petrosus; unde et ~e Adriaticum dicitur [the Adriatic Sea] Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 52; egeator, hortator navis, a ~e Egeo [the Aegean Sea] Ib. 196; hic oceanus ‥ i. magnum ~e occidentale [the Atlantic Ocean] Ib. 394; Connacti ~is [the Atlantic Ocean west of Connaught] vastitates Gir. TH III 26 p. 170 (cf. ib. I 2, Higd. I 32 p. 330: Connacticumque ~e); c1218 humilis magister militie Templi citra ~e Grecum [the Mediterranean Sea] RL I 69; asphaltum quasi ~e Mortuum [the Dead Sea] dicitur, eo quod nihil gignit vivum Eul. Hist. II 6; magna classis Danorum in ~i boreali [the North Sea] J. Reading f. 188. 4 inlet of the sea: a (~e Sabrinum) the Bristol Channel; b (~e Scoticum or sim.) the Firth of Forth; c (~e Brendanicum) Brandon Bay. a s1265 ut prius disposuerat apud Wygorniam, Sabrinum ~e transivit Ann. Lond. 68.  b c1298 citra ~e Scoticanum Melrose app. 23; s1335 quod ‥ ~e Scotorum [MS: Scoticum] pertransirent Ad. Mur. Chr. 75; totam patriam Laudonie usque ad ~e Scoticanum Plusc. X 19.  c [lacus] qui Connacciam Momoniamque disterminat ‥ Brendanicum in ~e se transfundit Gir. TH I 7. 5 (~e Gallicum) the English Channel. in partibus istis citra ~e Gallicum Plusc. XI 9. 6 (in place-name). 1140 dedi ‥ ecclesie S. Michaelis de monte in ~i Cart. Mont. S. Mich. 5; 1253 custodium ‥ terre nostre de Inter duo ~ia RGasc I 278b.. 7 (as part of surname). s1155 castellum de Bruges et Wigemore que Hugo de Mortuo ~i [Mortimer] contra regem firmaverat Diceto YH 301; Hugo de Mortuo ~i, vir arrogantissimus M. Par. Maj. II 210. 8 (w. ref. to the sea as abundance or vastness; also fig.). de ~i hoc spatioso generis Adam solus in filiis ejus liber ascendit J. Ford Serm. 76. 5; mare laudis mergit Virgilium J. Howd. Ph. 49; post pluvie maria, post venti flamina dura (Vers.) Amund. I 82. 9 (~e aeneum or fusile): a (w. ref. to artefact in the Temple; cf.Jer. l 17 and IV Reg. xxv 13) brazen sea (understood as basin or laver). b (w. ref. to Exod. xxx 18: labrum aeneum) artefact in the Tabernacle. a in quorum introitu labrum vel ~e aeneum erat positum Bede Cant. 1193; apostoli ‥ xij boves ex ere fusiles portantes ~e eneum id est luterem Ad. Dore Pictor 156; 1281 ordinatum ut sit rector ‥ ut sit ~e fusile in templi introitu juxta templi tipici sacramenta Conc. Syn. 900.  b ~e eneum quod pro foribus tabernaculi est J. Ford Serm. 51. 6. 10 lake, mere, pond (cf. 2 mara). usque ad ~e de Straham cum adjacentibus insulis (De situ) Lib. Eli. p. 3; stagno illi, quod vocatur Haveringemere, id est ~e Haveringi. Angli siquidem, ut Elrei, omnem aquarum cursum ~e dicunt Gerv. Tilb. I 990; 1256 in vivariis, ~ibus, et aliis pisscariis Cl 110; sunt quedam ~ia que non miscentur oceani fluctibus, aut mari magno, et dicuntur laci et stagna Eul. Hist. II 6; dedit nobis ‥ totum theloneum suum, et bordtollam ad ~e ‥ quod ad antecessores suos et se pertinebat ad ~e de Hornsebele Meaux I 421; 1583 unum marre vocatum Reade Carre[Humbleton, Yorks] Pat 1235 m. 13.

măre, (6) is, n. , ¶ 1 la mer : Cic. , Cæs. , Virg. , etc. || terra marique, v. terra || pl. maria Cic. Tusc. 5, 69 ; Cæs. G. 5, 1, 2 || mare Oceanus Cæs. G. 3, 7, 2, lʼOcéan || nostrum mare Cæs. G. 5, 1, 2 ; Sall. J. 17, 4, mer Méditerranée ¶ 2 eau de mer, eau salée : Hor. S. 2, 8, 15 ; Plin. 14, 73 || vert de mer [couleur] : Plin. 37, 80 ¶ 3 [fig.] aeris magnum mare Lucr. 5, 276, le vaste océan de lʼair ; mare cælo confundere Juv. 6, 283, remuer ciel et terre ; maria et montes polliceri Sall. C. 23, 3, promettre monts et merveilles ; in mare fundere aquas Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 41, porter de lʼeau à la rivière || vaste récipient : mare æreum Vulg. 4 Reg. 25, 13.

➳ au lieu de mari, abl. mare Pl. Mil. 1309 ; Lucr. 1, 161 ; Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 20 || gén. pl. marum Næv d. Prisc. Gramm. p. 770.

mare , is. m.
海。洋。危險。疾流。— clauditur 不可渡此海。Maria caelo miscere 大混亂。大顚倒。Maria et montes polliceri 許萬恩。Mare non est mare, vos mare acerrimum 海非險求汝等實卽大險。\Mare (abl.) pro* Mari.

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• 1 MAR-, the sea: o maria Neptuni, T.: ut adluantur mari moenia: ventosum, H.: placidum, V.: angustum, straits: numquam es ingressus mare, T.: remenso ire mari, V.: eo mari uti, navigate, Cs.: ros maris (i. e. ros marinus), rosemary, O.: terrā marique omnia exquirere, everywhere, S.: homines terrā et mari missurus, in all directions: terrāque marique acquirenda, i. e. at all hazards, Iu.: in reliquis maribus, Cs.: maris pontus, depths of the sea, V.: maria omnia caelo Miscuit, V.—Provv.: Omnia vel medium fiant mare, i. e. let the world be overwhelmed, V.: clames licet, et mare caelo Confundas, i. e. bluster, Iu.: maria montisque polliceri, i. e. make extravagant promises, S.: in mare fundat aquas, i. e. carry coals to Newcastle, O.—Of single seas: mare nostrum, i. e. the Mediterranean, Cs.: mare superum, the Adriatic: Africum, S.: inferum, the Etruscan Sea: Aegeum, Iu.—Sea-water, salt-water: Chium maris expers, i. e. unmixed, H.: acceptum mare naribus efflant, O.