Logeion | nux

nux, nŭcis (gen. plur. nucerum for nucum, Cael. ap. Charis. p. 40 P.), f. [etym. dub.],

a nut. At weddings it was customary to strew nuts on the floor: sparge, marite, nuces, Verg. E. 8, 30; cf.Varr. ap. Serv. ad E. 8, 30; Paul. ex Fest. p. 173 Müll.; Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 86; Mart. 5, 135. Nutshells were used in coloring the hair: viridi cortice tincta nucis, Tib. 1, 8, 44. Nuts were strewn at the festival of Ceres, Sinn. Capito ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 177 Müll. Children played with nuts, Suet. Aug. 83; Cat. 61, 131; hence, prov.: nuces relinquere, to give up childish sports, to betake one's self to the serious business of life, to throw away our rattles, Pers. 1, 10: nux cassa, a nutshell: tene amatorem esse inventum inanem quasi cassam nucem, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 137 (366).—Fig. of a thing of no value, Hor. S. 2, 5, 36 ( = res vel vilissima); cf.: non ego tuam empsim vitam vitiosā nuce, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 45 (316).—
II Transf.
- A A fruit with a hard shell or rind: nux amara, a bitter almond, Cels. 3, 10; so Col. 7, 13; Plin. 15, 7, 7, § 26: castaneae nuces, chestnuts, Verg. E. 2, 52: nux pinea, Macr. S. 2, 6, 1; the fruit of the tithymalus, Plin. 26, 8, 40, § 66.—
- B A nut-tree: inter primas germinant ulmus, salix, nuces, Plin. 16, 25, 41, § 97; Liv. 24, 10; Juv. 11, 119.—Poet., an almond-tree, Verg. G. 1, 187.

nux, nucis, Genet. Plur. nucum, f. (ahd. [h]nuz), I) die Nuß, sowohl welsche als Haselnuß, A) eig., Liv. u.a.: abellana, Plin. u. Edict. Diocl.: iuglans, Plin.: escaria, Marc. Emp.: nux longa, quae vocatur Albana, Priap. – als Spielzeug der Kinder, pueri, qui tam parentibus amissis flebunt quam nucibus, Sen. – Sprichw., nuces relinquere, die Kinderschuhe ablegen, Pers. 1, 10: nux cassa, eine taube Nuß = wertlose Kleinigkeit, Plaut. Pseud. 371. Hor. sat. 2, 5, 36: so auch vitiosa nux, Plaut. mil. 316. – B) übtr.: jede mit einer harten Schale bedeckte Obstfrucht, castaneae nuces, Verg.: amara nux, bittere Mandel, Cels. – II) der Nußbaum, Verg. u. Liv.

