transenna

transenna (trāsenna), ae, f. (orig. perh. plaited work; hence), a noose, springe, net.

• I Lit.: nunc ab transennā hic turdus lumbricum petit, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 6, 22 (791): in transennā demissum Vietoriae simulacrum, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 180. 21, and ap. Macr. S. 2, 9 (Hist. 2, 23, 3); so Amm.20, 11, 22; 25, 6, 14; cf.: transenna βρόχος ἐν ἀφετηρίαις τεταμένος, Gloss. Philox.—
• • B A netting, lattice-work (cf.: cancelli, fenestra): quasi per transennam praetereuntes strictim aspeximus, as if through a lattice, while passing, Cic. de Or. 1, 35, 162.—
• II Trop., a snare, trap (Plautinian): hunc ego hominem hodie in transennam doctis ducam dolis, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 11 (480); cf. id. Rud. 4, 7, 10 (1236) sq.

trānsenna, ae, f., I) das Netz, zum Vogelfang usw., 1) eig.: ab transenna turdus lumbricum petit, Plaut.: transennā demissum Victoriae simulacrum, Sall. fr.: tamquam e transenna simul emissi, Amm. – 2) bildl., das Netz, der Fallstrick, hominem in transennam ducam dolis, Plaut.: in aetate hominum plurimae fiunt transennae, Plaut. – II) das Netz oder Gitter als Vermachung, quasi per transennam aspicere, nur obenhin, Cic. de or. 1, 162. – ➳ In guten Hdschrn. des Plautus trasenna u. trassenna geschrieben, s. Ritschl Plaut. Pers. 480.

transenna [CL], net or cage (for birds). turdus per ~am lumbricum petit [cf. Plaut. Bac. 792] Neckam NR II 26.

trānsenna, (16) æ, f. , ¶ 1 lacet, lacs, filet : Pl. Bacch. 792 ; Sall. d. Non. 180, 21 ; Amm. 20, 11, 22 || [fig.] Pl. Pers. 48 ¶ 2 treillage, grillage : quasi per transennam aspicere Cic. de Or. 1, 162, regarder comme à travers un grillage.

➳ trasenna Pl. Pers. 480.

transenna , ae. f.
柵欄。簾。鳥套。陷坑。

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trānsenna ae, f

• a netting, lattice-work: quasi per transennam aspeximus.

TRANSENNA

TRANSENNAlattice-work. The word is used (1) for a lattice-work across a window [DOMUSVol. 1. p. 686 b ], apparently = the fenestrae reticulatae of Varro, R. R. 3.7, and this must be the meaning in Cic. de Or. 1.3. 5, 162: (2) a lattice-work cage for trapping birds [see references under AUCEPS]. It is possible that this was contrived by some sort of spring, though the pattern which Rich gives must be regarded only as a surmise: it is equally possible that the transenna may have been more like an ordinary birdcage, and worked by a decoy. The passage from Sallust (quoted by Macrob. Sat. 3.13, 8), where at a theatrical entertainment an image of Victory is demissum in transenna, suggests something of the kind--a large wicker cage enclosing the image. Servius (ad Aen. 5.488) reads the passage, demissum transenna, and explains transenna as a rope; but this would certainly not agree with the use in Cicero.

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Transenna

A trap or gin for catching birds, made of network and shutting by a spring (Plaut. Bacch. iv. 5. 22).