morsus

morsus , ūs, m.: a biting; eating, 3.394; tooth, 7.112; fang, 2.215; gripe, hold, 12.782; fluke, 1.169. (mordeō)

morsus, a, um, Part., from mordeo.

morsus, ūs, m. [mordeo], a biting, a bite.

• I Lit.: contra avium minorum morsus munitur vallo aristarum. Cic. Sen. 15, 51: serpentis, id. Fat. 16, 36: morsu apprehendere, to bite, Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 84: morsibus insequi, Ov. M. 13, 568: morsu appetere, Tac. H. 4, 42: nec tu mensarum morsus horresce futuros, the eating, Verg. A. 3, 394: mucida frusta farinae ... non admittentia morsum, Juv. 5, 69: vertere morsus Exiguam in Cererem penuria adegit edendi, their bites, their teeth, id. ib. 7, 112; so, zonam morsu tenere, by the teeth, Juv. 14, 297.—
• • B Transf.
  • • 1 A catching hold; and, concr., that which takes hold, a catch (of a buckle, etc.; poet.): quā fibulā morsus Loricae crebro laxata resolverat ictu, Sil. 7, 624: roboris, i. e. the cleft of the tree which held fast the javelin, Verg. A. 12, 782: patulis agitatos morsibus ignes spirent, Grat. Falisc. 270.—
    • 2 Sharpness of flavor, sharp taste, pungency: nec cibus ipse juvat morsu fraudatus aceti, Mart. 7, 25, 5: marinus, acrid quality, Plin. 36, 26, 65, § 191: et scabros nigrae morsu rubiginis enses, i. e. a corroding, consuming, Luc. 1, 243.—
• II Trop., a bite, sting, pain, vexation, etc.: (carmina) odio obscuro morsuque venenare, a malicious attack, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 38: perpetui curarum morsus, gnawings, pains, Ov. P. 1, 1, 73: doloris, a bite, sting, Cic. Tusc. 4, 7, 15: libertatis intermissae, id. Off. 2, 7, 24: dubiā morsus famae depellere pugnā, Sil. 2, 271.

morsus, ūs, m. (mordeo), das Beißen, der Biß, I) eig. u. übtr.: A) eig.: 1) im allg.: ad ipsum morsum (Bißwunde) stercus suillum adponito, Cato: m. serpentis, avium, Cic.: m. muscularum, Boëth.: morsus rabidi, Cael. Aur., morsus rabidi canis, Plin.: morsu violare, Sen.: morsu necare, Ov.: morsu petere, appetere alqd, nach etw. beißen, Sil. u. Tac. ähnl. catenas morsibus od. morsibus et ore tentare, Flor.; u. morsu insequi saxum, Ov.: morsu dividere escas (v. den spitzen Zähnen), Cic.: morsu (mit den Zähnen) apprehendere alqd, Plin.: morsu tollere alqd, Plin.: morsu premere alqd, sich fest einbeißen in usw., Lucr. – 2) insbes., das Beißen der Speise, das Essen, vertere morsus exiguam in Cererem, Verg.: nec tu mensarum morsus horresce futuros, Verg. – B) übtr.: 1) das Eingreifen, Fassen einer Schnalle, eines Ankers, Sil. u. Verg.: u. meton. v. dem, was eingreift, faßt, m. uncus, der gebogene Zahn (v. Anker), Verg.: m. roboris, die Baumspalte, die den Wurfspieß einklemmt, die Klemme, Verg. – 2) das Beißen, Brennen als scharfe Empfindung, aceti, Mart.: marinus, Plin. – u. das Brennen der Nessel usw., Plin.: u. morsus ventris, das Bauchgrimmen, Fronto. – 3) das Beißen, Beizen, Anfressen des Rostes, Lucan. 1, 243. – II) bildl.: 1) das Sticheln mit Worten, der hämische Angriff, Hor. ep. 1, 14, 38: dubiā morsus famae (verleumderischen Gerüchts) depellere pugnā, Sil. 7, 271. – 2) der Stich = die bittere Empfindung, der Schmerz, die Kränkung, der Verdruß, m. exsilii, Ov.: confusi ex recenti morsu animi, Liv.: m. libertatis intermissae, Cic.: perpetui curarum m., Ov.: quasi m. doloris, Cic. – ➳ Dat. Sing. morsu, Ven. Fort. vit. S. Mart. 1, 457: heterokl. Abl. morso, Nov. com. 22.

