ulna

ulna, ae, f. [Gr. ὠλένη; Goth. aleina; Germ. Elle; cf. Ellenbogen; Engl. ell], the elbow.

• I Lit., Plin. 11, 43, 98, § 243.—
• II Transf.
• • A Poet., in gen., the arm: tremula patris dormientis in ulnā, Cat. 17, 13; Prop. 2, 18 (3, 10), 9; Ov. M. 7, 847; 9, 652; 11, 63; Luc. 3, 664; Sil. 3, 457; 10, 499; Stat. S. 5, 3, 266 al.—
  • B As a measure of length.
  • • 1 An ell, Verg. E. 3, 105; id. G. 3, 355; Hor. Epod. 4, 8; Ov. M. 8, 748. —
    • 2 As much as a man can clasp with both arms, a fathom, Plin. 16, 40, 76, § 202.

ūlna, ae, f. (griech. ὠλένη, adh. elina, Ellenbogen), der Ellenbogenknochen, I) eig. u. meton.: 1) eig., Plin. 11, 243 (dagegen 249 cubita, die Ellenbogen). – 2) meton., der ganze Arm, dormire in ulna, Catull.: ulnis alqm tollere od. attollere, auf die Arme nehmen, Ov.: ulnis amplecti, umarmen, Ov.: maternis in ulnis, Calp. – II) übtr., als Längenmaß: a) die Elle, Verg. ecl. 3, 105 u.a. Hor. epod. 4, 8. Ov. met. 8, 750. – b) so viel wie ein Mensch mit beiden Armen umspannen kann, die Klafter, Plin. 16, 202.

ulna [CL] 1 forearm (esp. as used in holding, cradling, or sim.); b (fig.); c (in gl.). per Timotheum presbiterum, quem nefandis ~arum gremiis procax obuncabat Aldh. VirgP 32; c720 spiritus eorum angelicis ~is evecti regnaturi cum Christo (Eangyth) Ep. Bonif. 14; puer ‥ maternis ~is ad venerandi patris Aðelwoldi sepulchrum perductus Wulf. Æthelwold 45; hostis ‥ duris ~arum internodiis corpus jejuniis attenuatum astringens W. Malm. Wulfst. I 4; Deo ‥ patri puerum presentavit, quem Simeon senex justus in ~is suscepit Ord. Vit. I 2 p. 8; lupus agnum accipit in ~is Map NC III 3 f. 39v.  b necesse est ut omnes fideles ‥ obviis sincerae pietatis ~is amplectamur Bede Tab. 429C; c1165 esset ‥ magni meriti ‥ in ~is misericordiae venientem excipere peregrinum J. Sal. Ep. 135 (141); felices qui ‥ in ~is gratie ‥ totum iter diei ‥ conficiunt J. Ford Serm. 3. 2; ipsos ‥ in nostre compassionis ~as admisimus mansuetas R. Bury Phil. 8. 132.  c ~um, brachium GlC U 233; in ~am, an elmbogan GlP 571; 11‥ ~a, ealboga WW Sup. 406; hec ~a, a harmehole. brachia dic ulnas, panni mensura sit ulna WW. 2 (as measure of length, varying in different countries and variously taken to represent the distance from the elbow or shoulder to the wrist or fingertip, or sim.) ell; b (dist. as ~a regia or sim., v. et. regius 5c); c (dist. as ~a ferrea regis, measured with ref. to standard iron ell); d (of space); e (of cloth). f (app. as measure of weight or volume). ubi nives sub gelido septemtrionis arcto in vij ~as consurgunt Lib. Monstr. I 9; ~a, spatium unius brachii GlC U 227; ~a, eln vel spanning betwux ‥ ðuman and scitefingre Ælf. Gl.; ~a debet habere in se triginta septem pollices mensuratos, cum pollicibus trium hominum (Assisa David I) RegiamM I f. 161; 1349 iiij tapeta nigra, continencia in toto xxxij ~as quadratas (KR Ac 391/15) Arch. XXXI 50; hec ~a est spatium inter manum et capud WW.  b c1195 terra continet in longitudine ‥ triginta et tres ulnas et tres quartarios de ~is regis Ricardi Ch. Westm. 378; 1329 de ~a regia Reg. Ant. Linc. I 275; 1347 in latitudine tres ~as regias tres quarterias et quatuor pollices unius ~e Cart. Osney II 305; 1430 [placea] continet in longitudine ‥ triginta unam ~as regias et unum pedem Pat 434 m. 13.  c c1203 que terra continet in longitudine ab oriente versus occidentem ‥ undecim ulnas et dimidium pedem de ~is ferreis Ricardi regis Anglorum et in longitudine ab austro versus aquilonem septem ulnas plena palma minus de eisdem ~is E. Ch. S. Paul. 99; c1208 terra continet in fronte secus vicum reg[is] orientalem undecim ulnas et dimidiam de ~is ferreis regis Johannis Anglie, et in capite occidentali xj ulnas de eisdem ~is Ch. Westm. 366; c1250 que ‥ domus continet in longitudine octo ~as ferreas domini regis cum pollicibus Cart. Osney II 118.  d 1198 cujus [terre] latitudo versus vicum continet xxxj ~as et in medio continet xxxvij ~as Ch. Westm. 314; c1225 celarium habet in longitudine tres ~as et quatuor pollices (id est xj pedes et vij pollices) Cart. Eynsham II 226; 1291 que continent in longitudine viginti ~as cum pollicibus a fine terre ‥ W. a parte aquilonari usque ad terram H. Cart. Osney I 416; perticata terre in baronia debet mensurari per sex ~as, que faciunt octodecim pedes mediocres (Leg. Burgorum) RegiamM I f. 147v; 1558 portionem terrarum ‥ continentem novemdecim ~as terrarum in latitudine et viginti octo ~as in longitudine Scot. Grey Friars II 110.  e a1128 x ~as de lineo panno Chr. Peterb. app. 159; 1221 emit ab eo unam tunicam et lintheamina et iv ~as de blancheto PlCrGlouc 18; sex ~as lineas et duo paria botarum Cart. Osney II 483; 1296 in vj ~is et dimidia canabi emptis ‥ precium ullne ij d. Ac. Galley Newcastle 175; c1314 in ij ~is canobi emptis ad harnesium contra autumpnum v d. Rec. Elton 212; 1375 de ‥ xij alnis panni de russeto precii viij s. SessPLincs 82; 1396 de canvace pro mappis et linthiaminibus cxx ~i Meaux lxxviii.  f alia vero averia, qui [? l. que] afforantur per libras, ut piper, gingiber, brasilium, grana, et hujus modi, solebant ponderari per ~as, stateras, pleicias hospitum, vel per baskettum suum Leg. Ant. Lond. 118. 3 rod for measuring by the ell (esp. w. ref. to one defining its length as a standard), ell-wand. mercatorum falsam ~am castigavit, brachii sui mensura adhibita omnibusque per Angliam proposita W. Malm. GR V 411; pannarii ‥ defraudant emptores male ulnando cum ~a [gl.: aune] curta et cum pollice fallaci Garl. Dict. 128; 1275 episcopus Wygorn’ ‥ liberare fecit mercatoribus venientibus ~as suo signo signatas Hund. II 286b; fecit ‥ fieri ~as ferreas, quas diminuere de facili nemo possit Trevet Ann. 153; c1356 standardus bushell et ~a sint sub custodia majoris et ballivorum et sex legalium de villa juratorum, coram quibus omnes mensure signentur MunAcOx 184; c1375 Ranulphus Webst’ uln’ nimis parv’ Ac. Durh. 328; quod nullus vendat aliquas res nisi per mensuras et ~as sigillatas MGL I 587.

