orsa
From LSJ
ἀγεωμέτρητος μηδεὶς εἰσίτω → no one ignorant of geometry may enter, let no one ignorant of geometry enter, let no one ignorant of geometry come in
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
orsa: ōrum, n. ordior.
I Beginnings, commencements, an undertaking, attempt: ut (di) orsis tanti operis successus prosperos darent, Liv. praef. fin.: Orsa juvare, Val. Fl. 1, 21.—
II In partic., words, speech (poet.): sic orsa vicissim Ore refert, Verg. A. 7, 435; 10, 632; 11, 124; Val. Fl. 5, 472: Menandri, i. e. carmina, Aus. Idyll. 4, 46.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ōrsa,¹⁶ ōrum, n. (ordior), entreprise : orsa tanti operis Liv. pr. 13, l’entreprise d’une si grande œuvre || [poét.] paroles, discours : Virg. En. 7, 435 ; 10, 632, etc.
Latin > German (Georges)
ōrsa, ōrum, n., s. ordior.
