ericius

ērĭcĭus, ii, m. [er], a hedgehog, urchin.

• I Prop., Varr. ap. Non. 49, 10, and 106, 18; cf. Isid. Orig. 12, 3, 7; Vulg. Isa. 14, 23; 34, 11 (as translation of Heb. kipōd, which was probably a bird—perh. the bittern. But the LXX. and Gesenius, Thes. Heb. s. v., sustain the Vulgate).—
• II Transf., in milit. lang., a beam armed with sharp spikes to keep off assailants, Caes. B. C. 3, 67, 5 and 6; Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 555, 2.

ēricius, iī, m. (er), I) der Igel, Varro sat. Men. 490. Vulg. Isai. 14, 23; 34, 11 u. 15 (wo cod. Amiat. iricius). Vulg. Sophon. 2, 14. Isid. 12, 3, 7. Vgl. Gloss. ›iricius, ἔχινος‹. – II) ein starker Balken mit eisernen Zacken, zum Abhalten der Feinde, ein spanischer Reiter, Caes. b. c. 3, 67, 5: militaris, Sall. hist. fr. 3, 22 (23).

ericius (her-) [CL] 1 hedgehog; b (fig.). c porcupine. d seaurchin. Cf. 2 echinus 1, erinaceus 1. ~ius, iil GlC E 303; spiculorum ‥ aculeis circumfossus ‥ velut asper ~ius Abbo Edm. 10; rege ‥ venante ‥ exsiliit ~ius ‥ tanquam tumultu venantium excitatus ‥. ipse ‥ ad mare festinabat portans in dorso suo librum intitulatum Actus Apostolorum W. Cant. V. Thom. 32; lupus defunctus est: ‥ ~ii cereos portaverunt O. Cheriton Fab. 43; judicavit de mutacione ventorum per ~ium, qui certas in se fecit mutaciones ante varietatem ventorum Bacon V 10; hic ~ius, a hurchyn WW.  b fiat, Domine, cor meum ~ius plenus spinis Ailr. Serm. 440D.  c Plinius [Plin. HN VIII 125] ‥ et Isidorus ‥ memorant [hystricem] esse animal in Affrica quod Affri ~ii genus dicunt W. Malm. GR V 409.  d yricii qui in mari inveniuntur Gilb. III 172. 2; erinacius sive ~ius animal est spinosum cujus due sunt species, sc. aquaticus et terrestris SB 20. 2 (in explanation of bibl. usage) porcupine, coney, hare; cf. choerogryllus a, erinaceus 2. b (w. ref. to Is. xiv 23) kind of bird. Cf.Is. xxxiv 11. Bacon CSPhil. 483 (v. erinaceus 2).  b in eorum oculis patria nudabatur hostilique depredatione in domos ~ii redigebatur G. Steph. I 61. 3 thistle. erithius, brad thistle Gl. Durh.. 4 (mil.) spiked palisade. 1167 pro ~io claudendo xvij s. iij d. Pipe 147; 1173 in operatione j magni fossati circa castellum ‥ cum heric’ et bretesch’ Pipe 116; 1212 in reparacione palitii et ~io novo xxx s. Pipe Ir. 56; 1235 quiete ‥ de clausura facienda ad ~ium de Pikering’ RChart 28 m. 16. 5 (as adj.) spiky. abundat capillis ‥ et pili per loca ‥ sunt grossi et ~ii M. Scot Phys. 27 (cf. ib. 33, 38: capilli ‥ rari sunt in cuti, ac grossi ‥ et plus ~ii ‥ pilis nigris et ~iis).

ērĭcĭus, (15) v. hericius.

ericius , ii. m.
剌蝟。砲類。

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ēricius ī, m

• er, a hedgehog, a beam set with spikes, chevaux-de-frise: obiectus portis, Cs.

ERICIUS

ERI´CIUSa hedgehog, i. e. a military engine full of sharp spikes, which was placed by the gate of the camp to prevent the approach of the enemy. (Caes. B.C. 3.67 ; Sallust, ap. Non. p. 554 M. Lipsius, Poliorcet. 5.4.)

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Ericius

“A hedgehog”—i. e. a military engine full of sharp spikes, which was placed by the gate of the camp to prevent the approach of the enemy ( B. C. iii. 67).