Logeion | gyrus

gȳrus, ī, m.: a circle, circular track, ring; circuit, 10.884; coil, 5.85.

gȳrus, i, m., = γῦρος, a circle, esp. that which is described by a horse in its movements (mostly poet.; cf.: circus, circulus, orbis, orbita).

I Lit.: nec equi variare gyros in morem nostrum docentur, Tac. G. 6; so of a circular course, ring, for horses, Verg. G. 3, 115: carpere gyrum, id. ib. 3, 191: curvo brevius compellere gyro, Tib. 4, 1, 93; Manil. 5, 74; Ov. A. A. 3, 384; Luc. 1, 425 et saep.: adytis cum lubricus anguis ab imis Septem ingens gyros, septena volumina traxit, Verg. A. 5, 85: ducensque per aëra gyros Miluus, Ov. Am. 2, 6, 33: apes gyros volatu edunt, Plin. 11, 20, 22, § 68: grues gyros quosdam indecoro cursu peragunt, id. 10, 23, 30, § 59: quem (turbinem) pueri magno in gyro...intenti ludo exercent, Verg. A. 7, 379: in gyrum Euripo addito (in Circo), i. e. around, round about, Suet. Caes. 39.—
- B Transf., the place where horses are trained, a course (poet.): gyrum pulsat equis, Prop. 3, 14 (4, 13), 11.—
II Trop., a circle, circuit, career, course: mensis artiore (quam annus) praecingitur circulo; angustissimum habet dies gyrum, Sen. Ep. 12; cf.: seu bruma nivalem Interiore diem gyro trahit, Hor. S. 2, 6, 26: similique gyro venient aliorum vices, circuit, course, Phaedr. 4, 26, 25: homines secundis rebus effrenatos tamquam in gyrum rationis et doctrinae duci oportere, Cic. Off. 1, 26, 70: oratorem in exiguum gyrum compellere, id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; Prop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 21; cf.: attrahe vela Fortius et gyro curre, poëta, tuo, Ov. R. Am. 398: in dialecticae gyris consenescere, Gell. 16, 8, 17.

gȳrus, ī, m. (γῦρος), der Kreis, a) übh.: angustissimum habet dies gyrum, Sen.: linea in gyrum reflexa, Kreislinie, Mart. Cap.: in gyrum (ringsherum) euripo addito, Suet.: componere in gyro (ringsherum), Apic.: maeandros facere et gyros (v. Wege), Amm.: bildl., in illis dialecticae gyris atque maeandris consenescas, Gell. 16, 8, 17. – b) der in der Bewegung (bes. im Fluge, im Laufe) beschriebene Kreis, lineae in gyrum reflexae, Kreislinien, Mart. Cap.: gyrum trahere, Windungen machen, sich winden (v. der Schlange), Verg.: gyros per aëra ducere, kreisen (v. Vögeln), Ov.: flectitur in gyrum (miluus), Ov.: volat ingenti gyro (telum), Verg.: apes gyros volatu edunt, Plin.: grues gyros quosdam in decoro cursu peragunt, Plin.: redit (vulpes) in gyrum, er kehrt im Kr. zurück, Ov.: eludit (Camilla) gyro interior, Verg.: iactari volubilibus gyris (v. Frauen), Amm. – bes. in bezug auf Pferde, gyros dare, Kreiswendungen machen, die Pferde im Kreise tummeln, Verg.: in gyros ire od. gyrum carpere, im Kr. laufen (v. Pferden), Ov. u. Verg.: ebenso variare gyros, Tac.: meton., gyrum (die Bahn) pulsare equo, das Roß in der B. tummeln, Prop. 3, 14, 11. – bildl., in gyrum rationis et doctrinae duci, sich von der V. usw. leiten lassen, Cic.: ex ingenti quodam oratorem immensoque campo in exiguum gyrum (enge Laufbahn) compellere, Cic.: angustissimo gyro ingeniorum impetus refringere, das Feuer der G. in allzu enge Grenzen einengen u. dadurch erkalten machen, Plin. ep. – c) poet., v. Kreislauf der Zeit, bruma nivalem interiore diem gyro trahit, Hor.: simili gyro, in gleichem Zeitlauf, Phaedr. – ➳ Nbf. gūrus, Catull. 66, 6 Schw.: vulg. goerus, Non. 20, 26 u. 490, 20; viell. (nach Haupt) auch Prob. app. 197, 28 (wo Keil gyrus, non girus, wie auch Apic. 8, 369 in giro).

