vorago

vorāgō, inis, f.: a chasm, abyss, gulf, whirlpool, 6.296; torrent, 9.105. (vorō)

vŏrāgo, ĭnis, f. [voro], an abyss, gulf, whirlpool, depth, chasm.

• I Lit., of watery depths: summersus equus voraginibus, Cic. Div. 1, 33, 73: vastāque voragine gurges Aestuat, Verg. A. 6, 296; Cat. 17, 26; Curt. 8, 14, 8: explicet se Cotta, si potest, ex hac voragine, Lact. 2, 8, 55.—Of a gulf or chasm in the earth, Liv. 7, 6, 1; Curt. 8, 14, 2.— Poet., of a devouring maw or stomach: ventris, Ov. M. 8, 843.—
• II Transf.: vos geminae voragines scopulique rei publicae, i. e. gulfs, Cic. Pis. 18, 41: gurges et vorago patrimonii, devourer, squanderer, spendthrift, id. Sest. 52, 111: vorago aut gurges vitiorum, abyss, id. Verr. 2, 3, 9, § 23: avaritia, manifestae praedae avidissima vorago, abyss, gulf, Val. Max. 9, 4 init.

vorāgo, inis, f. (voro), der Schlund, Abgrund, die Schlucht, die fast bodenlose Tiefe, die alles verschlingt, I) eig., in der Erde, Liv. 7, 6, 2. Curt. 5, 4 (15), 23 u. 8, 2 (8), 23: voragines lacunaeque, Curt. 8, 14 (47), 8: voragines eluviesque, Curt. 8, 11 (39), 7: inluvies ac voragines, Curt. 8, 14 (47), 4: bes. im Wasser, der Strudel, cavernae et voragines, Curt. 8, 10 (37), 24: praealtae fluvii ac profundae voragines, Liv.: summersus equus voraginibus, Cic.: im Bilde, explicet se Cotta, si potest, ex hac voragine, Lact. 2, 8, 55. – II) übtr., ventris, Schlund, Abgrund, Ov.: u. so insatiabilis vorago ventris et gutturis, Augustin.: avaritia, manifestae praedae avidissima vorago, Val. Max.: gurges (Versäufer) ac vorago (Verprasser) patrimonii, Cic.: vorago (Pfuhl) aut gurges (Schlund) vitiorum, Cic. (vgl. gurges no. I, b): vos, geminae voragines (Schlingbäuche) scopulique rei publicae, Cic.: mensarum voragines, die Schwelgereien bei der Tafel, Amm. 14, 6, 16.

vorago [CL] 1 a chasm, abyss, gulf. b whirlpool, eddy; c (fig. or in fig. context). d (of fire) consuming mass. a restitit equus ‥ in ultimo precipitii cespite, ubi pedes priores ‥ pene fuerant in ima ~inis ruituri B. V. Dunst. 14; c1188 per cavum pullum quod descendit ‥ in magnum pullum ‥ et ita ‥ usque in ~inem de Loon Cart. Cockersand 757.  b naufragia Scyllae fugientes in Charybdi ~inem submergendi (Ceolfrith) Bede HE V 21 p. 338; pendula prora subitam minatur ~inem Gosc. Transl. Mild. 11; maris quedam miranda ~o ad quam ‥ undique marini fluctus ‥ confluunt Gir. TH II 14; qui Jonam ‥ sinibus ceti gustatum inter marinas ~ines illesum servavit J. Furness Kentig. 3; modicum fretum [i. e. the Firth of Forth] sed propter marinas ~ines periculosum Gerv. Tilb. II 10 (ed. OMT p. 306); incipiens ~o navem ad se trahere (Ciaranus de Cluain 33) VSH I 216.  c c794 noxias corporis delectationes ‥ quae ‥ suos sequaces in aeternae perditionis ~inem demerserunt Alcuin Ep. 34; rex ‥ ex ~ine hujus coenulentis [sic] vitae eripitur Byrht. HR 48; ~inem tanti mali viriliter evasisti Eadmer Beat. 8; grandescit ut mare vorago doloris J. Howd. Cant. 105; hec [sc. mors] est tua ~o dentata ‥ omnium consumptiva gaudiorum S. Sim. Itin. 74.  d ? 1173 sevientis flamme procellosa ~o ‥ incolas [Etne] aut expulit aut combussit P. Blois Ep. 46; si quis ‥ de rote vertigine caderet, in ignis ~ine demergeretur J. Furness Walth. 102; 1313 monasterii ‥ per repentini incendii ~inem ‥ consumpti Reg. Durh. 1220; Jeronimus de Praga ‥ relapsus fuit in hereses ‥ et ideo ‥ ignis ~ini deputatus fuit per ‥ concilium [Constanciense] Gascoigne Loci 115. 2 drain or sink, ‘swallow’. 1314 in ‥ expensis factis circa ~ines garderobe, infirmarie, et coquine ‥ xij li. xviij s. iiij d. Ac. Durh. 513; c1386 pro factura unius putei cum mur' lapid' ad modum ~inis juxta coquinam (Works) KR Ac 473/2 m. 7; 1397 in reparacione unius ~inis jacentis post aulam [infirmar'] Ac. Durh. 267; 1419 de xij d. solutis ij latomis pro emendacione ~inis ad portam occidentalem MunCOx 281.

vŏrāgō, (12) ĭnis, f. (voro), ¶ 1 tournant dʼeau, gouffre, tourbillon : equus submersus voraginibus Cic. Div. 1, 73, cheval submergé par des tourbillons, cf. Virg. En. 6, 296 || [dans la terre] gouffre, abîme : Curt. 8, 14, 2 ; Liv. 7, 6, 1 ¶ 2 [fig.] vos geminæ voragines scopulique rei publicæ Cic. Pis. 41, vous, les deux gouffres et écueils de la république (= les fléaux) ; gurges et vorago patrimonii Cic. Sest. 111, abîme engloutissant (gouffre dévorant) de ton patrimoine ; vorago aut gurges vitiorum Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23, gouffre ou abîme de tous les vices.

vorago , inis. f.
深淵。旋水。深坑。— reipublicae 敗本國者。— patrimonii 敗家產之徒。

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vorāgō inis, f

• voro, an abyss, gulf, whirlpool, depth, chasm: submersus equus voraginibus: vastāque voragine gurges Aestuat, V.: neque eam voraginem coniectu terrae expleri potuisse, L.: ventris, O.—Fig.: vos geminae voragines scopulique rei p.: patrimoni, spendthrift: vitiorum, abyss.