“arm” in Latin

(1, a limb)(1, a limb)

of men, brachium (from the hand to the elbow: often for the whole arm, when distinction is not necessary): lacertus (from the elbow to the shoulder: also for arm generally, especially when its strength or muscularity is meant): tori (the muscular arm of the Athletae). Relating to the arm, brachialis: having strong arms, lacertosus. With his arms a kimbo, ansatus (Plaut., Pers., 2, 5, 7): to carry anything under one’s arm, aliquid sub ala portare: what is carried under the arm (i. e., habitually), subalaris (telum. subalare, Nep.): to carry a child in one’s arm, puerum in manibus gestare: to take a child in one’s arms, puerum in manus accipere: to embrace any body with one’s arms, aliquem medium complecti: to clasp in one’s arms, arctius amplecti aliquem: to sink in anybody’s arms, manibus alicujus excipi. Observe, “arms” = “enfolding arms,” “embrace,” is mostly to be translated by complexus: to lie or be enfolded in anybody’s arms, haerere in alicujus complexu: to receire anybody in one’s arms, manibus aliquem excipere: to receive anybody with open arms, libens ac supinis manibus excipio aliquem: to die in anybody’s arms, in complexu alicujus emori or extremum vitae spiritumedere; inter alicujus manus exspirare; inter sublevantis manus exstingui: to tear children from the arms of their parents, liberos e parentum complexu abripere; liberos de parentum complexu avellere atque abstrahere: to support with one’s arms, aliquem sustinere (in walking, getting into a carriage, etc.): aliquem collapsum excipere (to raise one who had fallen): to fly to anybody’s arms (for protection), ad aliquem confugere; alicujus fidei se committere: se committere in fidem et clientelam alicujus (as a client to a patron): in alicujus sinum confugere (Silver Age).

IMPROPRE., power, strength, manus, potestas. Kings have long arms, longae regibus sunt manus (Ov.). The secular arm, imperium or potestas magistratuum.

Of a river, pars: cornu (winding arm, Ov.): caput (mouth: also, and more frequently, the head, source).

Of a mountain chain, brachium (Taurus brachia emittit, Plin.): ramus.

Of a tree, brachium: ramus [Vid: BRANCH].

Of a chair, ancon (Caelius Aurelianus, Tardae Passiones, 2, 1, 46).

In fortification, works to connect two points, brachium: more frequently, lingua (σκέλη).

Arm of a catapult, brachium.

Arms of a pair of scales, caput (Vitr., 8, 5, 3, Schneider).

Arms of an anchor, anchorae brachium or cornu.

Transitively, armare (to furnish with arms: then, to provide with what is necessary: against anybody, adversus aliquem): armis instruere (to furnish with arms): instruere: munire (to furnish with anything considered as a weapon).

Armed, armatus: in armis (ἐν ὅπλοις, in or under arms).

To arm one’s self against anything, praecavere aliquid: tutum or munitum esse ab aliqua re: se praeparare ad aliquid (to make preparations against): animum praeparare ad aliquid: se or animum componere ad aliquid (to prepare one’s mind against). Sometimes meditari aliquid: to be armed against anything, animo sum ad aliquid parato; tutum or munitum esse aliqua re: aliqua re se loricare (Plin.) [Vid. ARM, v., intransitive].

To clothe anybody with armor, lorica, thorace, cataphracta induere aliquem (according to the kind of armor meant).

Intransitively, arma sibi induere (to put on one’s armor): arma capere (to take to one’s weapons: prepare for war: for which ad arma or ad saga ire is also found): arma sumere (to take one’s weapons in ones hand to use them).

To be arming (of nations), bellum parare, apparare, comparare, adornare, instruere: belli apparatnm instruere; omnia, quae ad bellum pertinent, providere.