sero

sero, to sow, plant; (poet.) beget

sero2, to bind together, interweave, entwine

sero3, late, at a late hour

nullam sacra vite prius severis arborem
you must plant no tree before the sacred vine sate sanguine divum
O you born from the blood of gods

sĕro, sēvi, sătum, 3, v. a. [for seso, root sa-; Gr. σάω, σήθω, to sift], to sow, plant (freq. and class.; syn.: planto, semino, consero).

I Lit., with acc., either of the plant, seed, etc., sown, or of the land cultivated: ubi tempus erit, effodito seritoque recte ... Quae diligentius seri voles, in calicibus seri oportet, Cato R. R. 133, 2: serendum viciam, lentem, cicerculam, etc., Varr. R. R. 1, 32, 2: oleam et vitem, Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 16: frumenta, Caes. B. G. 5, 14: ut tantum decumae sit, quantum severis: hoc est, ut quot jugera sint sata, totidem medimna decumae debeantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 47, § 112: agri molliti et oblimati ad serendum, id. N. D. 2, 52, 130: serit arbores, quae alteri saeculo prosint, Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 14, 31; Cic. Sen. 7, 24; 17, 59: nullam sacrā vite prius severis arborem, Hor. C. 1, 18, 1; cf. id. ib. 3, 10, 6: semina, Verg. G. 1, 193: surculos, Auct. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 69, 278: aliquid in inculto et derelicto solo, Cic. Brut. 4, 16: iste serendus ager, Ov. A. A. 2, 668: sulcos, Tib. 2, 3, 70: vera ratio serendi, Plin. 18, 25, 60, § 224.—Freq. in part. perf.: multa erant inter eum locum manu sata, Caes. B. C. 3, 44: saepe satas alio vidi traducere messes, Verg. E. 8, 99; id. G. 3, 176.—Hence, subst.: săta, ōrum, n., standing corn, crops, Verg. E. 3, 82; id. G. 1, 325; id. A. 2, 306; 12, 454; Ov. M. 1, 286; Plin. 16, 25, 39, § 94; Pall. 1, 43.—Prov.: mihi istic nec seritur nec metitur, i. e. I have no benefit from it, it's nothing to me, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 80 (260).—
- B Transf., of persons, to beget, bring forth, produce; only in part. perf. in pass. sense, begotten, sprung forth, born, etc.: Tertullae nollem abortum: tam enim Cassii sunt jam quam Bruti serendi, Cic. Att. 14, 20, 2; id. Leg. 1, 8, 24: non temere nec fortuito sati et creati sumus, id. Tusc. 1, 49, 118; cf. id. ib. 1, 25, 60; id. Univ. 12, 35: hic satus ad pacem, Prop. 3, 9, 19.—With ex: ex Tantalo ortus Pelops, ex Pelope autem satus Atreus, Poët. ap. Quint. 9, 3, 57.— With de: Ilia cum Lauso de Numitore sati, Ov. F. 4, 54.—With ab: largo satos Curetas ab imbri, Ov. M. 4, 282.—With simple abl. (so most freq.): Camertem Magnanimo Volscente satum, Verg. A. 10, 562: sole satus Phaëthon, Ov. M. 1, 751: sata Tiresiā Manto, id. ib. 6, 157 et saep.: sate sanguine divum, sprung from, Verg. A. 6, 125: non sanguine humano sed stirpe divinā satum se esse, Liv. 38, 58, 7: o sate gente deum, Verg. A. 8, 36: matre satos unā, Ov. M. 5, 141; so, matre, id. F. 3, 799; Nereide, id. M. 12, 93; cf.: Bacchum vocant satumque iterum solumque bimatrem, id. ib. 4, 12.— Hence, satus (sata) aliquo, for a son (or daughter) of any one: satus Anchisa, i. e. Aeneas, Verg. A. 5, 244; 5, 424; 6, 331; 7, 152: Hammone satus, i. e. Iarbas, id. ib. 4, 198: satae Peliā, Ov. M. 7, 322: sati Curibus, sprung from, natives of Cures, id. ib. 14, 778.—
II Trop., to sow the seeds of any thing, to found, establish, to scatter, disseminate, propagate, produce, to cause, occasion, excite, etc.: leges, instituta, rem publicam, Cic. Tusc. 1, 14, 31: diuturnam rem publicam, to found, establish, id. Rep. 2, 3, 5: mores, id. Leg. 1, 6, 20: aere vulnera vasta serebant, scattered, Lucr. 5, 1290; so, vulnera pugnantis tergo, Sil. 5, 235: lites, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 10 (587): negotium, id. Most. 5, 1, 51 (1091); cf.: (Hamilcar) Romanum sevit puerili in pectore bellum, Sil. 1, 80: civiles discordias, Liv. 3, 40, 10: causam discordiarum, Suet. Calig. 26: crimina in senatum apud infimae plebis homines, Liv. 24, 23 fin.: invidiam in alios, Tac. H. 2, 86: rumores, Verg. A. 12, 228; Curt. 8, 9, 1: opinionem, Just. 8, 3, 8: sibi causas sollicitudinum, Sen. Ep. 104, 12.

