volubilis

volūbilis, e: adj. (volvō), turning, whirling, spinning, 7.382.

vŏlūbĭlis, e, adj. [volvo], that is turned round or (more freq.) that turns itself round, turning, spinning, whirling, circling, rolling, revolving.

• I Lit.: buxum, i. e. a top, Verg. A. 7, 382: caelum, Cic. Univ. 6 fin.: sol, Prud. Cath. 3 praef.: nexus (anguis), Ov. M. 3, 41: volubilis et rotundus deus, Cic. N. D. 2, 17, 46: figurae aquae, Lucr. 3, 190: procursus, id. 2, 455: aquae, Hor. C. 4, 1, 40; cf.: labitur (sc. amnis), et labetur in omne volubilis aevum, id. Ep. 1, 2, 43: aurum, i. e. the golden apple, Ov. M. 10, 667; cf. id. H. 20, 209: electrum, Plin. 37, 3, 11, § 42: pila, Ap. Met. 2, 4, 4.—
• II Trop.
• • A Of speech, rapid, fluent, voluble (the figure taken from rolling waters): vis volubilis orationis, Auct. Her. 3, 14, 25: oratio, Cic. Brut. 28, 108: rotunda volubilisque sententia, Gell. 11, 13, 4.—Transf., of the speaker: homo volubilis quādam praecipiti celeritate dicendi, Cic. Fl. 20, 48; id. Brut. 27, 105; id. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 617 P.—
  • B Of fate, changeable, mutable: vaga volubilisque fortuna, Cic. Mil. 26, 69; cf.: cum videamus tot varietates tam volubili orbe circumagi, Plin. Ep. 4, 24, 6: fortunae volubiles casus, Amm.22, 1, 1: volubilium casuum diritas, id. 26, 1, 3.—Adv.: vŏlūbĭ-lĭter.
  • • 1 Swiftly rolling, spinning, Amm.20, 11, 26; cf. Non. p. 4, 1.—
    • 2 Trop., of speech, rapidly, fluently, volubly: funditur numerose et volubiliter oratio, Cic. Or. 62, 210.

volūbilis, e (volvo), sich schnell oder leicht umdrehend (umrollend), drehbar, wälzbar, rollbar, kreisend, rollend, I) eig.: caelum, Cic.: amnis, der rollende Strom, Hor.: unda, Calp.: buxum, Kreisel aus Buchs, Verg.: se non intellegere, qualis sit volubilis et rotundus deus, wie eine stete Kreisbewegung u. runde Gestalt als Eigenschaften einer Gottheit gedacht werden können, Cic. – II) übtr.: a) v. Glücke, veränderlich, wandelbar, fortuna, Cic.: cum videamus tot varietates tam volubili orbe circumagi, Plin. ep. – b) v. der Rede, schnell dahinrollend, flüchtig, geläufig, oratio quoniam tum stabilis est, tum volubilis, Cic.: Appii Claudii volubilis erat oratio, A. Kl. war ein geläufiger Redner, Cic.: orator v., ein geläufiger, Cic.: so auch homo, Cic.

