saepes

saepes (sēp-), is (nom. saeps, Cic. acc. to Aus. Idyll. in Grammaticom. 12, 11; Val. Fl. 6, 537; but, saepes, Varr. R. R. 1, 14, 2; Verg. E. 1, 54; Col. 10, 374; Pall. 1, 34, 6; Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 56), f. [root svak-, to make firm; Sanscr. sag, to cling; cf. σάττω; p for k, as in lupus].

• I Prop., a hedge, fence; sing., besides the passages above cited, Pac. ap. Non. 179, 15; Verg. G. 1, 270; Col. 11, 3, 3 sq.; Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 101; Ov. H. 20, 144: viva saepis, Varr. R. R. 1, 14, 1: saepes ex agresti ligno, id. ib. 1, 14, 2.—Plur., Poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 1, 42, 119; Caes. B. G. 2, 17; 2, 22; Verg. G. 2, 371; id. E. 8, 37; Ov. M. 1, 493.—
• II Meton., of any enclosure (poet.): scopulorum, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 7, 13: portarum, Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 81.

saepēs (sēpēs), is, f. (saepio), der Zaun, die Verzäunung, das Gehege, I) eig., Caes. u.a.: segeti praetendere saepem, Verg. – II) übtr., jede Vermachung, portarum, Ov.: stridor adaugescit scopulorum saepe repulsus, Cic. poët. – ➳ Nbf. saeps, Cic. nach Auson. edyll. 12, grammatom. 11. p. 139 Schenkl und viell. Val. Flacc. 6, 537 (wo cod. C spes).

saepes, sepes [CL], saepis, sepis [LL], sepe, something planted or erected to form a (surrounding) barrier, fence, hedge; b (spec. acc. sort, material, or method of construction); c (nemus ad ~es or sim., w. ref. to land used to grow materials for fences or hedges); d (as part of defensive work); e (fig. or in fig. context); f (used to repair dam or sim.); g (w. ref. to wattle or hurdle as part of cart). h ? land surrounded by fence or hedge, ? land used to grow materials for fences or hedges (cf. c supra). i (~es vitis) vineyard. j (~es venationis) fence or hedge used in hunting to channel or trap deer. k (captatoria ~es piscium, w. ref. to fishing-weir or sim.). l (transf., in quot. in place-name). palmes ~i involuta Bede Luke 411; ~is, longa series [? l. maceries] GlC S 4 (cf. ib. S 284: ~es); 789 (12c) a meridie ‥ fons quidam et fossa circumdata et exinde ~is quaedam Ch. Roff. 14 (= Text. Roff. f. 132v); siquis fecerit ~em vel fossatum pro quo strictior fiat publica via regis DB I 1rb; qui [sc. perdix] ‥ sublimia vitans, preter humum volitat, ponit in ~ibus ova Natura Deorum 124; 1392 quod J. uxor R. B. ‥ et G. D. fregerunt, asportaverunt ~ia domini CourtR Carshalton 34; 1429 quia ‥ sacerdotes ‥ omni die conficiunt ‥ tales deos et postea tales deos comedunt et commestos emittunt per posteriora in ~ibus Heresy Tri. Norw. 45; 1487 predictus J. Firmarius omnes cepes, haias, et fossata manerio predicto pertinentia bene et sufficienter faciet et escurabit et plantabit Crawley 467; 1499 dilaseratrix sepium (v. dilaceratrix).  b pali ~ibus inserti soloque infixi Gir. TH II 7 p. 86; a1190 de bosco ‥ retineo ‥ virgas et palas ad faldos et ~es circa curiam meam faciendas Chr. Abingd. II 190; c1280 sequendo le Blake Lake usque ad ~em communem campi de Manleg’ et sic de ~e descendendo usque ad Mosewalle, et de Moswalle sequendo veterem ~em usque ad Stokenewalle Cart. Chester 390; 1372 reclusit viam predictam pedestrem cum quodam ~i vocato stieghle quod equites ibidem non transirent (CoramR) Pub. Works II 46; 1442 preter ‥ spinas pro ~ibus ‥ faciendis Paston Let. 10 p. 19; 1478 pro factura unius cepis lignee ExchScot 477.  c villani habent j car’ et alia car’ potest fieri. nemus ad ~es. pastura ad pecun’ et xx den’ DB I 128ra; pratum j car’ et ij bobus. pastura ad pecun’ villae. nemus ad ~es DB I 132rb; ibi j cot’ et j servus. pastura ad pecun’. rispalia ad ~es DB I 140vb.  d castellum suum ‥ fossis et densis ~ibus ad multorum damna conclusit Ord. Vit. VIII 12 p. 336; bellatores assultus dare docuit, quibus vallum et ~es circumcingentes diruit Ib. VIII 24 p. 415; qui castrum, super aggerem loricatus ad ~em stans, acriter defendebat Ib. XII 39 p. 456; super hanc [molem muralem] erigatur ~es horrida [gl.: hanosue haie, hay yduse], palis quadrangulatis et vepribus pungentibus bene sit armata Neckam Ut. 103.  e tutius inde fugies quam confugies illas [sc. alas ejus]. abstulit quippe Dominus ~es ejus J. Ford Serm. 41. 4; hortum ‥ Jesus non frequentat si ~es ei disciplinae defuerit Ib. 44. 4; clausa sunt muris eneis corda nobilium ‥ . animarum ‥ servilium aut nulle sunt ~es aut dirute Map NC V 4 f. 62; 1300 precisis radicitus desideriorum ~ibus et litigiorum amfractibus omnino subductis (Bulla Papae) Reg. Carl. I 124.  f 12‥ me concessisse ‥ Ade de C. ad faciendum unum parvum ~e super terram meam propriam ad quoddam breccum stagni de B. AncD C 5425.  g desiderat hujus vehiculi [sc. rhede] compositio limones, cum ~e vel crate ex virgis contexta, temones etiam cum gerulis Neckam NR II 168.  h super hanc terram reclamat Erfastus ‥ dimidiam ~em quae jacebat ad manerium antecessoris Erfasti DB I 211va; 1286 in duodecim acris et dimidia pasture, sex acris prati, et una acra et dimidia ~ium Starrs I 22.  i 12‥ debet ‥ unum obolum ad ~em vitis, sc. wynyard Cart. Rams. II 27.  j 964 (11c) venationis ~em domini episcopi ultronei ad edificandum repperiantur (Lit. Episc.) CS 1136.  k 11‥ villani captatorias ~es piscium et alias venatorias instaurare ‥ debebant Cart. Heming I 256.  l unde et ~es Regia dicebatur, pro eo quod ex omni regione in modum corone a silvis circumcingi probabatur R. Cold. Godr. 50.

sæpēs (12) (sēpēs), is, f. , haie, enceinte, clôture : Cæs. G. 2, 17, 4 ; 2, 22, 1 ; Virg. G. 1, 270.

➳ nom. sæps Cic. dʼaprès Aus. Idyll. 12, 11.

saepēs (not sēp-), is, f

• 1 SAC-, a hedge, fence: saepes apibus florem depasta salicti, V.: ut instar muri hae saepes munimentum praeberent, Cs.: Saepibus in nostris mala vidi, V.—An enclosure: scopulorum, C.poët.: portarum, O.