sardius

sardĭus, a, um, adj. [cf. 1. sarda, II.],

• sardian, carnelian (late Lat.): lapis, Vulg. Exod. 28, 17.—Hence, subst.: sardĭus, ii, m., the carnelian, a precious stone, Vulg. Exod. 39, 10; id. Apoc. 21, 20; Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 10; called lapis sardinus, Vulg. Apoc. 4, 3; cf. Hier. in Isa. 15, 54, v. 11 sq.

sardius, iī, m., mit u. ohne lapis, der Sarder, ein Edelstein, viell. unser Sard, sard. lapis, Vulg. exod. 20, 17: bl. sard., Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 10. Hieron. in Isai. 15, 54. v. 11 u. 12. Vulg. exod. 39, 10 u.a. – ders. lapis sardinus, Vulg. apoc. 4, 3 u. Variante bei Hieron. in Isai. 15, 54. v. 11 u. 12.

sardius [LL], ~is, kind of precious stone, a red variety of cornelian, sard; b (fig.). ~ius [habet] colorem purum sanguinis GlC S 83; sardius est puniceus / cujus color sanguineus / decus ostentat martirum Frith. Cives 7. 1; cujus menia sunt onyx, berillus, / jaspis, crisolitusque sardiusque Gosc. Edith 97; ponatur ~ius et topacius et smaragdus in diademate R. Niger Mil. II 7; has illi [sc. onychi] vires sic presens sardius aufert, / fertur ei tellus concolor esse rubens Neckam DS VI 165; sardinibus ‥ magnis decorantur [vestimenta] et topaziis (Brendanus 26) VSH II 278.  b ipsum ‥ ~ius abstinentie, chrysoprasus patientie ‥ adornant J. Furness Walth. 93.

*sardius, ii vel inis. m.
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sardĭus, ĭi, m.: sardonice.