molimen

mōlīmen, ĭnis, n. [molior],

• a great exertion, effort, endeavor, attempt, undertaking (mostly poet., not in Cic.): ventus Trudit agens magnam magno molimine navem, Lucr. 4, 902: revellere Annosam pinum magno molimine, Ov. M. 12, 357: quanto cum fastu, quanto molimine circum Spectemus vacuam Romanis vatibus aedem, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 93: sceleris, Ov. M. 6, 473: res, suo ipsa molimine gravis, Liv. 2, 56: rerum, Ov. P. 1, 2, 75: molimine vasto tabularia, id. M. 15, 809.

mōlīmen, inis, n. (molior), die anstrengende Bemühung, gewaltige Anstrengung, gebrauchte Gewalt, trudit agens magnam magno molimine navem, Lucr.: ipso sceleris molimine, frevelhafte Bem., Ov.: quanto molimine, wichtig tuenden Mienen, Hor.: res suo ipsa molimine gravis, durch ihre Ausführung, Liv.: rerum molimina, Staatsumwälzungen, Ov.: meton., der Bau, molimine vasto, von massigem B., Ov. met. 15, 809.

molimen [CL] 1 effort, labour, undertaking (also fig.); b (in negative sense, w. ref. to scheming). oracula quibus veluti pulchro tegmine opusculi nostri ~en ‥ fidissime contegatur Gildas EB 37; hoc templum Bugge pulchro molimine structum Aldh. CE 3. 1; ritu dactilico recte decursa nec error / seduxit vana specie molimina mentis Id. Aen. prol. 28; solve meae precibus molimina tarda loquelae Frith. 143; nequitiarum utpote spiritalium ob eliminanda ~ina cuncta B. Ep. 385; pedetemptim ‥ venimus ad vigessimum numerum qui conficitur miro ~ine ex perfectione denarii Byrht. Man. 230; 10‥ ~en, searo WW.  b multa et inquieta ‥ ejus ~ina fuere, pro sua et contra domini sui magnitudinem W. Poit. I 23; in provintiam juris sui abiit, ingentia contra dominum suum ~ina conaturus W. Malm. GR IV 319; diabolus diaboli ~ina prodidit R. Cold. Cuthb. 18; parce Dei servis, Anselme, resiste protervis / quorum molimen parat in letalia limen V. Anselmi Epit. 175. 2 ruse, trick, artifice. simplex ille nove querit molimina fraudi Nig. Paul. f. 49v. 564; mulier quocumque ~ine aut in se ipsa aut cum altera fornicans duos annos peniteat Rob. Flamb. Pen. 272.

mōlīmĕn, (14) ĭnis, n. (molior), gros effort : Lucr. 4, 902 ; Ov. M. 12, 357 ; Liv. 5, 22, 6 ; res suo ipsa molimine gravis Liv. 2, 56, 4, affaire difficile par elle-même à cause des efforts quʼelle demande ; molimen sceleris Ov. M. 6, 473, efforts pour accomplir un crime || [fig.] quanto molimine Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 92, avec quel air important.

molimen , inis. n.
Res suo ipsa molimine gravis 事自難。

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mōlīmen inis, n

• molior, a great exertion, effort, endeavor, attempt, undertaking: divellere pinum magno molimine, O.: quanto molimine circum Spectemus, H.: res, suo ipsa molimine gravis, L.: molimine vasto tabularia, of massive structure, O.: magna molimina rerum, burdens of state, O.