hircinus

hircīnus (hirquīnus), a, um, adj. [hircus],

• of a goat, goat's: barba, Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 12 (967): sanguis, Plin. 20 prooem. § 2; 37, 4, 15, § 59: pelles, id. 12, 17, 40, § 81: folles, Hor. S. 1, 4, 19: sidus, i.e. the constellation Capricorn, Prud. Apoth. 621.—Comically: alae, that have a goatish smell, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 51 (873).

hircīnus (hirquīnus), a, um (hircus), I) vom Bocke, von Böcken, Bocks-, hirc. sanguis, Plin. u. Solin., hirqu. sanguis, Plin.: hirc. sidus, Steinbock, Prud.: hirqu. u. hirc. folles, von Bockshaut, Hor. u. Plin.: u. so hirc. uter vinarius, Plin.: barba hirqu. od. hirc., Bocksbart (eines Menschen), Plaut. u. Amm.: u. so hirc. barbitium, Apul. – subst., hircīnum, ī, n. = κρέας τράγειον, Bockfleisch, Gloss. II, 458, 7. – II) einen Bocksgestank habend, alae, Plaut. Poen. 873 Schöll.

hircinus [CL] 1 of a goat; b (sanguis ~us, supposed to cut diamonds; cf. Isid. Etym. XVI 13. 2); c (supposed to cure stones in bladder). carnibus hyrcinis Altercatio 22; legitur chimeram quoddam prodigium fuisse, leonino capite munitum, ventre ~o fedatum, cauda anguina armatum W. Donc. Aph. Phil. 7. 5; hircus, ‥ inde hirciolus et ~us ‥ et hircosus, ‥ fetidus adinstar hirci Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 271; recipe cere albe, sepi ~i vel arietini lib. v Gad. 34v. 1.  b durissima naturae illius [adamantini lapidis] virtus sanguine tantummodo ~o cedit Alcuin Dogm. (Adv. Elipand.) 287B; quem [adamantem] vincit acetum / si cruor hircinus associetur ei Neckam DS VI 328 p. 471; cur adamas secari potest ~o sanguine et aceto Quaest. Salern. C 7; adamas lapis est insecabilis ‥ tante soliditatis ut nulla vi excepto ~o sanguine domari possit Alb. Lond. DG 8. 10.  c a1332 de medicina sanguinis †hyrtini [l. hyrcini], ad lapidem in vesica Libr. Cant. Dov. 57. 2 (in plant names): a (as sb. f.) horse-tail. b (w. barba) hypocistis. c (w. herba) (?) hempnettle. d (w. lingua) (?) swines’ cress. a ~a, hyposita, ‥ cauda equina ‥ idem Alph. 82.  b Gad. 98v. 1 (v. barba 2e).  c herba yrcina, betonice [etc.] Gilb. II 112v. 2; herba yrsina SB 12; herba ~a, i. tetrahit, fetet ut hircus et est similis matris silve; ‥ A. swannestonge Alph. 80.  d lingua ~a folia habet spissa juxta terram, G. lange de cheuvre Alph. 103.

hircīnus (16) (-quīnus), a, um (hircus), de bouc : Plin. 20, pr. 2 ; 37, 59 || en peau de bouc : Hor. S. 1, 4, 19 || hircinum sidus Prud. Apoth. 621, le Capricorne.

hīrcīnus adj.

• hircus, of a goat: folles, i. e. of goat's leather, H.