sĕro (ui), tum, 3, v. a. [Sanscr. sarat, thread; Gr. σειρά, rope; cf.: εἴρω, ἕρμα, ὅρμος; Lat. series, servus], to join or bind together, to plait, interweave, entwine, etc.

I Lit. (so only in part. perf.): accipiunt sertas nardo florente coronas, Luc. 10, 164; Cypr. Ep. 4, 3: flores, Ap. Met. 4, 29, 15; 10, 32, 11; rosa, id. ib. 2, 16, 3; loricae, linked, Nep. Iph. 1 fin.; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 421.—
- B Subst.: serta, ōrum, n., wreaths of flowers, garlands (freq. and class.): arae sertis recentibus halant, Verg. A. 1, 417: coronae, serta, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 58 (803); Lucr. 4, 1128; 4, 1174; Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 43; id. Cat. 2, 5, 10; Cat. 6, 8; Verg. E. 6, 16; Tib. 1, 1, 12; 1, 2, 14; 1, 7, 52 et saep. al.—Rarely in sing.: roseo Venus aurea serto, Aus. Idyll. 6, 88.—Collat. form serta, ae, f. (sc. corona): cum tua praependent demissae in pocula sertae, Prop. 2, 33 (3, 31), 37; id. et Corn. Sev. ap. Charis. p. 83 P.—
II Trop., to join, connect, interweave; to combine, compose, contrive (class. but rare; syn.: jungo, cieo, instruo): seritote diem concorditer ambo, i. e. alternate according to the succession (in the government), Enn. ap. Charis. p. 177 P. (Ann. v. 110 Vahl.): ex aeternitate causa causam serens, joining in order, following, Cic. Fat. 12, 27: cujus (fati) lege immobilis rerum humanarum ordo seritur, is arranged, disposed, Liv. 25, 6: bella ex bellis serendo, by joining war to war, Sall. H. 4, 61, 20 Dietsch: tumultum ex tumultu, bellum ex bello serunt, id. ib. 1, 48, 7 ib.; cf. Liv. 21, 10; cf.: certamina cum Patribus, to join, engage in, id. 2, 1; so, certamina, id. 27, 12; 27, 41; 40, 48: crebra proelia, Tac. H. 5, 11: quod mihi servus sermonem serat, joins speech, i. e. bandies words with me, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 37 (194); cf. id. Mil. 3, 1, 106 (701): multa inter sese vario sermone serebant, Verg. A. 6, 160; Stat. Ach. 2, 38, id. Th. 6, 941: aliquid sermonibus occultis, Liv. 3, 43; 7, 39; 33, 32: secreta colloquia cum eo, id. 34, 61: populares orationes, to put together, compose, id. 10, 19; cf.: (Livius) ab saturis ausus est primus argumento fabulam serere, id. 7, 2, 8: quid seris fando moras? why are you contriving? Sen. Med. 281: negotium, to make, prepare, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 51 (1091): crimina belli, Verg. A. 7, 339.

sēro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [sera],

to fasten with a bolt, to bar: praeda nullo obstaculo serata, Ven. Fort. Vit. S. Menard. 6; cf. Prisc. p. 837 P.

sērō̆, adv., v. serus fin.

