venabulum

vēnābŭlum, i, n. [venor], a hunting-spear.

• I Lit., Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 3; Verg. A. 4, 131; Ov. H. 4, 83; id. M. 8, 419; 8, 404; 9, 205; 10, 713; 12, 453; Mart. 14, 31, 1.—
• II Transf.: sagittarum, large spear-like arrows, for killing elephants, Plin. 8, 8, 8, § 26.

vēnābulum, ī, n. (venor), I) eig.: das Fangeisen, der Jagdspieß, die Schweinsfeder, Cic., Verg. u.a.: aprum venabulo excipere, Quint.: aprum venabulo percutere, Cic.: praeclaram bestiam venabulo transverberare, Cic.: erat in proximo non venabulum aut lancea, sed stilus et pugillares, Plin. ep.: apros frustra in venabula vocas, Sidon. – II) übtr.: venabula sagittarum, große Pfeile in Gestalt der Jagdspieße, Plin. 8, 26.

1 venabulum [CL] 1 hunting spear. b (in gl.) trap for game. c (also pl., transf.) hunting. quam [bestiam] ferunt Alexandrum mortuis xxvj militibus tandem confixam occidisse ~is Lib. Monstr. II 16; spiritalis armaturae spiculis et ferratis virtutum ~is [gl.: eofursperum, barsperum, þioxum] naviter certandum Aldh. VirgP 11; venabula, eoborspreot GlC V 79; 964 (11c) sed et venationis sepem domini episcopi ultronei ad edificandum repperiantur suaque quandocumque domino episcopo libuerit ~a destinent venatum CS 1136; cervos ‥ cepi et vulpem illum in retibus, insequentibus canibus, et aprum audacter et naviter cum meo ~o jugulavi Ælf. Bata 6 p. 81; c1185 excepto servitio furbiandi venabula [MS: venabola] et alia arma mea Act. Hen. II II 345.  b trap to take with beestys, as borys or oder lyke, cenabulum ‥ ~um PP; trepgette, sly instrumente to take byrdys or beestys, ‥ tendicule ‥ tendula ‥ ~um ‥ tripulum PP.  c ibat ‥ rex ‥ altera die quo se una cum suis more solito jocundaretur ~o B. V. Dunst. 14; rege cum suis ad ~a egresso G. Herw. f. 334. 2 (applied to other weapon): a spear for use in battle. b (in gl.) sword. a non secum habebant multitudines hominum qui manipulatim possent eos horrore exsuperare, nec ~is percutere ferratis, sed Davitico more contra hostis exierunt mente devota nequitiam Byrht. V. Ecgwini 392 (recte 382); tum ‥ re divulgata tota in illum grassantur turbe ~a Gosc. Transl. Mild. 23.  b tunc de armis convenientibus ad domum ‥ hoc ~um, espee Gl. AN Glasg. f. 20rb; de armis domus ‥ hic gladius, mucro, ensis, ~um, espee Gl. AN Ox. 130. 3 (orth.). illa vero his similia que per sincopam perdunt unam litteram semper servant, teste Martiano, in eadem syllaba accentum quem prius habuerant, ut manipulus, maniplus, ~um, venablum Abbo QG 3 (7).

2 venabulum [cf. CL venalis], place where selling is conducted, market. forum est venabulum curia Romana, / reis vendit veniam Poem S. Thom. 90.

vēnābŭlum, (12) ī, n. (venor), épieu de chasseur : Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 3 ; Virg. En. 4, 131 || venabula sagittarum Plin. 8, 26, épieux servant de flèches.

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vēnābulum ī, n

• venor, a hunting-spear, C., V., O.

VENABULUM

VENA´BULUM[VENATIO1.]

Venabŭlum

A hunting-spear. It had a long or broad head (Mart. xiv. 31), shaped like a lozenge.