primitiae

prīmitiae, ārum, f.: the first fruits; first offerings, 11.16; beginnings, first essays, 11.156. (prīmus)

prīmĭtĭae (prīmĭcĭae), ārum, f. [primus], the first things of their kind, firstlings.

• I Lit., first-fruits: primitias Cereri farra resecta dabant, Ov. F. 2, 520; id. M. 8, 274; Plin. 18, 2, 2, § 8: pomiferi Laribus consuevimus horti Mittere primitias, Calp. Ecl. 2, 64; Vulg. Exod. 22, 29.—
• • B Transf., of other things: primitiae metallorum, the first produce of the mine, Tac. H. 4, 53: vitis, the first shoots, Col. 4, 10, 2: plantae, id. 10, 147.—
• II Trop.: primitiae juvenis miserae, his first unhappy essays, Verg. A. 11, 156: tori, the first nuptial joys, Sil. 3, 111: armorum, the first-fruits of war, Stat. Th. 11, 285: lacrimarum, id. ib. 6, 146: primitiae et quasi libamenta ingenuarum artium, Gell. praef.: spectaculi, Ap. Met. 10, 29, 16; commeatus, the beginning of navigation, id. ib. 11, 5, 27 Oud.; dormientium, the first to rise from the dead, Vulg. 1 Cor. 15, 20; 15, 23.

prīmitiae, ārum, f. (primus), das Erste, die Erstlinge, der Früchte, Ov. u. Plin.: metallorum, die Erstlingsgaben, erste Ausbeute, Tac. – poet. übtr., armorum, Anfang des Krieges, Stat.: tori, der erste Genuß der Ehe, Sil.: vitis, die ersten Keime, Colum.: spolia et primitiae, Erstlinge des Sieges. Verg.: miserae, Erstlingsversuch, erste Waffentat, Verg. – ➳ Sing. prīmitia, ae, f., die frühe Jugend, Itala num. 18, 12: a primitia, Commodian. instr. 1, 11 (12), 18.

primitiae [CL] 1 first-fruits of agricultural produce, livestock, or one’s work, usu. as offering to deity; b (as customary payment); c (transf. or fig). ~ias ‥ frugum vel animantium Domino consecrari lex praecepit, ~ias auri et argenti ad opus tabernaculi jussit conferri, i. optima quaeque in metallis Bede Ep. Cath. 15D; sancta Domini, ~ias vel decimas de oleo et vino Gl. Leid. 21. 18; ~ie duobus modis dicuntur: vel primaria et primitiva vel precipua in fructibus Andr. S. Vict. Sal. 26; 1176 nam et mel, licet prohibeatur a sacrificio, sicut assidue improperando proponis, mellis tamen ~ie offeruntur P. Blois Ep. 100. 309A.  b omnes decimas quas pater ejus possiderat in annona, in vino, et ~iis Ord. Vit. V 19 p. 464; decimationes et ~ias ecclesiis subtrahunt J. Sal. Pol. 692D; nondum decimas vel ~ias solvunt Gir. TH III 19 p. 164; 1285 in decimis, premiciis, oblacionibus RGasc II 273b; c1537 rex ‥ decimas et ~ias omnium collegiorum ‥ remisit StatOx 339; 1562 ~iarum frugum et annualis mellis Dign. Dec. 135 p. 146.  c quod autem a magis primo omnium gentium velut nationum ~ias [? l. ~iis] adoratur omnium Creatorem ‥ significant esse venturum Theod. Laterc. 15; in ~ias eorum qui de eadem insula credendo salvati sunt, duo regii pueri ‥ speciali sunt Dei gratia coronati Bede HE IV 14 p. 237; qui hanc solempnitatem electionis gentium ~iis [AS: frumcendo] consecrasti imple mundum gloria tua Rit. Durh. 2; ut incipiamus etiam in hoc seculo quasdam ~ias illius pacis degustare Ailr. Serm. 24. 42. 335A; c1155 vos circa litteram et syllabam, et circa hujusmodi elementares doctrine ~ias, vestrum adhuc ingenium exercetis P. Blois Ep. 6. 18A; quod opus nomini vestro credidi consecrandum, non inveniens cui magis oris mei ~ias offerrem, quam Domini sacerdoti W. S. Alb. V. Alb. & Amphib. 1; in unoquoque tempore celebrantur tres dies jejuniorum qui dicuntur ~ie quia eis sic dispensatum fuit Beleth RDO 11. 23; ipsam supinans ut ~ias pudoris acciperem violencia tota violare paravi Map NC III 2 f. 36v; ista nonnullas resurrectionis sue ~ias ‥ velut ante plenam messem prelibare meretur J. Ford Serm. 21. 6; [Jesus] amoris primicie / splendor invariabilis J. Howd. Cyth. 3. 3; letalis conflictus ~ie utrumlibet persolvuntur Ps.-Elmh. Hen. V 37 p. 95. 2 beginnings, inception. a ~iis pubertatis sue usque ad exitum vite V. Swith. 9 p. 379; inter ~ias dominationis sue et in recentia unctionis regie P. Blois Ep. 10. 28B; quod ‥ vir ‥ a ~iis adolescentie sue vobis ‥ fideliter ‥ servierit Ib. 235. 537B. 3 prime, the best or most active period of one’s life. 1384 juvenes monachi, ad artem dioleticam in ~iis eorum deputati, circa logicam et philosophiam per octo annos ‥ insistent Cant. Coll. Ox. III 174.

prīmĭtĭæ, (13) ārum f. (primus), ¶ 1 prémices : Ov. F. 2, 520 ; Plin. 18, 8 || primitiæ metallorum Tac. H. 4, 53, les prémices des mines = des métaux vierges ¶ 2 débuts, commencement : miseræ primitiæ Virg. En. 11, 156, malheureux débuts ; primitiæ lacrimarum Stat. Th. 11, 285, premières larmes.

➳ sing. primitia Commod. Instr. 1, 11, 18.

primitiae , arum. f.
初熟之榖。— armorum 初發之兵。— vitis 初葡萄枝。

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prīmitiae ārum, f

• primus, the first yield, first-fruits: Primitias Cereri farra dabant, O.: de rege superbo, first-fruit of victory over, etc., V.— Fig.: miserae, first deeds of arms, V.