murcus
From LSJ
οὐκ ἔστι λέουσι καὶ ἀνδράσιν ὅρκια πιστά → there are no pacts between lions and men, between lions and men there are no oaths of faith, there can be no covenants between men and lions
οὐκ ἔστι λέουσι καὶ ἀνδράσιν ὅρκια πιστά → there are no pacts between lions and men, between lions and men there are no oaths of faith, there can be no covenants between men and lions
murcus: i, m.,
I a coward, who, to escape military service, cuts off his thumb (post-class.), Amm. 15, 12, 3.
(1) murcus, ī, m., mutilé, [d’où] lâche, poltron [qui se coupait le pouce pour ne pas servir] : Amm. 15, 12, 3.
