funda

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

funda: ae, f. Sanscr. spandē, itch; Gr. σφαδάζω, to move convulsively; σφοδρός, σφεδανός, impassioned; σφενδόνη; cf. 3. fūsus,
I a sling.
I Lit.: funda dicta eo, quod ex ea fundantur lapides, id est emittantur, Isid. Orig. 18, 10, 1: inde fundis, sagittis, tormentis hostes propelli ac summoveri jussit, Caes. B. G. 4, 25, 1; 5, 35 fin.; 5, 43, 1; Liv. 38, 29, 4 sq.; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 201; Plaut. Poen. 2, 32 sq.; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 16; Cic. poët. Fragm. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 73; Verg. G. 1, 309; id. A. 9, 586; Ov. M. 4, 517 al.—
II Transf.
   A That which is thrown with a sling, the sling-stone, missile,, Sil. 10, 152. —
   B A casting-net, drag-net, Verg. G. 1, 141.—
   C (From the similarity to the hollow of a sling in which the stone lay, like σφενδόνη.) The hollow of a ring in which a jewel is set, the bezel, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 116 (in Cic. Off. 3, 9, 38, called pala anuli).—
   D A money-bag, purse, Macr. S. 2, 4 fin.>

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

funda,¹² æ, f. (cf. σφενδόνη),
1 fronde : Cæs. G. 4, 25, 1, etc. ; Liv. 38, 24, 4 ; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 10, 1
2 balle de plomb [lancée avec la fronde] : Sil. 10, 152
3 tramail, sorte de filet : Virg. G. 1, 141
4 chaton de bague : Plin. 37, 116
5 bourse : Macr. Sat. 2, 4, 31.