fames

famēs, is, f.: hunger, 1.216; famine, 3.256; greed, desire, 3.57; personified, Famine, Hunger, 6.276.

fămes, is (ante- and post-class. nom. sing.: famis, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 15; Prud. Psych. 479; gen.: fami, Cato and Lucil. ap. Gell. 9, 14, 10; abl., scanned fămē, Lucr. 3, 732; Verg. A. 6, 421; Ov. M. 5, 165; 8, 846; 11, 370 al.) f. [root gha-; Sanscr. gahami, to leave, abandon; Gr. χάτις, χῆτος, want; χῆρος, deprived of], hunger (syn.: inedia, jejunium, esuries, esuritio).

• I Lit.: interficere aliquem siti fameque atque algu, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 36 (192); id. Rud. 2, 2, 7 (312); cf.: cum cibo et potione fames sitisque depulsa est, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37: cibi condimentum esse famem, potionis sitim, id. ib. 2, 28, 90: bestiae fame monitae, id. Clu. 25, 67: fame atque inopia rerum omnium confecti, id. Verr. 2, 5, 51, § 134; (avis) fame enecta, starved to death, id. Div. 2, 35, 73; cf.: plebem fame necare, id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 2: patientia famis, id. Cat. 1, 10, 26: famem explere, to satiate, id. pro Dom. 23, 61: tolerare, Caes. B. G. 1, 28, 3: extremam famem sustentare, id. ib. 7, 17, 3: duram propellere, Hor. S. 1, 2, 6; cf.: pellere querna glande, Tib. 2, 1, 38: propulsare, Col. 2, 10, 1; Tac. A. 14, 24: deponere, Ov. F. 6, 530: levare, to assuage, id. H. 14, 96: vincere sacris extis, Val. Fl. 2, 347 et saep.: in principio fame utendum, the patient must fast, Cels. 8, 10, 7; cf.: primis diebus fames, deinde liberalius alimentum, id. ib.—Prov.: ambitiosa non est fames, is not nice, Sen. Ep. 119, 14: malum panem tibi tenerum et siligineum fames reddet, id. ib. 123, 2.—
• • B Transf.
  • • 1 Famine, dearth (rare in class. Lat.): fames, quae tum erat in hac mea Asia: messis enim nulla fuerat, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 8: fames esse coepit, Curt. 10, 8: in fame frumentum exportare, Cic. Fl. 7, 17; Vulg. Ruth, 1, 1; id. Matt. 24, 7 et saep.— *
    • 2 In gen., poverty, indigence: aliquem ad famem reicere, Ter. Phorm. 19.
• II Trop.
• • A Like sitis, a violent longing for any thing, greediness, greed, avidity (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): quid non mortalia pectora cogis, Auri sacra fames! Verg. A. 3, 57; so, auri fames, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 72; cf.: argenti sitis importuna famesque, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 23; Plin. 33, 1, 3, § 6; cf.: auri fames durissima est, id. 33, 4, 21, § 72: ex longa fame satiaret se auro, Curt. 5, 1, 4: crescentem sequitur cura pecuniam Majorumque fames, Hor. C. 3, 16, 17: honorum Marii fames, Flor. 3, 21, 6.—*
  • B Of speech, poverty of expression: jejunitatem et famem malle quam ubertatem et copiam, Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 3.—
  • C Personified: Fames, as a goddess, Verg. A. 6, 276; Ov. M. 8, 784; 785 et saep.

famēs, is, f. (verwandt mit χαίνω), der Hunger (Ggstz. satietas), I) im allg.: A) eig.: cibi condimentum esse famen, potionis sitim, Cic.: alqā re famem tolerare, Caes.: extremam famem sustentare, Caes.: alqā re (cibo u. dgl.) famem depellere, Cic.: propellere, Hor., explere, Cic.: famem ab ore civium propulsare, Liv.: fame interire, Nep.: fame mori, Sen. rhet.: fame (durch Aushungern) vinci, Iustin. – in der mediz. Spr., das Hungern, Hungerleiden als Kur, primis diebus fames, deinde liberalius alimentum, Cels.: prodest etiam fames et abstinentia, Cels.: in principio fame utendum, Cels. – B) übtr.: 1) der Hunger = das heiße Verlangen, die heftige Begierde, Unersättlichkeit, auri sacra fames, Verg.: u. so auri f., Plin.: argenti sitis importuna famesque, Hor.: inexplebilis honorum Marii f., Flor.: ex longa fame (Begierde danach) satiaret se auro, Curt.: primus omnium satietate parasti famem, bist noch hungriger geworden, Curt. – 2) meton.: a) die Hungerleiderei = größte Dürftigkeit, -Armut, Ter. Phorm. prol. 18. Mart. 1, 59, 2. – b) die Dürftigkeit, Armut im Ausdrucke, ieiunitas et fames (Ggstz. ubertas et copia), Cic. Tusc. 2, 3. – II) der Hunger = die Hungersnot, per totum famis tempus, Tert.: fames, quae tunc erat in hac mea Asia; messis enim nulla fuerat, Cic.: in Rhodiorum inopia et fame summaque annonae caritate, Cic.: in fame frumentum exportare, Cic.: inopia primum, deinde fames esse coepit, Curt.: fame laborare, Col.: fame perire, Iustin. – Plur., Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 39. Cypr. ad Demetr. 2. Augustin. serm. 38, 10. Arnob. 1, 10. – ➳ Alter Nom. famis, Varro r. r. 2, 5, 15. Tert. ad nat. 1, 9; scorp. 13. Prud. psych. 479. Itala (Wirceb.) Ierem. 14, 15: alter Genet. fami, Cat. or. fr. 36, 1. Lucil. 430 (beide bei Gell. 9, 14, 10): Abl. fami, Avian. fab. 1, 6. – Abl. bei Dichtern durchgängig fămē gemessen, zB. Lucr. 3, 730. Tibull. 1, 5, 53. Iuven. 15, 102; vgl. Beda de art. metr. (VII) 238, 6.

