elixus
εἷς οἰωνὸς ἄριστος, ἀμύνεσθαι περὶ πάτρης → the best goal is defending your country
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ē-lixus: a, um, adj., lix,
I thoroughly boiled, boiled, seethed.
I Lit., Varr. ap. Non. 62, 14; Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 54; Hor. S. 2, 2, 74; Juv. 3, 294; 13, 85; cf. the punning use of the word, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 67; id. Most. 5, 1, 66.—
II Transf., qs. sodden, i. e., soaked, wet through: calcei, Varr. ap. Non. 48, 27: balneator, Mart. 3, 7: nates, i. e. quite flabby after the bath, Pers. 4, 40.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ēlixus,¹⁴ a, um (e, lix), cuit dans l’eau, bouilli : Hor. S. 2, 2, 74 || très mouillé : Mart. 3, 7, 3 ; Pers. 4, 40.
Latin > German (Georges)
ēlixus, a, um (ex u. lix), I) = εκζεστός (Gloss.), in Wasser-, in einer Brühe gesotten, Hor. u. Plin. – II) übtr., gleichs. gesotten, calcei, d.i. sehr nasse, Varro fr.: nates, vom Baden ganz schlotterig, Pers.: balneator elixus, der über und über schwitzt, Mart.