morsus [CL; LLalso 2nd decl] 1 (act of) biting or stinging, bite, sting; b (med., ~us cordis) heart attack or sim.; c (act of) gripping (of an anchor); d (fig.). venenatum aspidis ~um [gl.: laceratione, sliten] refragabatur Aldh. VirgP 37 p. 285; murmurans contra Dominum populus serpentium ~ibus sternebatur Bede Hom. II 18. 207; mea rodere viscera mursu Alcuin Carm. 4. 43; leones ‥ nullo eum ~u attingere audebant Dominic V. Ecgwini prol. p. 77; propter quod fame et peste et cruentis luporum ~ibus frequentius [oves] moriuntur J. Ford Serm. 51. 10; castor ‥ ~u testiculos suos abscidit et in faciem venatoris eos proicit Best. Ashmole f. 17; tanquam culicum ~us Gir. SD 104; leccyo Mahowndys, viri fortissimi Sarasenorum: / ‥ / mursum malgorum Digby Plays 64.  b hec ‥ contingunt vel quando [menstrua] deficiunt longo tempore ‥ ut in ydropisi vel dissuria vel cordis ~u AN Med. II 117.  c navis ‥ anchorarum ~u in portu retenta Gir. EH I 3 p. 232.  d comparati jumentis insipientibus strictis ‥ ~ibus rationis frenum offirmantes Gildas EB 22; nam agnus innocens est et non habet ~um malitiae Ælf. Ep. 3. 86; morsu livoris laceratur vita prioris V. Anselmi Epit. 24; hic tuum libitum adequat licito, / sed morsu cubiti detrectet tacito Walt. Wimb. Palpo 30. 2 bit, piece, morsel; b (of person, partly fig.). offa, mursus GlC O 137; 10‥ ~us, snæd WW; ego signum crucis super ~um murane, que est in disco meo faciam V. Edm. Rich P 1812A (cf. (V. Edm. Rich) NLA I 322: morsellum); hic ~us, A. bytte WW.  b hac nocte non eris ~us demonum usque mane NLA I 150. 3 bit of bridle. 1286 pro iij ~ibus deauratis emptis ad frena regis, xv s. Rec. Wardr. 88; 1290 Alano fabro ‥ qui contulit regi unum ~um ad frenum Chanc. Misc. 4/5 f. 51v; 1411 de ‥ xvj mors[ibus] pro fren[is] Ac. Foreign 45 r. D. 4 clasp, buckle. 1207 pallium regale de purpura cum ~u et brocha auri Pat I 77b; a1238 unam capam de rubeo samito bene paratam cum lato aurifrigio et cum ~o argenteo deaurato ad modum lune E. Ch. S. Paul. 86; firmaculum quod vulgariter ~us dicitur M. Par. Maj. V 122; capam unam purpuream, ~u et tassellis carissimis redimitam G. S. Alb. I 70; 1297 capa ‥ cum ~o argenteo Doc. Scot. II 144; unus †mors [l. morsus] argenti ad capam chori AcWardr 346; 1411 capa ‥ de velveto blodio, cum uno ~o de perre Lit. Cant. III 112. 5 mordancy, sarcasm. constituit ut adolescentes et scemata sine ~u dicerent ac ab aliis in se dicta perpeti discerent W. Burley Vit. Phil. 64. 6 (in names of plants). a (~us daemonis or diaboli) devil’s bit scabious (Succisa pratensis). b (~us galli or gallinae) pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). c (~us galli or gallinae or pulli) chickweed (Stellaria media). a frigida alterancia, sicut plantago, ~us dyaboli, que curant a proprietate tertianam Gad. 5. 1; ~us diaboli SB 23; Alph. 120 (v. diabolus 3).  b succi ippie majoris, i. ~us galli Gad. 109. 2; ~us demonis, Hibernice lethan corhygh MS BL Add. 15236 f. 18v; ~us demonis, herbe coppe Ib. f. 180r; ~us dyaboli, poukesbite MS BL Sloane 2479 f. 99v; ippia, i. ~us galline, hujus autem due sunt species, sc. major et minor. ippia major, i. pimpernella cum flore rubeo. ippia minor, i. chikenmete SB 28 (v. 6c infra); anagallis Latine ~us gallinae dicitur Anglice pympernell, non est chykwede Turner Herb. A ii v.  c SB 28 (v. 6b supra); ~us galline, A. chikemete, respice in yppia Alph. 119; chekyn wede ‥ ~us galline PP; ~us galline A chykemete ‥ hoc morsuspoli, a schykynw[ede] WW.

1 morsus, a, um, part. p. de mordeo.

2 morsŭs, (10) ūs, m. , ¶ 1 morsure : Cic. CM 51 ; Tac. H. 4, 42 || [poét., en parl. dʼune agrafe, dʼune ancre, etc., de qqch. qui saisit et retient] Sil. 7, 624 ; Virg. En. 12, 782 ¶ 2 goût âpre ou piquant : Mart. 7, 25, 5 ; Plin. 36, 191 ¶ 3 [fig.] rubiginis Luc. 1, 243, la rouille qui ronge || doloris Cic. Tusc. 2, 53 ; 4, 15, la morsure de la douleur || morsure, attaque : Cic. Off. 2, 24 ; [de lʼenvie] Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 38.

morsus , us. m.
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morsus (1)

• P. of mordeo.

morsus (2) ūs, m

• mordeo, a biting, bite: avium minorum morsūs: saxum Morsibus insequi, O.: Nec tu mensarum morsūs horresce, the eating, V.: vertere morsūs Exiguam in Cererem, their teeth, V.: zonam morsu tenere, by the teeth, Iu.: discludere morsūs Roboris, i. e. open the cleft trunk(which held the javelin), V.—Fig., a bite, sting, pain, vexation: (carmina) morsu venerare, malicious attack, H.: perpetui curarum morsūs, gnawing pains, O.: doloris.