viscum
ἡγούμενος τῶν ἡδονῶν ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀγόμενος ὑπ' αὐτῶν → of his pleasures he was the master and not their servant
Latin > English
viscum visci N N :: mistletoe; bird-lime (made from mistletoe berries)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
viscum: i, n. (m. collat. form viscus, i, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 16) [cf. Gr. ἰξός, ϝιξος; Lat. viscus,
I the mistletoe.
I Lit., Plin. 16, 44, 94, § 248; 24, 4, 6, § 11; Verg. A. 6, 205.—
II Transf., birdlime made from the berries of the mistletoe, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; Verg. G. 1, 139; Val. Fl. 6, 263; Mart. Spect. 11, 2.—
B Trop.: viscus merus vestra est blanditia, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 16: tactus sum vehementer visco: cor stimulo foditur, i. e. with love, id. ib. 5, 2, 39.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
viscum,¹⁴ ī, n.,
1 gui : Plin. 16, 248 ; Virg. En. 6, 205
2 glu [préparée avec le gui] : Cic. Nat. 2, 144 ; Virg. G. 1, 139 || [fig.] Pl. Bacch. 50 ; 1158. forme viscus, m., Pl. Bacch. 50.
Latin > German (Georges)
vīscum, ī, n. (ἰξός), I) die Mistel, Verg. u. Plin. – II) meton., der aus den Mistelbeeren bereitete Vogelleim, Cic. u.a. – übtr., etwa Leimrute, viscus merus vestra est blanditia, Plaut.: tactus sum vehementer visco (der Liebe), Plaut.: bildl. quam (animam) de visco tam tenaci mortis exuistis, Augustin. – / Nbf. viscus, ī, m., Plaut. Bacch. 50 G., s. vorh.
