glis

glis, glīris, m. [perh. kindred with γαλέη],

• a dormouse: Sciurus glis, Linn.; Glis esculentus, Blumenb.; a delicacy with the Romans, Varr. R. R. 3, 15; Plin. 8, 57, 82, § 223 sq.; Mart. 13, 59; Apic. 8, 9; Petr. 31, 10; Amm.28, 4: in silva mea est glis nullus, Varr. ap. Charis. p. 69 and 106 P.: glirium examina, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 119, 26.

glīs, glīris, m., die Haselmaus, Bilchmaus, Rellmaus, der Siebenschläfer (Sciurus glis, L., Glis esculentus, Blumenb.), Varro fr. bei Charis. 131, 16. Plin. 8, 233. Petron. 31, 10. Apic. 8, 408: gliris pellis, Marc. Emp. 10: mus gliris degluptus, Marc. Emp. 16: glirium examina, Plaut. fr. bei Non. 119, 26: greges magni glirium, Varro r. r. 3, 2, 14: somniculosi glires, Mart. 3, 58, 36: in bezug auf ihren Winterschlaf, etiam hic me optimus somnus premit, quo premitur glis, Laber. com. 4. – ➳ Archaist. Genet. Sing. glisis, *Naev. com. 65. – vulg. Nbf. glīr nach Charis. 90, 3 u. nach Prob. (IV) app. 198, 19; Nbf. glīris, nach Charis. 42, 3.

1 glis [CL] , dormouse; b (fig., typifying sleepiness). ~s, sisemus Ælf. Gram. 309; ~s, ~ris ‥ genus muris quod multum dormit Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 259; ~res, mures qui tota hieme dormiunt Ib. 264; animalia ‥ que et ~res dicuntur quia pingues eos efficit somnus, nam gliscere dicimus crescere; hieme tota dormiunt [cf. Isid. Etym. XII 3. 6] Gir. TH I 20; in quibusdam ‥ corporibus ‥ hieme mediocris calor ‥ ut in ‥ ~ribus, unde in hieme ‥ jacent velut mortua Quaest. Salern. P 11; ~res comestibiles Bart. Angl. XV 84; -ris animal, -sis terra tenax, -tis lappa vocatur / gliris animal, glisis terra tenax, glitis lappa vocatur / sic genus istius dignoscitur et genitivus Garl. Syn. 1578C; hic ~is, ~ris, A. dormowse ‥ hic ~s, hic sorex, A. a dormows ‥ a glonsers WW.  b sacerdotis ‥ officium debet esse leonem crudelitatis, lupum rapacitatis, taurum feritatis, vulpem astutie, hircum immunditie, ~rem somnolentie, equum et mulum luxurie, asinum pigritie aliaque bestialia vitia in se occidere Simil. Anselmi 94; H. Bos. LM 1419A (v. Epicureus 1b).

2 glis [cf. TLL; gen. uncertain] , teasel, burr. prava seges glitibus [ed.; MSS: gliribus] densescet acerbis Aldh. VirgV 2725; ~s, egle GlC G 104; hec ~s, glissis, i. carduus quod aliter lappa dicitur Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 259 (cf. ib. 264: glissis, mala dumus); Garl. Syn. 1578C (v. 1 glis a); CathA (v. bardana).

3 glis [OF glise; forms of gen.gliris, glisis, glitisrecorded] , marl, chalky clay. b mould, moss. o vitia mea, ut quid lethiferis illecebris, sicut †gliris bastulam [? l. vasculum] suam [? l. sua] tenacitate infectam [? l. infectum] vincere solet, animum meum vobis agglutinatis Elmer Cant. Quer. 812D; hec glis, ~tis Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 259 (v. glitteus); Hasculphus a marina ~si per quam ad naves transfugerat retractus Gir. EH I 21 p. 264; hostium multitudine magna per marinam ~sim, quo transfugerant, interempta Ib. II 17 p. 341; pre ~sis mollitie, dum ad ima penetraret humana ponderositas, terre lubrice sanguis profluus superficiem tenens genua cruraque de facili pertingebat Ib. p. 342; 1256 in glire et fecibus (v. faex 1c); glis, ‥ glisis terra tenax Garl. Syn. 1578C (v. 1 glis a); 1317 in xv summis ~ris ad plastrand’ emptis Fabr. Exon. 78; CathA (v. glitosus); a mudde, cenum, limus (~s, lutum etc.) Ib..  b a mowldnes, ~s, mucor, mussa CathA.

1 glīs, (15) īris, m. , loir : Varro R. 3, 2, 14 ; Plin. 8, 223.

2 glis, tis, f. , terra tenax : Gloss.

glis , iris. m.
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glis, glīris, m.: ghiro

♢ gen. pl. glirĭum.