fames [CL] , a desire for food, hunger. b deprivation of food, starvation. c scarcity of food, famine. d (fig.). a equo ‥ fatigato causa itineris et ~is V. Cuthb. I 6; harpyiae ‥ rabida ~e semper insaturabiles Lib. Monstr. I 44; quicquid ibi potus remanet vel quicquid edendum / omnia saeva fames nosmet consumere cogit Alcuin Carm. 8. 19; c1102 quoniam auditis me pro jejunio totius diei ~em non sentire Anselm (Ep. 243) IV 153; leonem quem seva ~es instimulat ad devorandum quicquid casus subvectat G. Mon. X 11; ut ‥ excitet ~em et cooperetur ad desiderium nutrimenti Bart. Angl. IV 11; alia [penalitas] est in ipso corpore, ut ~es et sitis Hales Sent. II 231; Gad. 67. 2, 89v. 2 (v. bulimus a).  b affectabat ‥ regem ~e cogere quem armis nequiverat G. Mon. IV 9; maxima ~es miseros macerabat Ord. Vit. IX 2 p. 463; 1322 dicunt per sacramentum suum quod ‥ W. per ~em, scitim, et miseriam moriebatur in ‥ prisona SelCCoron 79; frigore et ~e [Wals. HA II 112: inedia] perituros V. Ric. II 50.  c qui manducat carnem immundum ‥, si ‥ necessitas cogit ~is, non nocet Theod. Pen. I 7. 6; ~es acerbissima plebem invadens impia nece prostravit Bede HE IV 13; cum ‥ valida ~es Angliam totam oppressisset V. Gund. 10; ingruente ~is inedia Gir. IK I 3 p. 46 (cf. ib. p. 46n: tempore ~is et inedie); primo ~es incredibilis ibi fuit, post fertilitas incredibilis S. Langton Ruth 87; quando prescire possunt annos ~is et indigencie, per conservacionem frumentorum ‥ minus moleste ‥ sustinet tempus ~is Bacon V 61; 1331 contra ~es et oppressuras ‥ precavendo ‥ precipiemus ‥ quod ‥ emant ‥ ordeum ‥ pro anno futuro Lit. Cant. I 359; cumque sterilis ~is macies egerrima Cererem et Bacchum urbem reliquisse perpenderet, mox facie pallida, cute rugosa, costis prostantibus, ossibus carne nudatis, [etc.] Elmh. Hen. V 68.  d vir Dei instantius ‥ semina vitae sparserat quo plus necessarium antiquam ignorantiae ~em depellere perspexerat Alcuin WillP 8; cor cujus adurit / auri dira fames [cf. Verg. Aen. III 57: auri sacra fames] Walt. Angl. Fab. 58. 6.

fămēs, (8) is, f. , abl. ē, ¶ 1 faim : famem depellere Cic. Fin. 1, 37, assouvir sa faim, se rassasier ; famem aliqua re tolerare Cæs. G. 1, 28, 3, apaiser la faim avec qqch. ; fame enectus Cic. Div. 2, 73, mourant de faim || famine, disette, manque de vivres : Cic. Att. 5, 21, 8 ; Fl. 17 || pauvreté, indigence : Ter. Phorm. 19 ¶ 2 [fig.] violent désir, passion, avidité : auri sacra fames Virg. En. 3, 57, maudite soif de lʼor, cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 23 || sécheresse [en parl. du style] : Cic. Tusc. 2, 3 ¶ 3 Fames, is, la Faim [déesse] : Virg. En. 6, 276.

➳ arch. nom. famis Varro R. 2, 5, 15 ; Tert. Nat. 1, 9 || gén. famī Cato et Lucil. d. Gell. 9, 14, 9 sqq. || les poètes scandent lʼabl. famē ; abl. famī Avian. Fab. 1, 6.

fames , is. f.
饑餓。歉年。嗜。貪。

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famēs is (abl.famē), f

• 2 FA-, hunger: ut periclum a fame mihi sit, T.: cum cibo fames depulsa est: fame confecti: (avis) fame enecta, starved to death: patientia famis: famem explere, sate: cibus advorsus famem, S.: extrema, Cs.: dura, H.: levare, to assuage, O.: vetitorum tanta ciborum, O.—Famine, dearth, want: in Asiā: in fame frumentum exportare: ad famem hunc reicere, turn out to starve, T.—Fig., a violent longing, greediness, greed, avidity: Auri sacra, V.: maiorum, H.—Of speech, poverty of expression, C.— Person., hunger: malesuada, V., O.