fundamen

fundāmen, ĭnis, n. [2. fundo],

• a foundation (poet. for the class. fundamentum; mostly in plur.): ponere fundamina, Verg. G. 4, 161: Siculae terrae, Ov. M. 5, 361: rerum, id. ib. 15, 433; id. F. 4, 835.—In sing.: fundamine magno res Romana valet, Ov. M. 14, 808; Hier. Gal. 4, 1; 2.

fundāmen, inis, n. (1. fundo), der Grund, fundamine magno res Romana valet, Ov. met. 14, 808: außerdem Hieron. in Galat. 4, 1 u. 2: Plur. fundamina alcis rei ponere od. iacĕre, Verg. u. Ov.: prima fundamina recuperatae libertatis instaurant, Oros. 2, 17, 14.

fundamen [CL] 1 substructure for a building, foundation. Carm. Aldh. 1. 167 (v. ecce a); candida qui primus nitide fundamina casse / fecerat et celsi veneranda cacumina templi Mir. Nin. 84; ecclesiae vero fundamina cassa vetustae Frith. 438; quid fundamina, quid fastigia tam spaciosa expediam? Gosc. Edith 89; Wulf. Swith. pref. 113 (v. eous 2b); siquidem ibi sub terre occulta cespite plurima videntur fundamenta diruta comparere atque ‥ plurima congeries ossium defunctorum ‥ repperitur. ‥ illa visio sepulchrorum et ~inum ‥ R. Cold. Godr. 57. 2 that on which a thing is grounded, basis, foundation; b (w. gen. of definition). quattuor virtutes principales ‥ quarum veluti ~ine quodam firmissimo omnis bonorum actuum structura innititur Bede Templ. 772; sacerdotes ‥ suo scrutinio errorum fundamenta in lucem eliciunt . ‥ quanto enim altius errorum radices deteguntur et subtrahuntur ~ina eorum, tanto ‥ R. Niger Mil. III 75; c1216 [crux alba] instabiles statuit fidei fundamine turmas (Guerra Joh.) Pol. Songs 23; Blakman Hen. VI 12 (v. expedire 4b).  b 926 ego Æthelstanus rex ~ine sancte crucis subarravi Ch. Burton 3; non prevalebunt hanc domum subruere, quia stabilita est in Christi ~ine Hon. Spec. Eccl. 1105D. 3 footing (in which plant has roots). myrice et silvestria queque frutetorum ‥ pro saxoso sui ~ine et aliquando intermixto ceno squamoso et humido omnem spem fructificandi preciderant R. Cold. Godr. 50.

fundāmĕn, (15) ĭnis, n. (fundo 1), fondement : Virg. G. 4, 161 ; Ov. F. 4, 835.

fundamen , inis. n. et, v. fundamentum
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fundāmen inis, n

• 2 fundo, a foundation: fundamine magno Res Romana valet, O.—Plur: ponere fundamina, V.: Siculae terrae, O.: rerum, O.