nux [CL] 1 fruit covered by shell, nut. b nutshell. c nut-tree. d (fig.). nux ‥ amarissimum habet corticem et testa durissima accingitur ‥ et ‥ fructus dulcissimus intus repperiatur Bede Cant. 1185; juglantis vel nux, hnutu Ælf. Gl. 137; pomum omne corio vel cortice duro tectum dicitur nux Bart. Angl. XVII 108; 1269 P. de N. custos foreste ‥ appropriavit sibi injuste ‥ nuces in dominicis boscis que valuerunt ‥ sex marcas et dimidiam SelPlForest 47; est hic notandum de nucibus quod iste parve de corulo non vocantur nuces proprie a medicis, sed avellane Gad. 73v. 2. b sed numquid habere Dunelmum / esse putet vacuam Petrus habere nucem L. Durh. Dial. II 242; 1328 item j nux nigra pro cipho non facto precii vj d KR Ac 239/13 m. 2. c nux, hnutbeam GlC N 184; quare si aliquis dormit sub nuce in estate, post sompnum gravedinem fecerit capitis? Quaest. Salern. P 124; est ‥ nux arbor alta et procera, habens ramos et nodos diffusos et folia lata et nervosa Bart. Angl. XVII 108; nux, noyer Garl. Dict. gl. 143. d hinc nonnulli solo nomine religiosi, sibi placentes et de specie sanctitatis singulariter gloriantes; qui oculos nucis habuerunt, ut in oculis alienis festucam clare viderent Studley 3. 2 (dist. by kind): a (w. Alexandrina, Gallica, major, Persica, regalis, regia, or ellipt.) walnut. b (w. avellana, coryli, minor, minuta, parva, pontica, silvestris) hazelnut, cobnut. c (w. longa, minor, phyllidis). d (w. muscata or sim., Indie, mirifica, or myristica) nutmeg. e (w. Indica, Indie, magna) coconut. f (w. Maroquitana). a1186 pro j bussello seminis canabi et j summa nucum regalium Pipe 179; nux ‥ usualis est domestica, que a multis dicitur Gallica Bart. Angl. XVII 108; cum aqua sambuci vel cum succo corticum nucismajoris Gad. 13. 2; cum sanari cepisset digitus, instar Gallice nucis super fracture locum struma concreta resedit NLA II 626; nux qui ponitur simplex dicitur ‥ A. walnote MS BL Arundel 42 f. 96rb; carena basilica, i. nux Alexandrina, quam multi Persicam dicunt, nauseam provocat, venenis est contraria si commesta fuerit Alph. 31; 1511 item tenentes hujus schire habent solvere singulis annis centum xxiiij sarcula lignorum aridorum unacum iiij lib. de nucibus Gallicis Reg. Aberd. I 378; nux Persica, regia, juglans, idem a walnut or a walnut tre Turner Herb. B iii v; nux epitheto vacans significat a walnutte Ib.. b in modum sylvestris nucis Lanfr. Ep. 46 (21); nux avellana ‥ agrestis et sylvatica est, nam sine cultura crescit in corylis Bart. Angl. XVII 109; nux pontica vel avellana idem SB 32; careon, nux idem, inde leptecarion, i. nux minuta sc. avellana Alph. 30–1; nux coruli, nottes of hasellys MS Camb. UL Dd. 10. 44 f. 109rc; nux pontica, nux parva, nux coruli, hasell MS Camb. UL Dd. 11. 45 f. 110. c amigdala, quasi minor nux Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 370; vinum ‥ sapidum ut nux Phillidis [gl. noiz de l’almaunde] Neckam Ut. 103; nux longa, almundis MS Camb. UL Dd. 10. 44 f. 109rb. d nux muscata, piper, gingiber, cinnama, cumin Neckam DS III 545; nux muscata ‥ est ‥ fructus arboris in India nascentis ‥ et est multum medicinalis Bart. Angl. XVII 109; 1244 de vino duo sextercia zedeoariata et alia duo vel tria muscata nucibus muscatis Cl 274; nucis miristice, i. muscate Gilb. V 228. 2; quo facto, pulveres subscriptarum specierum in panno lineo inclusi apponantur, viz. zinziberi ‥ clovys, cinamomi, nucis Indie ‥ Pop. Med. 240; 1303 de Castelano de Hispannia pro vij libratis nucium muscatarum Crawley 270; 1325 de ‥ j cipho de nuce muga cum pede argent’ MinAc 1126/5 r. 1; 1372 computat in ‥ gariophilo, galanga, canella, nucibus mugatis, amigdolis ExchScot 370; 1377 computat in empcione de j libra canelle, et de dimidio libre nucium mogatorum ‥ vj s. vj d Ib. 547; nux mirifica, nux muscata idem SB 32. e 1265 de j cipho de nuce de India Pipe 113r. 2d.; nux magna, que venit de Yndia Alph. 126. f nux Maroquitana comestis gravis ejus xj fortiter camasticatis [i. e. commasticatis] et post modicum vini puri cum summa celeritate dolorem colice et yliace ex fr[igidit]ate sedat Gilb. V 228v. 1. 3 (in names of plants or parts of plants): a (nux agrestis) sea holly. b (nux pini) pine cone (in quot., w. ref. to representation on artefact). c (nux vomica, Indica) nux vomica. a iringi aut iringion aut nux agrestis Alph. 87. b c1315 casula una de rubeo panno de Tharse cum nucibus pini aureis Invent. Ch. Ch. 52. c nux Indeyca, nux vomica, castaneola idem Alph. 126n; nux vomica, i. chastyn MS BL Harley 2378 f. 115v; nux vomica, chasteynes MS BL Sloane 282 f. 171va. 4 (nux Romana) amber. nux Romana, i. cakabre SB 32. 5 a coconut shell as material from which to make a cup. b cup made of coconut shell. a 1251 de uno cipho de nuce Pipe 95 r. 8; 1390 de ‥ uno cipho de nuce arg’ deaur’ in cooperculo ponderante xviij s. vj d Ac. Foreign 25G. b 1334 nux una ‥ cum pede et cooperculo argenteo et ammellato Arch. J. LIII 277; 1404 item j nux cum pede et circulo argenteo et deaurato ex dono A. de C Ac. Durh. 395; 1506 pro mutacione unius ciphi qui appellatur nux Cant. Coll. Ox. 246. 6 (of cross-bow or siege-engine) nut. 1209 ad nuces balistarum faciendas SelPlForest 146; 1284 pro ballistis faciendis ‥ cccc nuces Cl 102 m. 11 (v. ballista 2); 1295 Willelmo Limer adlimand’ [sic] nuces ‥x d ‥ Davit fusori pro una nuce de proprio metallo ‥ KR Ac 5/10; 1307 centum nuces pro balistis unius pedum, quinquaginta nuces pro balistis duorum pedum et viginti nuces pro balistis de turno KR Mem r. 6; 1337 (v. ballista 2).

