steel
steel
subs.
Use P. and V. σί̆δηρος ; see iron, brass.Met., use sword.
subs.
Use P. and V. σί̆δηρος ; see iron, brass.Met., use sword.
steel
adj.
Use P. and V. σῐδηροῦς ; see iron, brazen.
adj.
Use P. and V. σῐδηροῦς ; see iron, brazen.
steel
v. trans.
Nerve, encourage: P. and V. θορσύ̄νειν, θρᾰσύ̄νειν, P. ἐπιρρωννύναι.
Steel oneself: P. and V. θαρσεῖν.
Steel oneself against, reject: P. and V. ἀ̆πωθεῖν, or mid.; see reject.Steel oneself to (with infin.): P. and V. ἀξιοῦν (infin.), V. τολμᾶν (infin.), Ar. and V. τλῆναι (2nd aor. of τλᾶν) (infin); see have the heart to, under heart.Come steel yourself, heart of mine: V. ἀλλʼ εἶʼ ὁπλίζου καρδία (Eur. Med. 1242).
Steeled against, unmoved by: Ar. and V. ἄ̆τεγκτος (dat.) (Aesch. Frag.).
v. trans.
Nerve, encourage: P. and V. θορσύ̄νειν, θρᾰσύ̄νειν, P. ἐπιρρωννύναι.
Steel oneself: P. and V. θαρσεῖν.
Steel oneself against, reject: P. and V. ἀ̆πωθεῖν, or mid.; see reject.Steel oneself to (with infin.): P. and V. ἀξιοῦν (infin.), V. τολμᾶν (infin.), Ar. and V. τλῆναι (2nd aor. of τλᾶν) (infin); see have the heart to, under heart.Come steel yourself, heart of mine: V. ἀλλʼ εἶʼ ὁπλίζου καρδία (Eur. Med. 1242).
Steeled against, unmoved by: Ar. and V. ἄ̆τεγκτος (dat.) (Aesch. Frag.).
STEEL
s. chalybs (general term). ☞ For striking fire the ancients used either a large nail called clavus or a second stone; Vid: Plin. 36 19 30.
s. chalybs (general term). ☞ For striking fire the ancients used either a large nail called clavus or a second stone; Vid: Plin. 36 19 30.
v. durare: indurate (to harden): confirmare (e.g. animum). To have steeled one’s self against anything obstinatum esse adversus aliquid (e.g. adversus muliebres lacrimas Liv.).
steel (subs.):
I. Prepared iron:
1. chălybs, y̆bis, m.: wound-dealing s., c. vulnificus, Virg. Aen. 8, 446.
2. ferrum: v.IRON .
II. Steel for striking a light: clāvus, i: flints struck by the s. or another stone emit a spark, pyritae clavo vel alio lapide percussi scintillam edunt, Plin. 36, 19, 30.
III. Fig.: used as equivalent to sword: to die by s., ferro necari, Hor. S. 2, 7, 58: or, war: to decide by s. and not by gold, ferro non auro cernere, Enn. in Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38: v.WAR , SWORD .
I. Prepared iron:
1. chălybs, y̆bis, m.: wound-dealing s., c. vulnificus, Virg. Aen. 8, 446.
2. ferrum: v.
II. Steel for striking a light: clāvus, i: flints struck by the s. or another stone emit a spark, pyritae clavo vel alio lapide percussi scintillam edunt, Plin. 36, 19, 30.
III. Fig.: used as equivalent to sword: to die by s., ferro necari, Hor. S. 2, 7, 58: or, war: to decide by s. and not by gold, ferro non auro cernere, Enn. in Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38: v.
steel (v.): to harden: dūro: firmo: confirmo: v. HARDEN . Phr.: to s. one's heart, gerere ferrum in pectore, Ov. M. 9, 614: let us s. ourselves for these three days, obduretur hoc triduum, Cic. Att. 12, 3: we have become s.'d to such things, ad ista obduruimus, ib. 13, 2: to s. oneself against fortune, contra fortunam obdurescere, id. Tusc. 3, 28. Join: obduresco et percalleo: cf. id. Mil. 28, 76: v. HARDEN , STRENGTHEN .
Steel
See Chalybes; metallum.