spiramen

spīrāmen, ĭnis, n. [spiro].

• A breathing-hole, passage for the breath, air-hole, thrill, vent (poet. and very rare): spiramina Naris, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 691 P. (Ann. v. 265 Vahl.); Luc. 2, 183: sunt qui spiramina terris Esse putant, id. 10, 247; cf.: spiramina laxanda, Plin. 32, 10, 42, § 123.—
• II Abstr., a breathing, blowing (poet. and in post-class. prose), Luc. 6, 90: ventorum spiramina, Amm.17, 7, 11: reficit spiramina fessi ignis, Stat. Th. 12, 268: lacessitus longo spiraminis actu, Claud. Magn. 36: interclusis spiraminibus interire, Arn. 2, 133.— Of the Holy Ghost, Rust. Help. Carm. 77.

spīrāmen, inis, n. (spiro), I) eine Öffnung, aus der gehaucht, geblasen, geatmet wird, das Luftloch, naris, Lucan.: interclusis spiraminibus interire, Arnob. – II) das Hauchen, Blasen, Atmen, Stat. u. Amm.: secundo u. adverso spiramine, Luft, Veget. mil.

spiramen [CL in sense 3] 1 air breathed into and expelled from lungs, breath; b (w. ultimum); c (transf.). d exhalation, air or vapour that is exhaled. e (waft of) smell, odour (from plant, corpse, etc.). palpitat atque aditu spiraminis intercepto [Prudent. Psych. 594] Bede AM 125; 1011 eandem denique terram quamdiu ~ine attrahendo vel emittendo frui valeat ‥ possideat Ch. Burton 33; cervus ‥ canum odorantium ~inibus ‥ apparuit R. Cold. Cuthb. 86; gutturi os stetit infixum; quo ~inis iter intercipiente, cecidit [mulier] similis exanimi W. Cant. Mir. Thom. VI 64.  b omnibus ‥ membris desolutis, ultima ~ina trahens jacebat Eddi 23.  c hoc erit non fenestram, sed ostium aperire, et succense fornaci follium admovere ~ina G. Hoyland Ascet. 277A; de suis dominus thesauris flamina / producit: exeant ergo spiramina / et in sathanica ferantur agmina Walt. Wimb. Carm. 495.  d anguem ‥ dirum ‥ ~ine et tartareo nocivum veneno Lib. Monstr. III 1.  e insulam ‥ aromatum odoriferis ~inibus inflari cerneres Felix Guthl. 50 p. 158; hoc ‥ spiraminis odore nonnulli pristina potiti sunt sanitate V. Neot. A 10; liliis ‥ unde ~ine reficiatur odorum J. Ford Serm. 70. 7; da spiramen veri floris, / florem fructus et odoris Garl. Poems 4. 1b; Corycus ‥ unde crocus plurimus et optimus venit, ~ine flagrancior, et colore plus aureo Eul. Hist. II 38. 2 (also ~en vitae or sim.) breath of life (esp. as sign of life). b (in theol. context) breath of life given by God, spirit, or active essence of God as creative, animating, or inspiring influence. exanimis jacuit ‥ et spiraminis exsors Alcuin SS Ebor 618; nasci gelido natum de viscere matris / vere que numquam sensit spiramina vitae Tatwine Aen. 31 (Scintilla) 3; 956 dum vero vitale ~en suum foverit corpus CS 961; extima vitae / spectanti dum preteritae spiramina reddat Frith. 867; sic miseranda jacet, quasi nec spiramen haberet Wulf. Swith. II 828; attrahitur [aer] tanquam vite spiramen aperte, / os, nares, pulmo, cor, jecur, ista docent Neckam DS IV 23; mox intercepto anhelitu vitalique ~ine prepedito Mir. Hen. VI II 55.  b ‘non permanebit spiritus meus’ [Gen. vi 3], i. anima quam dedi eis i. ~en Comm. Cant. I 66; [sacrae genetricis] quae verum genuit lumen de lumine patris; / quem clamant Titan almo spiramine vates Aldh. CE 2. 6; virginibus vates dum primo exempla Johannes / edidit affatim sacro spiramine plenus Id. VirgV 396; Matheus e sacro totus spiramine fretus Alcuin Carm. 71. 1; vir apostolicus, sancto spiramine fretus Wulf. Brev. 32; 993 Adam ‥ almo ad sui similitudinem instinctum ~ine (Ch. Regis) Conc. Syn. 182; agebas ‥ divino quodam ~ine vitam Ep. ad amicum 12; ejus causam infortunii divino agnoscens ~ine V. Kentig. 4; Spiritus sanctus est Patris et Filii sacrum ~en nexusque amorque Neckam SS I 29. 8; 1284 ecclesiasticum officium in quo habetis sponsum alloqui et ejus suscipere ~ina Peckham Ep. 610 p. 846. 3 (act of) breathing, breath. b blowing (of wind). opprimit et vigiles sopor ecce gravissimus omnes / ceuque forent ebrii ‥ / sic simul horrisono stertunt spiramine cuncti Wulf. Swith. II 564.  b fracto venti federe / ‥ spissa statim spiramina / duelli ducunt agmina (Aldh.) Carm. Aldh. 1. 29; ventorum ~ina eis in prosperum cedere non videbant R. Cold. Cuthb. 28; aquilonis rigore flagella hortum tuum: hoc quasi verbere excita torporem ejus, ut avidius ad austri se lenia ~ina conferat G. Hoyland Serm. 201C; auster ‥ aquiloni de suo incalescenti ~ine prorsus invidit J. Ford Serm. 66. 5; quando venti suo ~ine aquas in aere trahunt J. Foxton Cosm. 8 d. 1. 4 breathing-passage. de naribus ‥ concede mihi ut quicquid putridinis vitiorum per mea ~ina in memetipsum contraxi, mihi indigno omnia dimittas Nunnam. 76.

spīrāmen, ĭnis, n. (spiro), ¶ 1 ouverture par où passe lʼair ; fosse nasale, narines : Enn. Ann. 260 ; Luc. 2, 183 || soupirail : Luc. 10, 247 ¶ 2 souffle, haleine : Luc. 6, 90 ; Amm. 17, 7, 11 ; Stat. Th. 12, 268.