liceor
Latin > English
liceor liceri, licitus sum V DEP :: bid on/for, bid, bid at auction; make a bid
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lĭcĕor: lĭcĭtus, 2,
I v. dep. n. and a. root lic-; v. 1. liceo, to bid on goods at an auction (class.).
(a) Absol.: licetur Aebutius, Cic. Caecin. 6, 16: liciti sunt usque adeo, quoad, etc., id. Verr. 2, 3, 33, § 77: digito liceri (because, in bidding, the finger was raised), id. ib. 2, 3, 11, § 27: omnia Aeduorum vectigalia parvo pretio redemta habere, propterea, quod illo licente, contra liceri audeat nemo, to bid against, Caes. B. C. 1, 18: immoderatius liceri, Suet. Caes. 20: nec licendi finem factum, id. Calig. 38.—
(b) Act., to bid for, make an offer for.—With acc.: heredes Scapulae si istos hortos liceri cogitant, to bid on the gardens, Cic. Att. 12, 38, 4; so, hortos liceri, Plin. Pan. 50: et centum Graecos curto centusse licetur, Pers. 5, 191. —*
II Trop., to appraise, estimate, value: tunc avidi matronam oculi licentur, appraise her, reckon at what price she can be robbed of her honor, Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lĭcĕor,¹² cĭtus sum, ērī (liceo), tr., offrir un prix, se porter acquéreur :
1 abst] illo licente contra liceri audet nemo Cæs. G. 1, 18, 3, lui offrant un prix, personne n’ose en offrir un à rencontre ; liciti sunt usque adeo quoad... Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 77, ils poussèrent les enchères aussi loin que..., cf. Cic. Cæc. 16
2 [avec acc.] : hortos liceri Cic. Att. 12, 38, 4, se porter acquéreur de jardins par voie d’enchères || [fig.] apprécier, évaluer : Plin. 14, 141.
Latin > German (Georges)
liceor, licitus sum, ērī (v. liceo), etw. für sich feil machen = auf etw. bieten (indem man den Finger emporhob od. mit dem Kopfe nickte), liciti sunt usque eo, boten so lange od. so viel darauf, Cic.: illo licente contra liceri audet nemo, überbieten, Caes.: in auctione nemo voluit liceri, Sen. rhet.: nec licendi finem factum, quoad tredecim gladiatores sestertio nonagies ignoranti addicerentur, Suet. – utrum est aequius...eum, qui manu quaesierit, quam qui digito licitus sit, possidere, Cic. – hortos, auf einen Park, Cic.: u. so hostium capita, Geld bieten für usw., Curt.: de pretio, sagen, wieviel man dafür verlange, Apul.: mit Abl. des Preises, centusse, Pers. – übtr., tunc avidi matronam oculi licentur, taxieren sie (um welchen Preis ihre Ehre geraubt werden könne), Plin. 14, 141 (wo cod. M inlicentur, s. illiceor).
Latin > Chinese
liceor, eris, itus sum, eri. d. 2. :: 當衆獻價。— contra eum 獻價多于人。— digito 使指獻大價。