frugalis

frūgālis, e, adj. [frux]. *

• Of or belonging to fruits: maturitas, Ap. Mund. p. 71, 29.—
• II (Acc. to frugi, v. frux, II. B.) Economical, thrifty, temperate, frugal, provident, careful; and in gen., worthy, virtuous; only in comp. and sup. (Quint. 1, 6, 17, characterizes the use of the positive frugalis for the usual frugi as pedantry): villa frugalior, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 3: tanton ... Lesbonicus factus est frugalior? Plaut. Trin. 3, 1, 9 (610): dedo patri me nunciam, ut frugalior sim, quam volt, Ter. Heaut. 681; Sen. Contr. 3, 21, 20; 5, 31, 13 al.—Sup.: cum optimus colonus, parcissimus, modestissimus, frugalissimus esset, Cic. de Or. 2, 71, 287: homines frugalissimi, id. Fl. 29, 71.— Hence, adv.: frūgālĭter (acc. to II.), moderately, temperately, thriftily, frugally, economically: rem sobrie et frugaliter accurare, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 38 (563); id. Pers. 4, 1, 1 (449); 6 (454): vivere (with parce), Hor. S. 1, 4, 107; cf.: recte is negat, umquam bene cenasse Gallonium ... quia quod bene, id recte, frugaliter, honeste: ille porro prave, nequiter, turpiter cenabat, Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 25: loqui, id. ib. 2, 9, 25; cf.: de sublimibus magnifice, de tenuioribus frugaliter dicere, Fronto, Ep. ad Ver. 1 Mai.—Comp.: vivere, Lact. Ira D. 20.

frūgālis, e (frux), I) zu den Früchten gehörig, Frucht-, maturitas, Apul. de mund. 29.#150; II) Nutzen bringend, A) nutzbar eingerichtet, villa frugalior, Varro r. r. 3, 2, 3. – B) tauglich, von Menschen = ordentlich in seinen Geschäften, in der Wirtschaft u. in der Lebensart übh., ordnungsliebend, wirtschaftlich, brav, bieder, factus est frugalior, ein besserer Wirt, solider, Plaut.: ut frugalior sim quam volt (pater), Ter.: semper volui videri frugalior, Sen. rhet.: colonus frugalissimus, Cic.: homines sunt tota ex Asia frugalissimi, Cic. – ➳ Der Positiv frugalis kommt erst bei Spät. vor; die Frühern setzen dafür frugi.

frugalis [CL] 1 of good character or habits, simple, modest, sober. b thrifty, sparing (also fig.). c s. dub.. Aldh. VirgV 2178 (v. caperrare a); ~is, valens. frugalitas, valitudo Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 240.  b cujus alimonia, immo parsimonia, tam ~is fuisse ferebatur ut potius viridibus herbarum fasciculis et recentibus hortorum holusculis vesceretur Aldh. VirgP 38 p. 288; tunc rex frugales jejunans castigat artus / atque dies septem declinat fercula pompae Id. VirgV 625; gelidus ~isque hiemps Hugeb. Will. 3 p. 92; ~is, parcus GlC F 317.  c Franci ‥ timentes Pictavenses transfugium facere ad regem Anglie dominum eorum ~em manum illuc militarem destinaverunt [where ed. construes dominum ‥ ~em, cf. Flor. Hist. II 387, where ed. construes ~em manum] M. Par. Abbr. 328. 2 of or concerning crops, fruitful. b useful, profitable. c bountiful. 9‥ ~is, wœstmbœre WW.  b ut ‥ [rex] per viam veritatis cum grege gradiens sibi subdito opes ~es habundanter adquirat Egb. Pont. 101; locupletet eum tua predicts dextera, ~em contineat patriam, et suis liberis tribuat profutura Ib. 102; dextera tuae divinitatis eum digneris locupletari, ut opem frugilem fratribus inferre et omnibus ‥ pie possit profutura exhibere Ib. 105.  c ~is, largus GlC F 333; ~is, largus, gifend GlH F 795.

frūgālis, (12) e (frux), ¶ 1 des moissons : Apul. Mund. 29 ¶ 2 v. frugalior.

frugalis , e. adj. c. s. (frux.) et, v. frugalitas
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(frūgālis, e) adj.

• frux, thrifty, temperate, frugal, provident, worthy(only comp.and sup; see frugi): ut frugalior sim, quam volt, T.: Ventri nihil novi frugalius, Iu.: colonus frugalissimus: homines frugalissimi.