nux, (11) nŭcis, f. , tout fruit à écale et à amande : Plin. 15, 26 ; 26, 66 ; Virg. B. 2, 52 ; Cels. Med. 3, 7, 10 ; Col. Rust. 7, 13 || noix : Cic. de Or. 2, 265 ; 266 ; Virg. B. 8, 30 ; Plin. 15, 86 ; Mart. 5, 84, 1 ; nuces relinquere Pers. 1, 10, cesser de jouer aux noix, renoncer aux jeux de lʼenfance || noyer : Plin. 16, 97 ; Liv. 24, 18 ; Juv. 11, 119 || amandier : Virg. G. 1, 187.

nux, nucis f

1. noot (walnoot, hazelnoot en amandel) [metaf. cassa lege noot = kleinigheid];
2. vrucht met harde schil: kastanje, eikel; ➤ ~ pinea dennenappel;
3. (meton.) (a) notenboom; (b) (Verg.) amandelboom.

nux , nucis. f.
核桃。— juglans 核桃。— cassa vel vitiosa 虛核桃。無所用。— pinea 松仁。— Graeca 杏兒。— avellana vel Pontica 榧子。Castanea nux 栗子。Nuces amarae 苦杏兒。Nuces relinquere 棄小事。

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, Balistæ astragalus epitoxis, Noix d'arbaleste. Will. Brito lib. 6. Philipp. pag. 156 : Guido Nucem volvit balistæ pollice lævo, Dextra premit clavem, sonat una nervus, et ecce In Regis scapula stabat fatalis harundo. Dantes in Paradiso cant. 2 : In quanto quadrel posa, et vota, et de la Noce si dischiava. Hinc Proverbium Italicum : La corda e'n su la Noce ; pro damno proximo. Hinc Ennosquier, telum nuci imponere. Lit. remiss. ann. 1373. in Reg. 105. Chartoph. reg. ch. 22 : Icellui Vitet tenté d'anemi retourna son arc tendu, la sayeste Ennosquiée, et deux sayestes en sa bouche, etc. Unde et Desnoquer, pro arcum remittere, in aliis Lit. ann. 1380. ex Reg. 118. ch. 331 : Ainsi que ledit Eslie eust Desnoqué son arbaleste, sa vire encontra ledit de la Chapelle et lui entra ou corps.

, Vasis species, a forma sic dicti. Inventar. ann. 1420. inter Probat. tom. 2. Annal. Præmonst. col. 591 : Unum plate argenteum pro speciebus pedatum, quinque Nuces pedatas, cum cooperculis.

nux, nŭcis, f.: ogni frutto ricoperto di guscio legnoso: noce; ● nocciola; ● mandorla; ● nux amara, mandorla amara; ● nux Graeca, mandorla dolce; ● nux castanea, castagna; ● nux pinea o sempl. nux, pigna

● noce; mandorlo (alberi)

♢ gen. pl. nucerum [CelioA].

nux nucis, f

a nut: Sparge, marite, nuces (a custom at weddings), V.: te cassā nuce pauperet, i. e. the merest trifle, H.: nux ornabat mensas, the dessert, H.: castaneae nuces, chestnuts, V.—A nut- tree: tacta de caelo, L., Iu.—Singcollect.: Hic nux, O.—An almond-tree, V.

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