sagus

sāgus, a, um, adj. [v. sagio; cf. Cic. Div. 1, 31, 65; Paul. ex Fest. p. 255 Müll.],

• presaging, predicting, prophetic (as adj., only post-Aug.): aves, Stat. Ach. 1, 519: clangores, id. Th. 8, 204: MANVS, i. e. magical, Inscr. Orell. 2486.—
• II Subst. (freq. and class.): sāga, ae, f., a female diviner, a wise woman, fortune-teller, soothsayer, Cic. Div. 1, 31, 65 (v. the passage under sagio); Col. 1, 8, 6; 11, 1, 22; Tib. 1, 2, 42; 1, 5, 59; Ov. Am. 3, 7, 29; Hor. C. 1, 27, 21; id. Ep. 2, 2, 208; Prop. 3 (4), 24, 10.—And, because such women often acted as panders,
• • • 2 A bawd, procuress: sagae mulieres dicuntur feminae ad libidinem virorum indagatrices, Non. 22, 33: ut saga et bona conciliatrix, Lucil. ap. Non. 23, 4: saga conducta pretio, Turp. ib. 6.

săgus, i, m., v. sagum.

1. sāgus, a, um (sac, wov. sagio), scharfsinnig = wahrsagend, prophetisch, I) adi.: aves, Stat.: clangores, Stat.: manus, zauberische, Inscr. – II) subst., saga, ae, f., a) die kluge Frau, Wahrsagerin, Zauberin, Cic. u.a. – u., weil die W. sich zur Kupplerin gebrauchen ließ, b) die Kupplerin, Turpil. com. 8. Lucil. 271: saga rapax (gierige), Tibull. 1, 5, 59.

2. sagus, ī, m., s. saguma. A.

1 sagus v. 1 sagum

2 sagus [CL], skilled in divination. tam celebres epulas doctoribus offero sagis, / celitibus vel cellistis; miracula celi / qui contemplantur, solvant enigmata tales V. Ed. Conf. Metr. I 465.

1 sāgus, a, um (sagio), qui présage, prophétique : Stat. Ach. 1, 519 ; P. Fest. 255.

2 săgus, ī, m. , c. sagum : Enn. Ann. 508 ; Varro Men. 569.

sagus , a, um. adj.
善覺。先知。見識者。

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sāgus see saga.