petulcus

pĕtulcus, a, um, adj. [peto; cf. petulans init.], butting, apt to butt, with the horns or head (poet. and post-Aug.).

• I Lit.: agni, Lucr. 2, 368: haedi, Verg. G. 4, 10: caper velaries, Col. 7, 3, 5.—
• II Transf., frisky, wanton: haedi petulci dicti ab appetendo: unde et meretrices petulcas vocamus, Serv. Verg. G. 4, 10.

petulcus, a, um (peto), stoßend, mit den Hörnern, Köpfen usw., agni, Lucr.: haedi, Verg.: caper et aries, Colum.: hircus, Anthol. Lat. – übtr., mutwillig, ausgelassen, meretrices, Serv. Verg. georg. 4, 10. Isid. orig. 10, 231: debere eos in summa virtutum gravitate consistere nec quidquam petulcum vel calidum iuventutis ac mobilitatis antiquae in eorum corpore residere, Cassian. coen. inst. 1, 8 extr.

petulcus [CL] 1 importunate, unrestrained, over-confident. ~i, petulantes GlC P 219; cravar ‥ procax, †pecultus [l. petulcus] PP. 2 wanton, licentious, sexually unrestrained; b (of animal; in quot., w. ref. to Matth. xxv 2. c (as sb. f. or m.) wanton, licentious, or sexually unrestrained person. siquis ~us incestator et lascivus scortator ‥ lupanar ingredi maluisset Aldh. VirgP 35; indocilis juvenis nescit sensusque petulcos / subcurvare animo Æthelwulf Abb. 41; ita ut statuat oves ‥ a dextris, id est confirmet simplices in beatitudine, hedos autem a sinistris, id est ~os et pravitate olidos in eterna miseria Pull. Sent. 1001B; ~us, -a, -um, i. ille qui sepe petit coitum quod proprie de animalibus dicitur Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 419; Socrates ‥ natura ~us erat et muliebrosus ‥ , nature tamen intemperantiam ‥ repressit et domuit J. Sal. Met. 836B; fetum fundens, sed petulcis / numquam stricta brachiis Walt. Wimb. Virgo 34.  b a747 quos oves in futuro judicio ad dexteram Christi ponendos fore censebam ‥ petulcae et ad sinistram statuendae capellae esse dinoscuntur Bonif. Ep. 67; neque enim congruent in die illa agno immaculato ~i et maculosi, formoso deformes J. Ford Serm. 49. 2.  c stinchus ‥ sollicitat castam, facit insanire petulcas Neckam DS III 505 p. 406 ; a wowere; ~us, procator, ‥ procax CathA.

pĕtulcus, (15) a, um (peto), qui frappe de ses cornes, qui cosse : Lucr. 2, 368 ; Virg. G. 4, 10 || [fig.] agaçant, effronté : Serv. Georg. 4, 10.

petulcus , a, um. adj.
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petulcus adj.

• PET-, butting, apt to butt: haedi, V.