Logeion | limo

līmō, adv., v. 1. limus fin.

līmo, āvi, ātum (arch. limassis, for limaveris, Caecil. Com. 140), 1, v. a. [lima], to file.

I Lit.: gemmis scalpendis atque limandis, Plin. 36, 7, 10, § 54.—
- B Transf.
- - 1 To file off: plumbum limatum, lead-filings, Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 168: limata scobs, id. ib.: cornum limatum lima lignaria, Scrib. 141: acumen ossis, Cels. 8, 10, 7.—
  - 2 To rub, whet: cornu ad saxa limato, Plin. 8, 20, 29, § 71; hence, limare caput cum aliquo, to kiss, Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 40 (538); id. Poen. 1, 2, 82 (291).—
II Trop.
- A In gen., to file, polish, finish: quaedam institui, quae limantur a me politius, Cic. Ac. 1, 1, 2: stilus hoc maxime ornat ac limat, id. de Or. 3, 49, 190: ut ars aliquid limare non possit, id. ib. 1, 25, 115: vir nostrorum hominum urbanitate limatus, id. N. D. 2, 29, 74.—
- B In partic.
- - 1 To investigate accurately, to clear of every thing superfluous: veritas ipsa limatur in disputatione, Cic. Off. 2, 10, 35: subtiliter mendacium, Phaedr. 3, 10, 49. —
  - 2 Cum se ipse consulto ad minutarum causarum genera limaverit, has prepared one's self thoroughly for, Cic. Opt. Gen. Or. 3, 9.—
  - 3 To file off, take away from, diminish: tantum alteri affinxit, de altero limavit, Cic. de Or. 3, 9, 36: de tua prolixa beneficaque natura limavit aliquid posterior annus, id. Fam. 3, 8, 8: commoda alicujus, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 38: multum inde decoquent anni, multum ratio limabit, Quint. 2, 4, 7.
—Hence, līmātus, a, um, P. a., polished, refined, elegant, fine, accurate: vir oratione maxime limatus, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 180: jure madens, varioque togae limatus in usu, Mart. 7, 51, 5: pressum limatumque genus dicendi, Quint. 2, 8, 4; 11, 1, 3: Attici, id. 12, 10, 17.—Comp.: limatius dicendi genus, Cic. Brut. 24, 93: comis et urbanus fuerit limatior idem, Hor. S. 1, 10, 65: limatius ingenium, Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 21.—Hence, adv.: līmātē, finely, elegantly, accurately; comp.: limatius scriptum, Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 12: limatius quaerere, Amm.15, 13, 2.

līmo, āre, v. a. [2. limus],

to bemire, besmirch (in double sense, v. 2. limo, I. 2.): caput alicui, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 82 (291).

1. līmō, Adv., s. 1. līmus, a, um.

2. līmo, āvi, ātum, āre (lima), I) feilen, 1) eig.: gemmas, Plin. 36, 54. – prägn. = zu Feilspänen verarbeiten, plumbum limatum, Bleispäne, Plin. 34, 168: cornum cervinum limatum limā lignariā, grobe Hornspäne, Scrib. Larg. 141. – 2) übtr., reiben, wetzen, cornua ad saxa, Plin. 8, 71: stomachum, Cael. Aur. de morb. chron. 5, 1, 140: scherzh., caput cum alqo, sich mit jmd. küssen, Liv. Andron. tr. 29. Plaut. merc. 537; Poen. 292. Caecil. com. 140. Turpil. com. 112. – 3) bildl., a) feilen, abschleifen, polieren, glätten, accuratus limatusque sermo, Augustin.: stilus et alia et hoc maxime ornat ac limat, Cic.: quaedam institui, quae sunt magna sane et quae a me limantur politius, Cic.: nec vero hoc in te convenit, unum moribus domesticis ac nostrorum hominum urbanitate limatum, Cic. – b) genau-, mit Gründlichkeit untersuchen, ergründen, veritatem, Cic.: subtiliter mendacium, Phaedr. 3, 10, 49. – II) abfeilen, wegfeilen, 1) eig.: acumen ossis, Cels. 8, 10. no.7. – 2) bildl., abschleifen = wegnehmen, vermindern, schmälern, alteri affinxit, de altero limavit, Cic.: commoda alcis oculo obliquo, Hor.: videtur esse ieiunior, quom se ipse consulto ad minutarum causarum genera limaverit da er sich selbst absichtlich auf geringfügige Rechtsfälle beschränkt hat, Cic. de opt. gen. 9. – ➳ Archaist. limassis = limaveris, Caecil. com. 140. Turpil. com. 112. – Nbf. līmio, wov. līmītus, Ven. Fort. carm. 2, 16, 153 Leo.

