scopa

scōpa, ae, and plur.: scōpae, ārum (cf. on plur., Varr. L. L. 8, § 7 Müll.; 10, § 24 ib.; Quint. 1, 5, 16; Charis. p. 20 P.; 72 ib.; Diom. p. 315 ib.; sing., v. infra, B.), f. [root skap-, to support; cf.: scipio, scamnum].

• I Lit., thin branches, twigs, shoots (rare), Cato R. R. 152; Pall. 3, 24, 8; 4, 9, 12; Auct. B. Afr. 47, 5; Plin. 20, 22, 89, § 241; 22, 18, 21, § 46 al.—
• • B In partic.: scōpa rēgĭa, a plant, a species of the goosefoot: Chenopodium scoparia, Linn.; Plin. 21, 6, 15, § 28; 25, 5, 19, § 44.—
• II Meton., a broom, besom made of twigs (class. in plur.): munditias volo fieri: efferte huc scopas, etc., Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 23 (347); 2, 2, 27 (351); 2, 2, 51 (375); Petr. 34, 3; Hor. S. 2, 4, 81: scopis mundata, swept, Vulg. Luc. 11, 25: in scopā, id. Isa. 14, 23.—
• • • • b Prov.: scopas dissolvere, to untie a broom, i. e. to throw any thing into disorder or confusion, Cic. Or. 71, 235; hence, scopae solutae, of a man in utter perplexity, id. Att. 7, 13, b, 6.

scŏpa, ae, f., = σκοπή,

• a speculation, theory, Mart. Cap. 8, § 812.

1. scopa, ae, f. (σκοπή), das Spähen, die Umschau, Plur. bei Mart. Cap. 8. § 812.

2. scōpa, ae, f., I) der dünne Zweig, das Reis, am Baume, an Kräutern usw., scopa regia u. Plur. scopae regiae, eine Pflanze, nach Sprengel der besenartige Gänsefuß (Chenopodium scoparia, L.), Plin. 21, 28 u. 25, 44. – öfter der Plur. von den Zweigen (Büscheln) des Wermuts, Spargels u. anderer Kräuter, Naev., Plin. u. Auct. b. Afr. – II) meton., Plur. scōpae, ārum, f., der (aus mehreren Reisern gebildete) Besen (wo natürlich der Sing. falsch wäre, wie schon Varro LL. 10, 24 u. Quint. 1, 5, 16 angeben; doch Sing. Vulg. Isai. 14, 32; vgl. Charis. 32, 22 sq. scopae, σάρος, dicimus tamen et scopa), myrti folia, ex qua fiunt scopae, Plin.: unae scopae, ein Besen, Varro LL.: scopae viles, Hor.: cape illas scopas, converre, Plaut.: limen deverrere scopis, Varro fr.: argentum inter reliqua purgamenta scopis coepit everrere, Petron. – Sprichw., scopas dissolvere, die Reiser des Besens auseinandernehmen, d.i. eine Sache ihrer Ordnung u. Zusammenfügung berauben, Cic. or. 235: dah. scopae solutae, auseinandergenommener Besen = ein alberner u. unnützer Mensch, Cic. ad Att. 7, 13. litt. b. § 2.

