orsa
orsa, an undertaking, attempt
ōrsa, ōrum, n.: words, speech, 7.435; beginnings, undertakings, purposes, designs, 10.632. (ōrdior)
orsa, ōrum, n. [ordior].
- Beginnings, commencements, an undertaking, attempt: ut (di) orsis tanti operis successus prosperos darent, Liv. praef. fin.: Orsa juvare, Val. Fl. 1, 21.—
- II In partic., words, speech (poet.): sic orsa vicissim Ore refert, Verg. A. 7, 435; 10, 632; 11, 124; Val. Fl. 5, 472: Menandri, i. e. carmina, Aus. Idyll. 4, 46.
ōrsa, ōrum, n., s. ōrdior.
ōrsa, (16) ōrum, n. (ordior), entreprise : orsa tanti operis Liv. pr. 13, lʼentreprise dʼune si grande œuvre || [poét.] paroles, discours : Virg. En. 7, 435 ; 10, 632, etc.
- 1. begin, onderneming;
- 2. (poët.) woorden, uiting.
Ursa,
Ors, pro
Ours, Ursus. Invent. bonor. ducis Bitur. ann. 1416 :
Item un doussellet.... bourdé tout entour de veloux cramoisy, où sont Ors et cynes, etc.
ōrsa ōrum, n
- P. plur. n. of ordior, an undertaking, attempt: tanti operis, L.—Words, speech: sic orsa vicissim Ore refert, V.