1 volubilis v. volibilis

2 volubilis [CL] 1 capable of or engaged in circular motion, turning, revolving, rotating, rolling, or sim.; b (fig. or in fig. context). c (of fabric item) that can be folded or turned inside out, reversible. totius creaturae quam ~is et agilis polorum vertigo et bina cingunt emisperia Aldh. Met. 2 p. 63; 9‥ cilindrus, lapis ~is vel rotundus GlH C 1000; sunt [equis] oculi grandes, coma densa, volubile collum L. Durh. Dial. II 199; si celum ~e est, num cum ipso circumeunt habitatores? ‥ quomodo autem inerunt ~i nisi simul voluti? Pull. Sent. 719B; volvitur orbis / raptibus eternis, totusque volubilis axem / circuit immotum Ib. VIII 336; testatur volubilis / Ixionis rota Neckam Poems 117; cujus caput est valde ~e hinc et illinc significat hominem fatuum M. Scot Phys. 78; 1456 ad cujus quidem alte vie introitum quedam porta ~is ‥ extitit Pat 482 m. 9d..  b sic vergente ~i rota fortune de solio regni rex precipitatus est Ord. Vit. XIII 43 p. 128; videas eam [fortunam] ibi rotam versare ~em J. Sal. Pol. 545D; qui primo das motum mobile / cujus motu sphere volubili / revolvuntur raptu meabili / te puelle committis humili J. Howd. Ph. 14; tu domina fortuna que gratanter respicis ad tuos ‥ in alto positos, sicque permittis eos ‥ cum ~i impetu devolvi ab alto V. Ric. II 168.  c dalmatica ‥ ~is ac replicabilis at tamen pro spissitudine sua ‥ ad rigorem pristinum per se reductibilis R. Cold. Cuthb. 42. 2 (of plant) that twists, twining. b (as sb., also w. var. adj., e. g. major, minor) climbing, twining plant, e.g. bindweed (Convolvulus), honeysuckle (Lonicera), or woodbine. c (~a minor, understood as) celandine (Chelidonium or Glaucium). d (as sb., esp. w. major) honeysuckle (Lonicera), woodbine, or sim. plant. byynd or wodebinde ‥ vitella vel edera ~is PP.  b corigiola, respice in ~is et in pepe spermate et in proserpinata Alph. 44; ~is, corrigiola idem, arbores parvas et herbas ligat ‥, A. berebinde Ib. 192; corrigiola, ~is minor SB 17; ligustrum est quasi agreste lilium, i. flos minoris ~is ascendens sepes SB 28; 13‥ ~is major, minor, media, wodebynde MS BL Sloane 2479 f. 106v; ~is agrestis, wylde lylye MS Bodleian Ashmole 1447 p. 216; 14‥ ~is major, wythwynde, ~is minor, wodebynde MS BL Sloane 3545 f. 11r; 14‥ ~is media ‥ honisouke MS BL Add. 18752 f. 115r.  c memitha, i. ~is minor secundum Gerardum Alph. 114.  d recipe foliorum viol' ‥ branceur' paritarie ~is majoris ‥ Gilb. II 85. 1; caprifolium, oculus lucii, pericleion, mater silvana, ~is major idem Alph. 29; ponantur super ipsum [dentem] folia ~is majoris que optima sunt Gad. 120. 2; oculus licii i. ~e majus, i. caprifolium SB 32; ~is, caprifolium, mater silvarum, oculus licii, idem sunt SB 43. 3 liable to (swift) change, unstable, mutable. b (of person) unstable, inconstant, unsteadfast. 984 cum ‥ Dei providente gratia de hoc ~i mundo migraverit Ch. Burton 24; Eormenredus ‥ absque imperii dominio in hujus caducalis permansit ~i stadio Byrht. HR 2; discurrentes instabilem ~is seculi rotatum ‥ varium subierunt eventum Ord. Vit. V 19 p. 445; volubilis annus, / triste gelu removens, ver cito lene dabit L. Durh. Dial. III 15; fortuna volubilis errat, / et manet in nullo cotidiana loco Gower VC II 164.  b ~is quidquid vidit totum desiderat GlC V 274; dispersi fuerunt per loca deserta et ‥ sine omni defensore ~es usquequaque et instabiles vagabantur Flor. Hist. I 463; S. de M., cum suis flexibilibus Pictavensibus et G. de S. cum suis ~ibus Flandrensibus Ib. II 155. 4 (of tongue, speech, or sim.) voluble, flowing, chattering. inportuna lingue ~is dicacitate arguentem eam ‥ reddebat Ad. Eyns. Hug. V 8; o quanta cecitas est in divitibus / qui linguis lubricis et volubilibus / laudari gestiunt Walt. Wimb. Palpo 49.

vŏlūbĭlis, (12) e (volvo), ¶ 1 qui a un mouvement giratoire, qui tourne : Cic. Nat. 2, 46 ; Virg. En. 7, 382 || qui roule [en parl. dʼun cours dʼeau] : Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 43 || volubile aurum Ov. M. 10, 667, lʼor (la pomme dʼor) qui roulait à terre || qui sʼenroule [serpent] Ov. M. 3, 41 ¶ 2 [fig.] a) oratio volubilis Cic. Br. 108, parole qui se déroule facilement, au cours facile || [en parl. dʼun orateur] à la parole facile, rapide : Cic. Br. 169 ; Fl. 48 ; b) qui tourne, inconstant [fortune] : Cic. Mil. 69.

volubilis , e. adj.
易滾者。輕飄。便言者。— oratio 如流之文。— orator 便講諭者。— fortuna 不定之造化。

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volūbilis e, adj.

• 3 VOL-, that is turned round, turning, spinning, whirling, circling, rolling, revolving: buxum, i. e. a top, V.: caelum: nexus (anguis), O.: deus: (amnis) in omne volubilis aevum, H.: aurum, i. e. the golden apple, O.—Fig., of speech, rapid, fluent, voluble: Appi oratio: homo.—Changeable, fickle: fortuna.