1 scopa [CL, usu. pl.] 1 bundle of (birch, broom, or other) twigs. b (used as instrument of punishment) birch. c (used for sweeping) besom, broom; d (w. ref. to Luc. xi 25, w. spiritual interpretation). e (transf.) birch tree. ~ae ‥ semper pluralia Bede Orth. 48.  b verberibus lanians, flagris scopisque cruentans Wulf. Swith. II 539; si fornicatus fuerit sicut sodomitae ‥ ~is castigabitur Rob. Flamb. Pen. 272.  c philocalin Graece, Latine ~a Comm. Cant. III 26; ~a, besma GlC S 123; ~a, qua domus purgatur Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 560; sicut ‥ pavimentum scopha cotidie tergitur, ita anima cotidiana confessione (Molua 30) VSH II 217; in horreis sunt scobe vel ~e [gl. baleis] rastra, furce Garl. Dict. 130; a besumme, ~a, verriculum, scoba CathA; 1504 ecclesiam ab omnibus immunditiis et fecibus ‥ scoba purgare Reg. Glasg. 510.  d ‘cum venerit invenit [domum] ~is mundatam’, hoc est gratia baptizmatis a peccatorum labe castigatam Bede Luke 478.  e ~a est arbor a scopando dicta a scopo, -is vel a scopo, -as ‥ eo sic dicta quod ex eo scopentur tecta. hec a multis dicitur birch et habet quinque folia levia sicut tremulus. ex ejus etiam ramusculis fiunt scope, quibus purgantur domus a pulvere et aliis sordibus Bart. Angl. XVII 159; 14‥ scopa, birche MS Camb. UL Dd. 11. 45 f. 114vb. 2 (transf. or fig.) instrument of cleansing; b (applied to BVM); c (w. subj. gen.); d (w. obj. gen.). cornua est religio, pavimentum humilitas, pallia virtutes, ~a castitas Alex. Cant. Dicta 20a p. 195.  b ave, scopa qua purgatur / et qua procul relegatur / prisca mundi feditas Walt. Wimb. Virgo 98.  c confessionis ~a ‥ spiritum purificavit R. Cold. Godr. 156; sic etiam ad tanti hospitis [sc. Christi] adventum mens hominis penitentie ~a mundanda est Alex. Bath Mor. III 11 p. 160; s1423 antidotum, quo, quasi ~a sane digestionis, mundetur domus viscerum Amund. I 179.  d sementem asserit pincerna pluviarum Auster, consolidat ~a viarum Aquilo Map NC IV 4 f. 47; solis radius, quasi scopa lutosi / aeris, emundat celum Vinsauf PN 809; virtutum specimen, vitiorum scopa, decusque / ordinis et speculum (Vers.) M. Rievaulx 16. 13. 3 (bot., ~a regia) St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum). scupa regia, epericus Gl. Laud. 569; ~a regia, i. herba S. Johannis secundum quosdam SB 38; ~a regia, ypericon, herba sancti Johannis, herba perforata idem, A. seint Johan his wort MS BL Add. 15236 f. 7v; ~a regia, ypericon, fuga demonum ‥ herba Johannis idem ‥ A. seint Joneswert Alph. 177 (cf. ib. 78: ~a regea).

2 scopa [ME scope] 1 implement for bailing out liquid, scoop. solum ‥ ~is, paropsidibus, alveolis, et aliis rusticanis utensilibus incumbentes rejiciebant W. Cant. Mir. Thom. III I; 1287 in vj hominibus locatis per xiij noctes ad aquam ejciendam [de vivario] cum scop’ Pipe Wint. 11M59/B1/46; 1287 in iij scoppis emendandis j d. ob., in ollis terreis j d. Rec. Elton 22; in duabus skopis emptis ad proiciendum aquam de galea vj d. ob. Ac. Galley Newcastle 177; ? 1362 in emendacione unius ~e pro aqua evacuanda in quarera Ac. Durh. 566. 2 implement for scooping up loose material, shovel. 1279 in ‥ cuvis, tinis, bucketis, gatis, ~is, cribulis emptis ad opus cementariorum KR Ac 467/7(4); 1291 in mercede ij carpentariorum faciencium ‥ vij scob’ ‥ ad opus cementariorum (v. gata 2b); 1333 una cum cariacione gleb’ ‥ extra bruer’ ad batell’ cum civer’ et cum scop’ manualibus ‥ in stipendiis vij hominum cum scop’ pendibilibus KR Ac 542/4; 1508 pro cribris, tribulis, scupis, skeppis, bowtcloth, et hujusmodi necessariis empt’ per granatarium ‥ v s. viij d. Ac. Durh. 666.

3 scopa v. scoppa

1 scŏpa, æ, f. (σκοπή), observation : Capel. 8, 842.

2 scōpa, æ, f. , ¶ 1 balai : Vulg. Is. 14, 24, v. scopæ ¶ 2 scopa regia Plin. 21, 28, millefeuille [plante].