furcilla
οὕτω γὰρ συμβαίνει ἅμα καὶ ἡ τῶνδε εὐγένεια κοσμουμένη → for by so doing we shall also celebrate therewith the noble birth of these heroes
Latin > English
furcilla furcillae N F :: little fork
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
furcilla: ae, f.
dim. furca,
I a little fork: herba subsecari falcibus debet et, quoad perarescat, furcillis versari, Varr. R. R. 1, 49, 1; 1, 8, 6; Col. 2, 10, 13: quoniam furcillā extrudimur, Brundisium cogito, Cic. Att. 16, 2, 4; cf.: musae furcillis praecipitem eiciunt, Cat. 105, 2.—Also, ‡furcilles, sive ‡furcilla, quibus homines suspendebant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 88 Müll.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
furcilla,¹⁶ æ, f. (furca), petite fourche : Cic. Att. 16, 2, 4.
Latin > German (Georges)
furcilla, ae, f. (Demin. v. furca), eine kleine Gabel, herbam versare furcillis, Heugabel, Varro: furcillae vitium, Stützen, Varro: bacula furcillaeque, Col. – sprichw., furcillā (mit der Gabel, d.i. mit aller Gewalt) extrudi, Cic. ad Att. 16, 2, 4: u. so Musae furcillis praecipitem eiciunt, Catull. 105, 2. – / Nbf. furcillēs, Paul. ex Fest. 80, 17.