ulna, (14) æ, f. , ¶ 1 lʼavant-bras : Plin. 11, 243 ¶ 2 [poét.] bras : Catul. 17, 13 ; Prop. 2, 18, 9 ; Ov. M. 7, 847, etc. ¶ 3 [mesure de longueur] brasse : Virg. B. 3, 105 ; G. 3, 355 ; Hor. Epo. 4, 8 ; Ov. M. 8, 748 ; Plin. 16, 202.

ulna , ae. f.
一抱。尺。丈。Ulnae. plur. 手臂。Nix septem assurgit in ulnas 雪深七丈。

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ūlna ae, f

• cf. ὠλένη, the elbow: corpus ulnis attollo, O.: Eurydicen amplectitur ulnis, i. e. arms, O.—As a measure of length, an ell: Trīs spatium non amplius ulnas, V., H., O.

ULNA

ULNA(ὠλένη), properly the fore-arm from the shoulder to the wrist, is also used for the whole arm, and even for the whole span of both arms; and hence, as a measure of length, it appears to be used with different significations. In most of the passages in which it occurs (Verg. G. 3.355; Ovid, Metam. 8.750; Hor. Epod. 4.8) there is nothing to determine its length, but Hultsch is probably right in taking it to be one-third of the ὀργυιὰ or arm-stretch of nearly 6 feet, and therefore one-third of the human body. Hence in Verg. Ecl. 3.105three ulnae = the size of the body, and so the size of the grave of Caelius. Pliny, however, uses it as equivalent to the ὀργυιὰ, as may be seen from H. N. 16.202, 32.133, compared with § 203 (Hultsch, Metrol. p. 78).

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