murcus
From LSJ
ἀλλ' ἦν ἅπαντα τεταγμένα νόμων ἐπιταγαῖς → but all their acts were regulated by prescriptions set forth in laws
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
murcus: i, m.,
I a coward, who, to escape military service, cuts off his thumb (post-class.), Amm. 15, 12, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) murcus, ī, m., mutilé, [d’où] lâche, poltron [qui se coupait le pouce pour ne pas servir] : Amm. 15, 12, 3.
Latin > German (Georges)
murcus, ī, m., verstümmelt, Gloss. (s. Löwe Prodr. p. 283); insbes. von dem, der, um nicht Soldat zu werden, sich den Daumen abschnitt, Amm. 15, 12, 3.
