volatilis

vŏlātĭlis, e, adj. [2. volo], flying, winged (class.; cf. ales).

• I Lit.: bestiae, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151: puer, i.e. Cupid, Ov. Am. 2, 7, 27.—Subst.: vŏlātĭlĕ, is, n., a fowl (late Lat.): omnia volatilia caeli, Vulg. Ezek. 32, 4: omne volatile, id. Gen. 1, 21.—
• II Transf.
• • A Swift, rapid: telum, i.e. an arrow, Lucr. 1, 970; Ov. A. A. 1, 169; id. M. 7, 841: ferrum, Verg. A. 4, 71: cervus, Varr. ap. Non. p. 559, 23, and 515, 20 (al. volabile).—
  • B Fleeting, transitory: aetas, Ov. M. 10, 519: gloria vanum et volatile quiddam est aurāque mobilius, Sen. Ep. 123, 15: lepra, changing from one part to another, Vulg. Lev. 13, 57.

volātilis, e (volo, āre), I) fliegend, geflügelt, genus (animalium), Ggstz. ambulabile, reptile, natabile, Boëth. in top. Cic. 3. p. 332, 2 B.: vol. bestiae, Geflügel, Vögel, Cic.: pecus, Federvieh, Colum.: animalia terrestria et volatilia, Augustin.: puer, v. Kupido, Ov.: linum, flatterndes, v. Segel, Cassiod. var. 5, 17, 3 (Mommsen lignum volatile). – neutr. pl. subst., volatilia caeli, Augustin. de civ. dei 10, 32, 2. p. 458, 26 D.²; de gen. ad litt. 9, 20. – II) übtr.: 1) flüchtig, schnell, ferrum, Pfeil, Verg.: so auch telum, Lucr. u. Ov. – 2) bildl., flüchtig, vergänglich, aetas, Ov.: gloria vanum atque volatile quiddam est, Sen.

volatilis [CL] 1 able to fly, flying, (also) equipped to fly; b (fig., esp. of fame or rumour). c (transf., w. ref. to position in layout) ‘floating’, ‘flying’. d (of powder) fine, light (so as to be readily carried by or through the air). e (catum ~e) ? sort of fine linen. f (of substance) that is in the form of vapour, (also) that tends or is liable to disperse, vaporize, or evaporate, volatile. fumus ‥ locustas effert, quae ‥~es et curribus dicuntur similes esse bellantibus Bede Apoc. 158D; inventos omnes passeres albos coadunavit ~es, velut campestres oves Lib. Landav. 7; ~es pingi meruerunt [Sirenes] Alb. Lond. DG 11. 9; Mercurius ‥ ~em Virtuti virgam permiserit, ut ‥ ethereos irrumpere parili posset celeritate E. Thrip. SS IV 20; genera animalium sunt ‥ ~e, et aquaticum, et gressibile Bacon V 134; 1383 sex parvos arcus, unam garbam sagittarum largarum ‥ et unam garbam parvorum petilionum ~ium Foed. VII 415.  b praedicatores ‥ mittam qui pennis virtutum ~es acumine dicendi penetrabiles arcu ‥ fidei verbo feriant Bede Sam. 642A; fama ‥ ~is ‥ resperserat per Angliam Danos et Noricos in exterminium ‥ Normannorum conjurasse J. Furness Walth. 8; fama ~is jam ubique percrebruit R. Bury Phil. 8. 119.  c quicquid ‥ in margine positum instar ~is glose repererit infra ‥ Diceto Chr. 20.  d misce cum farina ~i molendini Gad. 6v. 2.  e coopertorium de viridi sagio ‥ muniatur, si forte desit purpura vel catum ~e [gl.: curtine] Neckam Ut. 100.  f propterea vocavit eam [sc. theriacam] Hermes suum ventum, ob suum a sole et luna proclivem volatum, faciens mox cum eo lapidem nostrum ~em Ripley 34; quo minor pars spiritualis, hoc facilior erit dissolucio ‥ pars altera spiritualis est et ~is Id. Axiom. 112; congelatio est ‥ confixacio ‥ spirituum ~ium Ib. 114. 2 (as sb. n. or m.) animal that flies, (spec.) bird, (also collect.) fowl, poultry. ~ia coeli cognominat scriptura quae volare constat in aere Bede Gen. 25D; 751 de ~ibus ‥ quae omnino cavendae sunt ab esu Christianorum (Lit. Papae) Ep. Bonif. 87; c1175 in carnibus, in piscibus, in ~ibus, et in omnibus aliis rebus que ad cibum pertinent Act. Hen. II II 77; ? 1219 die lune ‥ in cervisia v d., in ~i iiij d., in ferura j d. (Chanc. Misc.) Househ. Ac. 121; c1258 item in ~e empto et misso domi contra dominum R. de T. iiij s. iiij d. Estates Crowland 204; tam volatilia quam natatilia, / que secant aliis immeabilia, / hec pennis aerem, hec pinnis maria Walt. Wimb. Sim. 157; magna coquina in qua ~ia debent assari igne Leg. Ant. Lond. 173; c1336 in volatil’ empt’ pro presento inde faciendo domino episcopo Ac. Durh. 531; c1424 in j pietancia ‥ in ‥ ~ibus feris et domesticis Ib. 272. 3 that moves swiftly or speeds along, flying. s1430 eodem anno incepit pestilencia ~is in Edenburgh Bower XV 16. 4 fleeting, transient, inconstant; b (med., of morbid condition). quoties ‥ aliqua ~is vel umbratilis mundane vanitatis cogitatio cordi irrepsisset J. Furness Walth. 39; hec vita tantum est ymaginaria / vana, volatilis et perfunctoria Walt. Wimb. Sim. 121; laus que volatili sermone texitur / ‥ / tam cito desinit quam cito nascitur Id. Carm. 202; tempus ‥ ~e est J. Waleys V. Relig. 1 f. 218vb; cogitaciones ~es [ME: fleonninde] ‥ animam ‥ maculis fedant AncrR 108.  b matrona ‥ a gutta ~i atque per omnia membra erratica ‥ est liberata R. Cold. Godr. 421. 5 (as sb. n.) area or enclosure in which birds are snared or kept, aviary, ‘cockshoot’, fowl-glade. tunc vireta floribus et ~ia cantibus ‥ resultant Gosc. V. Iv. 86D; 1168 piscarias suas et stagnum et paludes et ~ia sue infra ambitum ville Act. Hen. II I 368; 1209 habeant ‥ piscarias suas ‥ et ~ia sua infra ambulum ville RChart 184a; 1263 item ~e galli palustris valet per annum ij s. IPM 25 m. 6; c1310 cultura ‥ super la knolle juxta ~e woodcoccorum MonExon 232n..

vŏlātĭlis, (13) e (volo 1), ¶ 1 qui vole, ailé : Cic. Nat. 2, 151 ; volatilis puer Ov. Am. 2, 7, 27, lʼenfant ailé, Cupidon || n. pl. volatilia, oiseaux : Aug. Civ. 10, 32, 2 ¶ 2 [fig.] a) = rapide : volatile telum Lucr. 1, 970, un trait qui vole, rapide, cf. Virg. En. 4, 71 ; b) = éphémère : Sen. Ep. 123, 15 ; Ov. M. 10, 519.

volatilis , e. adj.
飛者。疾快。幻化者。鳥。

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volātilis e, adj.

• 2 volo, winged, flying: bestiae: puer, i. e. Cupid, O.—Swift, rapid: telum, i. e. an arrow, O.: ferrum, V.—Fleeting, transitory: aetas, O.