gyrus [CL < γῦρος], girus 1 rotation, turning; b (w. in or per). c (?) lathe. in lecto quies continentium, in agri cultura industria praedicantium, in ~o molae labor exprimitur conjugatorum Bede Tab. 416. b nec rota per girum quam trudit machina limphae Aldh. Aen. 48 (Vertico poli) 8; mola per ~um vertit Bede Luke 549; hec rota [fortune] continue per girum de levitate / vertitur, et nullo tempore fixa manet Gower VC II 175. c ~us, i. tornus Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 259 (v. gyramen a). 2 circular movement, circuit; b (fig., of thought); c (w. in or per). d (mil.) manoeuvre; cf. gyramen b. ~us ‥ est circuitus vel circulus, a quo gyro ‥ quod est circuire Bacon Gram. Gk. 61; mors faciet gyrum per terras [gl.: ~um, id est circuitum] (J. Bridl.) Pol. Poems I 206–7. b Gir. IK pref. 4 (v. dialecticus c); mens agilis ‥ cum fecerit undique girum, / eligit e multis unum Vinsauf PN 1955. c in giro volvens jugiter non vergo deorsum Aldh. Aen. 53 (Arcturus) 3; considerans rex civitatis ambitum, totumque perlustrans in girum, locum inexpugnabilem ‥ animadvertit G. Steph. I 30; s1194 (v. gyramen b); longos per ~os semper ad ardua tendentes Gir. TH I 12; moveri in girum, sicut pueri ludunt Gad. 61. 1. d mandavit ut Amalricum et ‥ commilitones ad militiam lacesseret ac ‥ militares ~os agitaret Ord. Vit. XII 17 p. 352. 3 circle, ring. b (w. in or per) around. c on all sides. d environs, surrounding area. e rampart. Bede TR 16 (v. 2 gemma 3a); est ‥ orbis idem ‥ non in latitudinis solum giro quasi instar scuti rotundus Ib. 32; mons est in giro circa vallem Hugeb. Will. 4; trino thronus ibi circumdatus undique giro / angelici prefert ordinis effigiem (R. Maidstone) Pol. Poems I 292; celum terre girum circuit et quem cursu tali fugarit diem, cursu consimili revehit Fortescue NLN II 35. b catervatim densis caeleste tribunal / milibus in giro vallabunt Aldh. VirgV 2902; talis ‥ ora collum sacerdotis per ~um vestit Bede Tab. 475; 956 (12c) gentis Anglorum ceterarumque per ~um nationum basileus CS 953; sit ‥ assimilatio sepulcri velamenque quoddam in ~o tensum RegulC 46; Lib. Eli. II 3 (v. aurifrigium); s1217 obsedit eam [i. e. civitatem Lond’] per ~um, id est per terram simul et aquam Wend. II 22; 1315 (v. arcus 1b); 1326 dicunt ‥ quod dominus potest teneri [sic] in communi pastura sua et aliorum dominorum per girum de consuetudine ‥ xxiiij grossa animalia BB St. Davids 290; castrum habens foveam in girum [ME: abuten] AncrR 90. c GAS 490 (v. 2 hundredum 1b). d preparatis fundamentis in ~o prioris oratorii Bede HE II 14 p. 114; a totius ~i ambitu et omni loco terrarum Lib. Monstr. I prol.; s1234 (v. casale a); s1255 ut futuri cognoscant qualiter ille ‥ impostor nos muscipulavit et quam favorabilem habuerit summum pontificem ad edificandum in ~o nostro G. S. Alb. I 383; alii ‥ per ville girum capestria incolebant hospicia Ps.-Elmh. Hen. V 49. e hec turris davitica cum giris armorum Peckham Def. Mend. 142. 4 ring, hoop: a (for marking trees); b (falc.). a 1401 in j giro empto pro arboribus signandis Pipe Wint. 11M59/B1/150 r. 15. b si vis ut, [falco] leporem ‥ capiat, hoc eum doce in juventute et liga giros in cruribus ejus prope pedes Upton 191.

1 gȳrus, (12) ī, m. (γῦρος), ¶ 1 cercle que lʼon fait faire au cheval, volte : Virg. G. 3, 115 ; 3, 191 ; Tac. G. 6 || cercle, rond : Virg. En. 5, 85 ; Ov. Am. 2, 6, 33 ; Plin. 10, 59 ; 11, 68 ; [fig.] Hor. S. 2, 6, 26 ; Sen. Ep. 12, 6 || pl., [fig.] détours, subtilités : Gell. 16, 8, 17 ¶ 2 manège où lʼon dresse les chevaux : Prop. 3, 14, 11 || [fig.] = dressage : Cic. Off. 1, 90 || = carrière : Cic. de Or. 3, 70.

gȳrus, ī m (Gr. leenw.)

1. cirkel(omtrek), kring, bocht, baan; ➤ telum volat ingenti -o;
2. kring, volte (bij het paardrijden); ➤ in -os ire of -um carpere in een kring lopen of draven;
3. (poët.) (metaf. v.d. tijd) kringloop, tijdsverloop; ➤ bruma nivalem interiore diem -o trahit (Hor.) in de binnenste, kleinere baan (zodat de dag korter is).

gyrus , i. m.
周圍。圈。轉。 Angustissimum dies gyrum habet 日窄轉。日短。In gyrum flectere 彎過來。Ducere vel peragere gyros 轉。 In gyrum addere 加于周圍。In gyros ire coactus equus 逼馬繞走。

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gȳrus ī, m

, γῦρος, a circle, circular course, round, ring: nec equi variare gyros docentur, Ta.: gyros dedēre, V.: anguis gyros traxit, V.—Fig., a circle, circuit, career, course: bruma nivalem Interiore diem gyro trahit, H.: similique gyro venient aliorum vices, circuit (of time), Ph.: rationis.

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