1. sero (seruī), sertum, ere (zu Wz. sĕr-, reihen, knüpfen, griech. εἴρω, ich knüpfe), fügen, reihen, knüpfen, Blumen oder andere Dinge, I) eig., nur im Partic. Perf. sertus, a, um, zusammengefügt, -gereiht, -geknüpft, loricae, Kettenpanzer, Ringelharnische, Nep. Iph. 1, 4. – bes. von Blumen u. Kränzen, geflochten, corona, Lucan.: flos sertus et solutus, flores serti et soluti, rosa serta et rosa soluta, Apul. – II) übtr., reihen, anreihen, anknüpfen, verknüpfen, fati lege immobilis rerum humana um ordo seritur, Liv.: causa causam ex aeternitate serens, Cic.: moras serere, San.: fabulam argumento (s. argūmentumno. I, b), Liv.: colloquia cum hoste, Liv., colloquia per propinquos popularium, Liv.: orationes populares, Liv.: sermonem, Plaut.: sermones inter se, Liv.: huius similes sermones, Plaut.: sermones in vehiculis, Plin. ep.: haec in castris occultis sermonibus, Liv.: multa inter sese vario sermone, Verg.: bellum ex bello (einen Kr. an den anderen), Sall. fr.: u. so bella ex bellis, Liv. (s. Müller Liv. 2, 18, 10): quid tu porro serere vis negotium? warum willst du die Sache in der Zukunft mit Mühe u. Not verfolgen? Plaut. most. 1100.

2. sero, sēvī, satum, ere (redupl. *si-sō zu Wz. *se-[sēi], vgl. sēmen), I) säen, pflanzen, A) eig. u. übtr.: 1) eig.: adoreum, triticum, Cato: hordeum, Varro LL.: frumenta, Caes.: ut tantum decumae sit, quantum severis, Cic.: conductā tellure serere, auf einem gepachteten Felde säen, ein gepachtetes Feld bebauen, Verg: satae messes, Verg.: arbores serere, pflanzen, Cic. – Partiz. subst., sata, ōrum, n., die Saaten, Pflanzungen, Gewächse, Verg., Liv. u.a.: manu sata, Caes.: verb. sata et arbusta, Sen., sata et animalia, Sen. – Sprichw., mihi istic nec seritur nec metitur, mich geht es nichts an, ich habe weder Nutzen noch Schaden davon, Plaut. Epid. 265. – 2) übtr., hervorbringen, zeugen, genus humanum, Cic. – Partiz. satus, a, um, gezeugt, geboren, entsprossen, non temere sati et creati sumus, Cic.: matre satus terrā, geboren, Ov.: Anchisā satus, Sohn des Anchises, Verg.: satus Nereide, Sohn der Thetis, Ov.: satae Peliā, Töchter des Pelias, Ov.: stirpe divinā satus, Liv.: de Telamone satus = Aiax Telamonius, Ven. Fort. carm. 6, 12, 44. – B) bildl., säen, aussäen, ausstreuen, verbreiten, ins Leben rufen, anstiften, veranlassen, verursachen, erregen, vulnera, Lucr.: cum patribus certamina, Liv.: causam discordiarum, Suet.: discordias, Liv., bella civilia (v. einem Umstande), Lampr.: crimina, in alqm, Liv.: opinionem mit folg. Acc. u. Infin., Iustin.: rumores, Verg.: mentionem, hier u. da Erwähnung tun, Liv.: mores, Cic.: diuturnam rem publicam, Cic. – II) besäen, bepflanzen, agrum, Ov.: terram panico, Plin.: iugera sunt sata, Cic.

