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mūs, mūris (gen. plur. murum, Arn. 3, 3; usually murium, Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 157; Plin. 8, 27, 41, § 98; v. Neue, Formenl. 1, 286 sq.), comm. [kindred to Greek μῦς; Sanscr. mūsh, the same, from mūsh, furari],

a mouse: non solum inquilini, sed etiam mures migraverunt, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 1: exiguus, Verg. G. 1, 181: rusticus, urbanus, Hor. S. 2, 6, 80 al.—Prov., v. mons, I.: neque enim homines murium aut formicarum causā frumentum condunt, Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 158.—Compared with parasites: quasi mures semper edimus alienum cibum, Plaut. Pers. 1, 2, 6 (58).—The ancients included under this name the rat, marten, sable, ermine, e. g. mures domestici, agrestes, aranei, Pontici, Libyci, marini, Plin. 8, 57, 82, § 221; 9, 19, 35, § 71; 10, 65, 85, § 185: pelles, perh. ermine, Amm.31, 2, 5: Africani, Plin. 30, 6, 14, § 43: odorati, musk-rats, Hier. Ep. 127, 3.—As a term of abuse, you rat: videbo te in publicum, mus, imo terrae tuber, Petr. 58, 4.—As a term of endearment: cum me murem dicis, my little mouse, Mart. 11, 29, 3.—
II Mus marinus, a kind of crustaceous sea-fish, Plin. 9, 19, 35, § 71; Enn. ap. Ap. Apol. p. 299 (Heduph. v. 2 Vahl.).

mūs, mūris, c. (μῦς), die Maus, I) eig.: rusticus od. agrestis, Feldmaus (Ggstz. urbanus), Hor.: aber mus agrestis auch wilde Maus, Pallad.: pusillus, Plaut.: exiguus, Verg.: araneus, viell. Spitzmaus, Colum. u. Plin.: incolae domuum mures, Plin.: murem capere, Val. Max.: mures edere (essen), Liv. epit.: non solum inquilini, sed etiam mures migrarunt, Cic.: quasi mures semper edimus alienum cibum, Plaut. – Zum Mäusegeschlecht rechneten die Alten auch Ratten, Marder, Zobel, Hermeline usw., mures Aegyptii, eine Art Ratten (mus cahirinus od. rat de Caire von Geoffroy), Plin.: m. Ponticus, viell. Hermelin, Plin.: indumenta ex pellibus silvestrium murium, Amm.: m. odoratus, das Bisamtier (Moschus moschifer), dessen Fell wegen des Wohlgeruchs als Pelz gesucht war, Hieron. – als Schimpfwort, du Maus, Petron. 58, 4. – als Liebkosungswort, Mäuschen, cum me murem dicis, Mart. 11, 29, 3. – II) übtr.: A) mus marinus, eine Art Seefisch od. Schaltier, Plin. 9, 71. – B) appell., Mus, als Beiname des decischen Geschlechts. Bekannt ist P. Decius Mus, Liv. 10, 14, 1. – ➳ Genet. Plur., murium, wie Plin. 8, 98 u. ö.; murum, wie Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 157 (vgl. Charis. 137, 5). Arnob. 3, 3. Amm. 31, 2, 5; vgl. Georges Lexik. d. lat. Wortf. S. 439.