3. līmo, āre (2. limus), bekoten, scherzh. = mit Kot bespritzen, caput alci, Plaut. Poen. 292 u. 294 G. im Wortspiel mit 2. limo no. I, 2.

1 limo, ~on [ML < Ar. līmū, līmūn < ? Pers.] , lemon. cum succo ~onum Gilb. I 19. 1; aqua ~onum curat Ib. III 169. 1; Ib. VII 362. 2 (v. citrangulum); 1380 aqua ~onis (v. aqua 4a); 1437 assignavimus te ad ceram, ~onem, zinziberum, piper ‥ capiens’ et providend’ Cl 440 m. 32; a limon, ~on, -onis, hic Levins Manip. 164.

2 limo, ~on [ME, OF limon < AS lim] , shaft of a cart. asseres ‥ sub cratibus in area quadrige collocentur, ~onibus [gl.: lymouns] par columbaria cidularum ‥ erectis. ~ones ‥ baculi sunt quadrige, vel a limo vel a ligando dicti Neckam Ut. 109; desiderat hujus vehiculi compositio ~ones, cum sepe vel crate ex virgis contexta Id. NR II 168; in axibus et ~onibus emptis xiiij d. ob. Ac. Beaulieu 90; in xij paribus ~onum emptis vj s. vj d. Ib. 140; 1276 in ligno empto ad ~ones karrorum faciendos ij s. Ac. Stratton 189; 1304 carette. in lemon’ ad j tumberellum cum le cope de novo faciend’, iiij d. MinAc 997/15; 1378 in j pari lymonum ij s. iiij d. Househ. Ac. 87; 1385 quidam extranei latrones ‥ illos [denarios] in quadam coifa in una cappa ligata super unum †lymeum [l. lymonem] cujusdam carette sub domicilio cujusdam grangie ibidem nocte ‥ posuerunt Cl 225 m. 5d.; ~o, A. a rygwythe ‥ thyllys WW.

See: limare

1 līmō, abl. de limus 1, pris adv^t , de côté, obliquement : Sol. 27, 20.

2 līmō, (14) āvī, ātum, āre (lima), ¶ 1 limer : Plin. 36, 54 || aiguiser, frotter : Plin. 8, 71 ; caput cum aliquo Andr. Tr. 28, frotter sa tête contre celle dʼun autre, embrasser qqn, cf. Pl. Merc. 537 ; Pœn. 292 ¶ 2 [fig.] a) polir, achever, perfectionner, affiner : neque hæc ita dico, ut ars aliquos limare non possit Cic. de Or. 1, 115, et en disant cela je ne prétends pas que lʼart ne puisse perfectionner tels ou tels, cf. de Or. 3, 190 ; Nat. 2, 74 ; b) amoindrir, diminuer : Cic. de Or. 3, 36 ; Fam. 3, 8, 8 ; se limare ad... Cic. Opt. 9, se restreindre à...

➳ limassis = limaveris Cæcil. 140 ; Turpil. 112.

3 līmō, āre (limus 2), couvrir de boue [mot forgé pour un jeu de mots] : Pl. Pœn. 293.

līmō², līmāre (limus¹) (Plaut.) met modder inwrijven [caput alci woordspeling met limus¹ (vgl. ook limo¹)].

līmō¹, līmāre (lima)

1. (pre- en postklass.) vijlen, gladmaken, polijsten, afslijpen [gemmas]; schuren, scherpen [cornu ad saxa]; ➤ plumbum limatum loodvijlsel; caput ~ cum zijn hoofd wrijven tegen = omhelzen (vgl. ook limo²);
2. (metaf.) vijlen, polijsten; ➤ vir urbanitate limatus;
3. zorgvuldig onderzoeken, proberen te doorgronden [veritatem];
4. verminderen, afbreuk doen aan [commoda alcis]; (m. de) wegnemen van [tantum de altero]; ➤ de tua prolixa beneficaque natura limavit aliquid posterior annus (Cic.); — se ad alqd ~ zich tot iets beperken.

limo . adv. (limus, a.)
斜。— videre 斜眼看。— sidere navigia 諸舟斜沈。

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limo , as, are. (lima.)
剉。磋光。削修。veritatem 察清眞。— commoda ejus 減其自在。

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, Maleum citreum. Vide Limones.

līmō āvī, ātus, āre

lima, to file, polish, finish: stilus hoc maxime ornat ac limat: vir urbanitate limatus.—To investigate accurately, clear up: veritas limatur in disputatione: mendacium Subtiliter, Ph.—To file off, take away from, diminish: tantum alteri adfinxit, de altero limavit: mea commoda, H.: se ad minutarum causarum genera, i. e. limited himself.

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