3. sero, āvi, ātum, āre (sera), I) mit einem Riegel versehen, verschließen, praeda nullo obstaculo serata, Ven. Fort. vit. S. Menard. 6: serare portas hostibus impetum facientibus, Arnob. in psalm. 147: quosdam domorum inclinata fastigia intrinsecus serabant intactos, *Amm. 17, 7, 6 G. – II) = resero, aufriegeln, öffnen, Varro LL. 7, 108. – ➳ Präsens bei Prob. inst. art. 186, 23 K. Serg. expl. in Donat. 543, 1 K. Eutych. 486, 13 K. – Präs.u. Perf. bei Prisc. 8, 94 u. 10, 41. Consent. 384, 26 K.

4. sērō, Adv., spät, s. sērus, a, um.

1 sero v. serio

2 sero [CL] 1 after the time expected, late; b (compar.). c late in the day, in the evening, at night. d slowly, hardly, with difficulty. e too late. barca ‥ tempestatis turbine quassata ‥ portum ~o [gl.: late] attigit Aldh. VirgP 59; resipisce, infelix Judee, resipisce vel ~o Gir. TH I 15; sola venire solent, et vix, et serŏ secunda Ib. III 49; sacius est itaque ~o quam nunquam penitere Id. SD 94; 1233 tenentes ‥ solent ire in exercitum cum dominis suis dum tamen summonicionem haberent ~o BNB II 579; omnis honor temporalis / ‥ apud nullum diu manet / sero venit, cito vanet, / cito labi cogitur Walt. Wimb. Van. 2. b charitas ‥ sive ~ius, sive ocius robur soliditatis adepta est Pull. Sent. 860D; a1172 ne provocetis ‥ indignationem Dei ‥ que quanto ~ius advenit tanto severius affligit G. Foliot Ep. 163; serius aut citius scelerum luet impius actus D. Bec. 2272. c cometes ‥ per tres septimanas ~o rutilans Ord. Vit. XI 12 p. 210; 1214 sicut fuerunt hillares simul ~o venit quidam serviens SelPlCrown 72; 1264 heri cero post cenam mecum locutus fuisti Rec. Leic. I 88; 1265 SelCCoron 1 (v. canis 3b); s1324 quod ~o pepigerat mane violabatur Flor. Hist. III 228; 1424 in serevisia empt' pro hospitibus ~o venientibus Ac. Durh. 141; si ~o mane aut meridie patuerit eis aditus (Ep.) Reg. Whet. II 420. d ~o quis victurus humaniter est homini qui vivere Deo contumaciter non erubuerit E. Thrip. SS III 11; verbosus vir sero suos bene diriget actus Ib. V inc. 5; diei nempe ~o consueverunt actus associabiles esse Ib. VI 3. e ~o prerupti consilii penitentiam fecit W. Malm. GR I 34; mature defunctus apostolicas litteras se sprevisse ~o indoluit Id. GP III 107; fidem Christi vix ~o recipere voluit Ord. Vit. IX 3 p. 474; Arnulfus quippe ~o penitens Ib. XIII 37 p. 113. 2 (as sb.) evening; b (fig.). primo ~o reditus ejus Cantuariam versus W. Fitzst. Thom. 123; usus ‥ calide aque in ~o et in mane Quaest. Salern. K 9; requiem ‥ que a ~o Sabbati inchoans, die tota Dominica durat. ‥ set sero diei Dominice ‥ discedo (Brendanus 43) VSH II 286; a mane usque ad ~o vel econverso Gilb. IV 206. 1; ante ~o penitus pigeat otiari R. Bury Phil. 6. 100; 1452 dicat ‥ exequias de cero, et, si est sacerdos, missam in crastino MunAcOx 643. b ipse in ~o sue vite [ME: iþe even of his lif] laboravit in dura cruce AncrR 95.

1 sērō, (9) adv., ¶ 1 tard : Cic. Att. 7, 21, 1 ; Fam. 7, 22 ; Br. 39 || serius Cic. Sest. 67 ; Or. 186 ; serissime Cæs. C. 3, 75, 2 ¶ 2 trop tard : Pl. , Ter. ; Cic. Læl. 11 ; Q. 1, 2, 9 ; Verr. 2, 5, 164 ; Att. 7, 5, 5, etc. [ou serius Cic. Rep. 1, 20 ; de Or. 3, 75 ; Br. 330 ; Cat. 1, 5 ] ; nimis sero Cic. Phil. 2, 47, par trop tard.

