virgula

virgŭla, ae, f. dim. [virga],

• a little twig, a small rod, a wand, Nep. Thras. 4, 1; Cic. Phil. 8, 8, 23; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1: divina, a divining-rod, Cic. Off. 1, 44, 158; also, the title of a work by Varro, ap. Non. p. 550, 12: censoria, a critical mark, as a sign of spuriousness (i. q. obelus), Quint. 1, 4, 3.—Of an accentual mark, Mart. Cap. 3, § 273.—Of a stripe on a garment, Schol. Juv. 8, 207.— Of a slight column of smoke, Vulg. Cant. 3, 6.

virgula, ae, f. (Demin. v. virga), I) der kleine dünne Zweig, die Rute, oleagina, Ölzweig, Nep. Thras. 4, 1. Paul. ex Fest. 10, 12. – II) meton., die Rute, der Stab, das Stäbchen, 1) im allg.: vitrea, Glasstäbchen, Sen.: virgulā stantem circumscribere, Cic. – 2) insbes.: a) normalis, das Winkelmaß, Manil. 2, 289: so auch bl. virgula, Veget. mul. 5, 40, 3. – b) virg. divina, der Zauberstab, die Wünschelrute, Cic. de off. 1, 158: als Titel von Varro sat. Men. 565–574. – c) censoria, kleine Linie, ein Strich bei einem Worte zum Zeichen der Unechtheit, sonst obelus gen., Quint. 1, 4, 3. Hieron. epist. 50, 4 u. 84, 7. – d) das Akzentzeichen, Mart. Cap. 3. § 273. – e) der Strich, Streifen an Gewändern, descendentibus virgulis purpureis, Schol. Iuven. 8, 207.

virgula [CL] 1 small shoot, twig, or branch of tree or shrub; b (transf., w. ref. to descendant). brachia [infantis] ‥ dependebant hinc inde tanquam ~e due de medio stipite W. Cant. Mir. Thom. II 43; s1247 cecidit sanguinis magna quantitas ‥ ita quod ~e parietis unius grangie ‥ fuerunt infecte Ann. Cestr. 66; oliva, pacis virgula Garl. Poems 3. 7; contra morem dedit arida virgula florem Vers. Cant. 13; ut flos ex alvo virgule propagatur J. Howd. Cant. 7; 1362 in vj fessis ~arum emptis pro instrumentis carucarum faciendis ‥ vj d. (Sheppey, Kent) MinAc 894/15.  b inmarcescens flosculus [sc. Christus] / Jesse prodit virgula [cf. Is. xi 1] P. Blois Carm. 19. 1; florida, gravida / Jesse virgula / peperit et floruit / virgo puerpera Ledrede Carm. 13. 4. 2 small rod or staff, stick. accensam summitati ~e candelam imposuimus T. Mon. Will. V 17; [pater] solvi jussit ~as et unumquemque [filium] suam frangere Map NC IV 11 f. 53v (cf. ib.: eis virgas ‥ ligatas vinculo dedit); ferulam / e manu projicit et trucem virgulam Walt. Wimb. Carm. 38; 1353 interfecit Robertum ‥ casu fortuito per unum ictum cujusdam ~e Pat 239 m. 7. 3 small thin cylinder or column, bar. b columnar part, stem, shank. c (~a virilis) penis. catenula ex plurimis auri ~is ‥ contexitur Bede Tab. 473B; [sponsa Christi] ibi ‘~a fumi’ dicitur [Cant. iii 6] propter rectitudinem ‥ mentis in celum erecte J. Ford Serm. 77. 7; cathene ‥ auri ‥ ~is argenteis intermixte NLA II 310; a tempylle of a wefere, ~a CathA.  b medica ‥ habet ‥ ~am [Diosc. II 147: καυλούς] similem trifolio Alph. 113; ~arum altera procul ab altera reducta cecidit forfex a manu ejus V. Erkenwaldi 405.  c per illud ~e virilis membrum ‥ [sacrista] coagulatum emingebat sanguinem T. Mon. Will. III 13. 4 small linear mark, stroke. b (her.) narrow band, strip. limniscus, ~a inter duos punctos Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 327; sciat [notarius vel librarius] ‥ ubi ~a representans diptongum [subscribi debeat] Neckam Ut. 117; ~is (i. e. obelo in modum veru formato) designans que ex superfluo videbantur apposita [Jer. Par. 1325A] S. Langton Chron. 65; coma est punctus cum ~a sursum ducta Dictamen 337; ligatura cum proprietate descendens habet primam figuram altiorem secunda cum ~a in parte sinistra descendente Hothby Cant. Fig. Ve 41.  b fratrem primogenitum lemniscis seu ~a lemniscata donant Spelman Asp. 140; H. le S. ‥ clypeum fratris sui ‥ aurea diagonali ~a trajecit Ib. 142.

virgŭla, (14) æ, f. (virga), petite branche, rameau : Nep. Thras. 4, 1 ; P. Fest. 10, 12 || petite baguette, baguette : Cic. Phil. 8, 23 ; divina Cic. Off. 1, 158, baguette divine || censoria Quint. 1, 4, 3, trait critique [pour marquer les passages défectueux dans un ouvrage] || normalis virgula ou virgula seul, ligne droite : Manil. 2, 289 ; Veg. Mul. 5, 40, 3 || signe dʼaccentuation : Capel. 3, 273.

virgula , ae. f. (virga.)
小棍。書讀點。— divina 天主照管。天官。— censoria 勾去之行。

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virgula ae, f dim.

• virga, a little twig, small rod, wand: virgulā stantem circumscripsit: virgae oleaginae, N.: divina, a divining-rod.