lacer
ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvious one, invisible connection is stronger than visible, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lăcer: (lăcĕrus quoted by Prisc. 901 P.), ĕra, ĕrum, adj. root λακ-, to tear; Gr. λακερός, torn; λάκκος, lake; Lat. lacero, lacus, lacuna, lāma; Irish, loch; Engl. lake,
I mangled, lacerated, torn to pieces.
I Lit. (not in Cic. or Cæs.): homo, Lucr. 3, 403: corpus, Liv. 1, 28; Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 156: corpus verberibus, Just. 21, 4, 7: cui quod membrum lacerum laesumve est, Masur. Sab. ap. Gell. 4, 2, 15: Deiphobum lacerum crudeliter ora, mutilated, Verg. A. 6, 495; so, artus avolsaque membra et funus lacerum tellus habet, id. ib. 9, 491.—Of the hair: nec modus aut pennis, laceris aut crinibus, ignem spargere, Stat. S. 1, 1, 133; Sil. 6, 560; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 177: vestis, Tac. H. 3, 10: tectorum vestigia lacera et semusta, id. A. 15, 40: puppis, Ov. H. 2, 45: insignia, Stat. Th. 10, 8: lacerae unguibus venae, Sen. Phoen. 162.—
B Trop. (postAug. and very rare): sparsas, atque, ut ita dicam, laceras gentilitates colligere atque conectere, families rent and scattered, Plin. Pan. 39, 3.—Poet.: castra, an army that has lost its general, Sil. 15, 9: lacerae domus artus componere, Sen. Thyest. 432.—*
II Transf., act., rending, lacerating (for lacerans): morsus, Ov. M. 8, 880.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lăcĕr,¹¹ ĕra, ĕrum,
1 mutilé, déchiré, mis en pièces [pr. et fig.] : Lucr. 3, 403 ; Virg. En. 6, 495 ; 9, 491 ; Liv. 1, 28, 10 ; Tac. H. 3, 10 ; Plin. Min. Pan. 39, 3
2 qui déchire : Ov. M. 8, 877. masc. lacerus Fort. Mart. 1, 116 et 492.