2 sĕrō (12) (ŭī), sertum, ĕre (εἴρω, σειρά), tr., entrelacer, tresser ¶ 1 [au pr., seul^t le part. sertus, a, um ] : lorica serta Nep. Iph. 1, 4, cuirasse faite dʼun entrelacement de maillons, cotte de mailles || v. serta, ōrum ¶ 2 [fig.] joindre, enchaîner, unir, attacher : causa causam serens Cic. Fato 27, une cause unissant une cause = un enchaînement de causes ; bella ex bellis Sall. H. 4, 61, 20, faire succéder une guerre à une autre, cf. Liv. 21, 10 ; fati lege immobilis rerum humanarum ordo seritur Liv. 25, 6, 6, les lois du destin enchaînent dʼune façon immuable la succession des choses humaines ; colloquia cum aliquo Liv. 34, 61, 7, nouer des entretiens avec qqn ; sermonem Pl. Curc. 193 ; Mil. 692 ; Cæcil. d. Gell. 2, 23, 10 ; Liv. 3, 17, 10 ; 28, 24, 7 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 9, 10, 2, enchaîner des propos, tenir des propos ; fabulam Liv. 38, 56, 8, bâtir, composer un récit ; serere negotium Pl. Most. 1100, créer une suite dʼembarras.

3 sĕrō, (8) sēvī, sătum, ĕre (cf. semen ), tr., ¶ 1 planter, semer : Cic. CM 59 ; Rep. 3, 16 ; Br. 16 ; Cæs. G. 5, 14, 2 ; C. 3, 44, 4 ; v. sata ¶ 2 ensemencer : jugera aliquot Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 112, ensemencer un certain nombre dʼarpents, cf. Cic. Nat. 2, 130 ¶ 3 [mét. en parl. des h.] procréer : Cic. Leg. 1, 24 ; Att. 14, 20, 2 ; Tusc. 1, 60 ; 1, 118 || [poét.] : satus Anchisa Virg. En. 5, 244, fils dʼAnchise ; de aliquo Ov. F. 4, 54, issu de qqn ¶ 4 [fig.] semer, répandre, engendrer, faire naître, etc. : diuturnam rem publicam Cic. Rep. 2, 5, semer les graines dʼun état durable ; mores Cic. Leg. 1, 20, implanter des mœurs ; volnera Lucr. 5, 1290, semer des blessures ; discordias Liv. 3, 40, 10, semer des discordes.

4 sĕrō, āvī, ātum, āre (sera 1), tr., ¶ 1 fermer : [décad.] cf. Prisc. Gramm. 8, 94 ; 10, 41 ¶ 2 ouvrir : Varro L. 7, 108.

serō (1) sēvī, satus, ere

1 SA-, to sow, plant: in iugero agri medimnum tritici seritur: frumenta, Cs.: serit arbores, quae alteri saeculo prosint: Nullam sacrā vite prius severis arborem, H.: alqd in solo: hordea campis, V.: (arbores) meā manu satae.—Of land, to bestrew, plant, sow, cultivate: quot iugera sint sata: iste serendus ager, O.—Of persons, to beget, bring forth, produce: sunt Bruti serendi: nec fortuito sati et creati sumus.—Usu. P. perf., begotten, born, sprung: Ilia cum Lauso de Numitore sati, O.: largo satos Curetas ab imbri, O.: sata Tiresiā Manto, O.: non sanguine humano satum se esse, L.: satus Anchisā, son of Anchises, V.: satae Peliā, daughters of Pelias, O.—Fig., to sow the seeds of, found, establish, produce, cause, excite: mores: cum patribus certamina, stir up, L.: civilīs discordias, L.—To scatter, spread, disseminate: apud plebis homines crimina in senatum, L.: Rumores, V.

