petulcus

Latin > English

petulcus petulca, petulcum ADJ :: butting

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pĕtulcus: a, um, adj. peto; cf. petulans init.,
I butting, apt to butt, with the horns or head (poet. and post-Aug.).
I Lit.: agni, Lucr. 2, 368: haedi, Verg. G. 4, 10: caper velaries, Col. 7, 3, 5.—
II Transf., frisky, wanton: haedi petulci dicti ab appetendo: unde et meretrices petulcas vocamus, Serv. Verg. G. 4, 10.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pĕtulcus,¹⁵ a, um (peto), qui frappe de ses cornes, qui cosse : Lucr. 2, 368 ; Virg. G. 4, 10 || [fig.] agaçant, effronté : Serv. Georg. 4, 10.

Latin > German (Georges)

petulcus, a, um (peto), stoßend, mit den Hörnern, Köpfen usw., agni, Lucr.: haedi, Verg.: caper et aries, Colum.: hircus, Anthol. Lat. – übtr., mutwillig, ausgelassen, meretrices, Serv. Verg. georg. 4, 10. Isid. orig. 10, 231: debere eos in summa virtutum gravitate consistere nec quidquam petulcum vel calidum iuventutis ac mobilitatis antiquae in eorum corpore residere, Cassian. coen. inst. 1, 8 extr.