incursus

Latin > English

incursus incursus N M :: assault, attack; raid

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

incursus: a, um, Part., from incurro.
incursus: ūs, m. incurro,
I a running against, an assault, attack (class.).
I Lit.: ceterorum tela atque incursus refugit, Cic. Caecin. 8, 22: equitum incursus sustinere, Caes. B. C. 1, 71; Hirt. B. G. 8, 18, 4: primo statim incursu, at the first onset, Liv. 2, 25, 4.—
   B Transf., of inanim. things, a rushing or dashing against (mostly poet.): undarum, Ov. M. 11, 497; cf. aquarum, id. ib. 11, 731: pluviarum, Col. 4, 17: tempestatum, Quint. 10, 7, 3: sanguinis, Luc. 7, 700: solis, of the sunbeams, Col. 1, 6, 22.—
II Trop., an impulse, effort: incursus animus varios habet, has or entertains different impulses, plans, Ov. M. 9, 152.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) incursus, a, um, part. p. de incurro.
(2) incursŭs,¹¹ ūs, m., heurt, choc, rencontre, attaque : Cic. Cæc. 22 ; Cæs. C. 1, 71, 3 ; Liv. 2, 25, 4 || [en parl. de choses] : Ov. M. 11, 497 ; 11, 731 ; Quint. 10, 7, 3.

Latin > German (Georges)

incursus, ūs, m. (incurro), das Andringen, der Andrang, Ansturm, I) eig.: a) lebl. Subjj.: fluminis, Plin. ep.: aquarum, undarum, Ov.: pluviarum procellarumque, Colum.: sanguinis, Lucan.: solis (Sonnenstrahlen), Colum.: incursus (Plur.) tempestatum, das Einbrechen der Stürme, Quint.: u. so saevi tempestatis incursus, Ps. Quint. decl.: incursus (Plur.) morborum, Anfälle, Fulgent. u. Ps. Quint. decl. – b) leb. Wesen, der feindl. Anlauf, Anfall, Angriff, der Tiere, incursus (Plur.) luporum, Verg.: sternitur incursu (apri) nemus, Ov. – der Menschen, bes. als milit. t. t., aditus atque incursus (Vorwärtsstürmen) ad defendendum, Caes.: illa quae sapientem tuentur et a flamma et ab incursu tuta sunt, Sen.: impetus armati ceterorumque inc., Cic.: inc. equitum, Caes.: primo incursu, Liv.: Plur., assidui barbarorum incursus, Suet. Vesp. 8, 4. – II) übtr.: incursus animus varios habet, nimmt verschiedene Anläufe = faßt versch. Entschlüsse, Ov. met. 9, 152.