fordus
Meaning
- with young
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Prægnans · Gravidus · Fœtus · Fordus · Inciens
Prægnans (from γενέσθαι, gnasci) denotes pregnancy quite in a general sense; gravidus, that of human beings; fœtus, fordus, inciens, that of animals, as with young; fœtus (from φύω) that of all animals; fordus or hordus (φοράς) that of cows; inciens (ἔγκυος) that of small animals, and particularly of swine. Varro, R. R. ii. 5. Quæ sterilis est vacca, taura appellatur; Quæ prægnans, horda. Gravida mulier is the physical and medical expression, like ἔγκυος; prægnans, the more select and decorous expression, something like ‘in a family way.’ (v. 226.)
fordicidia a fordis bubus: bos forda quae fert in ventre, etc., Varr. L. L. 6, § 15 Müll.; cf.: fordicidiis boves fordae id est gravidae immolabantur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 83 Müll.; and: tertia post Veneris cum lux surrexerit Idus. Pontifices, forda sacra litate bove. Forda ferens bos est fecundaque, dicta ferendo, Ov. F. 4, 630 sq.—Subst.: forda, ae, f., a cow that is with calf: Col. 6, 24, 3; Ov. F. 4, 631.—Archaic form: horda praegnans, unde dies, quo gravidae hostiae immolabantur, hordicidia, Paul. ex Fest. p. 102 Müll.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.