chalybs
From LSJ
Μακάριος, ὅστις ἔτυχε γενναίου φίλου → Generosa amicus mente , felicis bonum → Glückselig ist, wer einen edlen Freund gewinnt
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
chălybs: ybis, m., = χάλυψ,
I steel (cf. Plin. 34, 14, 41, § 142 sq.): vulnificus (because weapons were made of it), Verg. A. 8, 446; on account of its hardness: ferro durior et chalybe, Prop. 1, 16, 30; cf. Sen. Herc. Oet. 152; Sil. 1, 171; 2, 403.—
II Meton., the things made of it.
A A sword: strictus, Sen. Thyest. 364.—
B A horse's bit, Luc. 6, 398.—
C The point of an arrow, Luc. 7, 518; Val. Fl. 6, 342; Sil. 2, 107 al.—
D An iron rail, Luc. 6, 547.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) chălybs,¹³ ybis, m. (χάλυψ), acier ; vulnificus chalybs Virg. En. 8, 446, l’acier meurtrier
