oscillum

oscillum, i, n. dim. [1. os; lit. little mouth; hence],

• A little cavity in the middle of leguminous fruits, where the germ sprouts forth: oscilla lupinorum, Col. 2, 10, 3.—*
• II A little image of the face, a little mask of Bacchus, hung from trees, so as to be easily moved by the wind: tibique (Bacche) Oscilla ex altā suspendunt mollia pinu, Verg. G. 2, 389; cf. Serv. ad loc.; Macr. S. 1, 7; 11.

oscillum, i, n. [ob- or obs-cillo],

• a swing, Fest. p. 194 Müll.; Verg. G. 2, 389 (v. Serv. ad loc.); Tert. Pall. 1 fin.

1. ōscillum, ī, n. (Demin. v. 1. ōs), das Mündchen, dah. I) das Grübchen in der Mitte der Hülfenfrüchte, wo der Keim herauswächst, Colum. 2, 10, 3. – II) eine kleine Maske, besonders Wachsbildchen des Bacchus, die man an der Feldmark aufhängte, um böse Geister abzuwehren, Verg. georg. 2, 389. Macr. sat. 1, 7. § 31. u. 11. § 48.

2. oscillum, ī, n. (v. ob od. obs u. cilleo od. cillo = moveo) = αἰώρα, die Hängematte, die Schaukel, bes. beim Bacchusdienste, Fest. 194 (b), 8. Tert. de pall. 1 extr. (dazu Salmasius S. 130). Mythogr. Lat. 1, 19 extr. Schol. ad Caes. German. Arat. 95. p. 389, 10 Eyss.: oscillis moveri, Fest. 194 (b), 25: oscillo iactari, Schol. ad Caes. German. Arat. 95. p. 389, 12 Eyss.

1 oscillum [CL] , small mouth. ~o oblongo [gl.: ocillo, i. parvo ore, buche] Balsh. Ut. 48; ocillum dulciter et labra dulcia / salivam parvuli more manancia / aptat ad osculum Walt. Wimb. Carm. 225.

2 oscillum [cf. CL ossiculum] , small bone. ossulum ‥ vel ossiculum ‥ vel ~um ‥ i. parvum os Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 387; ~um ‥ i. parvum os Ib. 388; ex dentibus beati Nicasii, cujus nudum in manibus tenuerat capud sanctissimum ‥ misit digitos in nares illius ‥ et summa cum facilitate eduxit unum ~um valde speciosum, quo martyris geminos oculorum orbes interjectu sui discriminare consueverat Ad. Eyns. Hug. V 13 p. 154; a bane, os, ossiculum, ossillum CathA.

3 oscillum [CL], ~a 1 a swing or sim.; b (fig.). ~ae, totridan GlC O 268; 10‥ oscida, totrida ‥ ~e, totridan WW; myrytotur, chyldysgame, ostillum PP; a merytotyr, ~um, petaurus CathA; a poppin, ~um Levins Manip. 134.  b sub ocillo fortune tacitus et tremebundus M. Par. Maj. V 266. 2 torch. occillum, braundun Teaching Latin II 89.

1 ōscillum, (16) ī, n. (os 1), cavité dʼoù part le germe [du lupin] : Col. Rust. 2, 10, 3 || oscille [figurine quʼon suspendait aux arbres en offrande à Saturne et à Bacchus] : Virg. G. 2, 389 et Serv.  ; Macr. Sat. 1, 7, 31.

2 oscillum, ī, n. (obs, cillo), balançoire : Myth. 1, 19 ; Fest. 194.

oscillum , i. n. (os.)
畧口親。鞦韆。Oscilla. plur. 供神之小坭像。

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ōscillum ī, n dim.

• 1 os, a little face, little mask(of Bacchus; a charm to protect the vineyard), V.

Oscillum

A dimunitive of os, and applied to the small mask or image (usually of Bacchus) suspended by the country people in their vineyards, so that the wind might turn it around in different directions. The belief which led to this practice was that the spot upon which the god looked would become fruitful (Macrob. Sat. i. 7).