serum

sĕrum, i, n. (collat. form sĕrū, acc. to Charis. p. 23 P.) [prob. sibilated from ὀρός].

• The watery part of curdled milk, whey, Plin. 11, 41, 96, § 239; 28, 9, 33, § 126; Col. 7, 12, 10; Verg. G. 3, 406; Tib. 2, 3, 16; Ov. F. 4, 770.—
• II Transf., like ὀρός, of the watery parts, serum, of other things; of resin, Plin. 16, 12, 23, § 60: seminis genitalis, Cat. 80, 8.

1. serum, ī, n. (altind. saráḥ, flüssig, griech. ὀρός, Molken), I) der wässerige Teil der geronnenen Milch, die Molken, das Käsewasser, Verg., Colum. u.a. – II) übtr., der wässerige Teil von anderen Dingen, resinam decoctam minus picis reddere, quoniam in serum abeat, Plin. 16, 60: v. männlichen Samen, Catull. 80, 8. – ➳ Nbf. seru ohne Beleg bei Charis. 31, 7 u. 36, 1 bei Phoc. 414, 14 K.

2. sērum, ī, n., s. sērus.

serum [CL], whey; b (dist. acc. source of milk). ~um [gl.: wege] bibebat sicut morbus exigebat W. Cant. Mir. Thom. II 35; spernere pingue sĕrum non me facies nisi sērum Serlo Wilt. 2. 107; catulis ‥ pingue ~um [gl.: gras meke] cum pane furfureo ministrare Neckam Ut. 102; calor ‥ partes [lactis] habiliores consumptioni prius consumit quasi ~um et butirum Quaest. Salern. B 127; in eodem lacte tres proprietates diverse sunt, ~um, caseus, et butyrum P. Blois Perf. Jud. 834D; assit plena cero [gl.: whey] mea seria WW.  b pro constipatione ventris detur lotura cassie fistule et ~i caprini Gilb. I 19v. 1; Bacon V 70 (v. caprinus a); infundantur in ~o caprino clarificato Gad. 7. 2; omnia alia decoquantur in ~o caprino vel vaccino Ib. 47v. 1.

1 sĕrum, (14) ī, n. , petit-lait : Plin. 11, 239 ; Virg. G. 3, 406 || [en gén.] liquide séreux : Plin. 16, 60 ; Catul. 80, 8.

➳ forme seru donnée par Char. 31, 7 ; 36, 1.

2 sērum, (13) ī, n. de serus pris subst^t , tard : serum erat diei Liv. 7, 8, 4, le jour était avancé ; sero diei Tac. Ann. 2, 21, le jour étant avancé ; in serum noctis Liv. 33, 48, 6, jusquʼà une heure tardive de la nuit || [adv^t ] Virg. En. 12, 864, tard.

serum , i. n.
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serum (1) ī, n

• 1 SAL-, the watery part of curdled milk, whey, V., O.

sērum (2) adv.

• neut. of serus, late at night: Quae Nocte sedens serum canit, V.