serō (2) —, sertus, ere

1 SER-, to bind together, interweave, entwine.—Only P. perf.: pro sertis (loricis) linteas dedit, of mail, N.—Fig., to join, connect, link together, combine, compose, contrive: ex aeternitate causa causam serens, linked with: cuius (fati) lege inmobilis rerum humanarum ordo seritur, is arranged, L.: ex bellis bella serendo, i. e. engaging in continual wars, L.: Multa inter sese vario sermone, V.: popularīs orationes, compose, L.: crimina belli, V.

sērō (3) adv.with comp.and sup.

serus, late, at a late hour: venire: domum redire: Serius egressus vestigia vidit in alto Pulvere, O.—Late, at a late period: videsne quam ea (eloquentia) sero prodierit in lucem?: ne filius nimis sero regni paterni speciem videat, L.: scripsi ad Pomponium serius quam oportuit: causa serius in Africam traiciendi, L.: omnium Versatur urna serius ocius Sors exitura, sooner or later, H.: ut quam serissime eius profectio cognosceretur, Cs.—Comp, too late: possumus audire aliquid, an serius venimus?: biduo serius veneram: serius a terrā provectae naves, Cs.—Too late: hodie sero ac nequiquam voles, T.: sero ea sentire, quae multo ante provideram: factusconsulsibi suo tempore, rei p. paene sero.—Prov.: sero sapiunt (Troiani), are wise too late.

…opere, et modo tam celeres mireris currere lintres et modo tam tardas funibus ire ratis ; et nemus omne satas intendat vertice silvas, urgetur quantis Caucasus arboribus ; non tamen ista meo valeant contendere amori nescit Amor magnis cedere…

Propertius, Elegies
…, quod nos auditque videtque, hoc te, quem spectas, hoc te, qui temperat orbem, Sole satum. Si ficta loquor, neget ipse videndum se mihi, sitque oculis lux ista novissima nostris. Nec longus…

Ovid, Metamorphoses
…semine tandem creditur esse Iovis, perque urbes iuncta parenti templa tenet. Fuit huic animis aequalis et annis Sole satus Phaethon. Quem quondam magna loquentem nec sibi cedentem Phoeboque parente superbum non tulit Inachides, matri que ait omnia…

Ovid, Metamorphoses
…. Sic, modo quae fuerat rudis et sine imagine, tellus induit ignotas hominum conversa figuras. Aurea prima sata est aetas, quae vindice nullo, sponte sua, sine lege fidem rectumque colebat. Poena metusque aberant ,…

Ovid, Metamorphoses
…ossa quierunt. Centum errant annos volitantque haec litora circum ; tum demum admissi stagna exoptata revisunt. Constitit Anchisa satus et vestigia pressit, multa putans, sortemque animo miseratus iniquam. Cernit ibi maestos et mortis honore carentes Leucaspim…

Vergil, Aeneid
…Alciden Et mi genus ab Iove summo. Talibus orabat dictis, arasque tenebat, cum sic orsa loqui vates Sate sanguine divom, Tros Anchisiade, facilis descensus Averno ; noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis ; sed revocare…

Vergil, Aeneid
…rerum, mundi melioris origo, sive recens tellus seductaque nuper ab alto aethere cognati retinebat semina caeli ; quam satus Iapeto mixtam pluvialibus undis finxit in effigiem moderantum cuncta deorum. Pronaque cum spectent animalia cetera terram, os homini…

Ovid, Metamorphoses
…illuc, media ipsa ingentem sustinet umbram. Neve tibi ad solem vergant vineta cadentem, Neve inter vitis corylum sere, neve flagella summa pete aut summa defringe ex arbore plantas tantus amor terrae neu ferro laede retunso semina ,…

Vergil, Georgics
…; valde vehementer eum visum et libere dicere ; atque etiam ut enim quidque succurrit libet scribere proxime, cum Sesti rogatu apud eum fuissem exspectaremque sedens quoad vocarer, dixisse eum, ego dubitem quin summo in odio sim quom…

Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum
…negas ad beate vivendum satis posse virtutem Prorsus nego. Quid ad recte honeste laudabiliter, postremo ad bene vivendum satisne est praesidi in virtute Certe satis. Potes igitur aut, qui male vivat, non eum miserum dicere aut…

M. Tullius Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes

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