mus [CL cf. mῦς] 1 mouse. b (in prov.). c (as type of the small, cowardly, fussy, or harmful). si ‥ sit cibus ille liquidus in quo mus vel mustela inmersa moritur, purgetur Theod. Pen. I 7. 9; mys Latine mus vel sorex interpretatur Aldh. Met. 10 p. 95; mus, muris, muus GlC M 343; ne [sacrificium] tam diu teneatur ut ‥ a muribus aut avibus sumatur Ælf. Ep. 2a. 12; queritur quedam animalia quare complemento caude careant, ut cervi et lepores, cum animalia minus corpulenta hoc completum perfecte habeant, ut mus et quedam alia? Quaest. Salern. B 73; hic mus, soriz Gl. AN Glasg. f. 21vb; quendam murem permodicum sepulchri foramen intrare, nidum facere, et partum in angulo quodam producere NLA I 239; Ps.-Elmh. Hen. V 68 (v. caro 1a). b cum apud abaciam de Thornolmia nobiscum vos anno preterito duximus, tanquam murem in pera aut serpentem in sinu Gir. SD 28; mus in pera suum dominum non reddit amicum Walt. Angl. Fab. 10. 11; s1251 sic inverecundus hospes angui in sinu et muri in pera meruit comparari M. Par. Maj. V 205. c mendax Grecismus est Grecis philosophis mus. / quando Latinismus est turget mons velut ismus [l. is mus; gl.: mus, ridiculosus, unde Oratius: parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus] Garl. Mor. Scol. 359; nocivus ut mus Bacon V 143; c1298 vix est mure melior Walays aut Gilmaurus, / ad quorum victoriam nunquam crescet laurus (Dunbar 201) Pol. Songs 175; Londonienses ‥ meticulosi ut mures, timidi sicut lepores V. Ric. II 73; timidi velut lepores, meticulosi ut mures Wals. HA II 145. 2 (in plant names): a (auricula muris) mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella), marjoram (origanum), or mouse-ear chickweed (cerastium). b (pappa muris) stonecrop (Sedum). c (testiculus muris) ? silverweed, goose tansy (Potentilla anserina). a SB 12, etc. (v. auricula 3a, b, c). b pappa muris, stoncrop MS BL Sloane 2479 f. 102. c testiculus muris, mowse heer MS BL Sloane 3217 f. 74. 3 (mus araneus) shrew. mursiranus, screauua GlC M 336; mus iranus, scraeua Gl. Leid. 47. 78; mus araneus, screawa Ælf. Gl. 122; musaraneum, alce, hyena MS BL Stowe 57 f. 157. 4 (mus major) rat. mures majores qui vulgariter rati vocantur Gir. TH II 32. 5 (mus marinus) turtle. mus marinus, the see mouse, gothe out of thewater, & ‥ laieth her egges ‥ in the erthe (L.Andrews Noble Life III 57) OED s. v. sea-mouse. 6 (mus peregrinus) ermine. jussit ‥ regalia ornamenta clamidem sericamque interulam et renonem de pretiosis pellibus peregrinorum murium subito comburi Ord. Vit. IV 13 p. 264.

1 mūs, (11) mūris, m. (μῦς), rat, souris : Cic. Att. 14, 9, 1 ; Ponticus Plin. 8, 221, lʼhermine || [terme dʼinjure] Petr. 58, 4 || [terme de caresse] Mart. 11, 29, 3 || mus marinus, espèce de crustacé : Plin. 9, 71.

➳ gén. plur. habituel murium ; qqf. murum : Cic. Nat. 2, 157.

mūs, mūris m muis [rusticus veldmuis; urbanus huismuis], ook andere knaagdieren, zoals rat, marter, sabeldier e.d. (bij Martialis als koosnaam, bij Petronius als scheldwoord); — Mūs cognomen v.d. Decii, zie Decius.

mus , muris. m. f. plur. mures, ium.
老鼠。耗子。— ridiculus 小鼠。小耗子。— foemina vel una mus 母鼠。Mures. plur. 諸出衣皮之小獸。

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, Mus Ponticus, Hermine. Peregrini muris pellicula, apud S. Hieron. lib. 2. contra Jovin. Idem Epist. 8. ad Demetriadem : Cincinnatulos pueros, et calamistratos, et peregrini Muris olentes pelliculas... virgo devitet. Renonem de pretiosis pellibus peregrinorum Murium, apud Ordericum Vital. lib. 4. pag. 535. Pelles silvestrium murium, apud Ammianum lib. 31. Guibertus lib. 3. de Vita sua cap. 5 : Cui etiam cum pacta pecunia tunicam ex peregrino Mure pelliciam, quam Renonem vocitant, puerorum mater misit. Vide Dissertationem 1. ad Joinvillam. , Pellis muris Pontici. Alcuinus Angilb. lib. 3. vers. 225. in Poemate de Carolo Magno : Lactea quippe ferunt pretiosam colla Murinam. Quidam legunt murenam, de qua voce supra : sed potior videtur murina, pro pelle collum ambiente ; cujusmodi Roberto Regi tribuit Helgaudus, quod ornamenta pellium a collo dependentium vocat pag. 65. et 70. Mure dicitur in Poemate MS. de Expugnata Hierosolyma a Tito : Li Seneschaus i vait, s'ot la Mure anfautrée, Vestus d'une pelice richement agolée. Est etiam Murina, lapidis pretiosi species, de qua Isidorus lib. 16. Orig. cap. 12.

, Ordo Equestris de Britannia, institutus aut restauratus a Joanne V. Britanniæ Duce, circa ann. 1365. His torques aureus maculis distinctus, symbolum A ma vie. Hofman. ex Sammarthano.

mus, mūris, m.: topo; ● sorcio; ● mus araneus, toporagno; rusticus urbanum murem mus paupere fertur accepisse cavo Or si racconta che un topo di campagna accolse nella sua povera tana un topo di città; mures induunt Apul prendono forma di topi

♢ gen. pl. murĭum, raram. murum, anche f.

mūs mūris, m and f

MVS-, a mouse: mures migraverunt: exiguus, V.: rusticus, H.

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