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vĕ [perh. from same root with vel, volo; but cf. Sanscr. va, or],

• or; leaving the choice free between two things or among several (always enclitic): quid tu es tristis? quidve es alacris? Ter. Eun. 304: telum tormentumve, Caes. B. C. 3, 51; 3, 56: lubidines iracundiaeve, Cic. Rep. 1, 38, 60: albus aterve fueris, ignorans, id. Phil. 2, 16, 41: si id facis facturave es, Ter. Hec. 739: ne quid plus minusve faxit, id. Phorm. 554: ne quid plus minusve, quam sit necesse, dicat, Cic.Cic. Fl. 5, 12: duabus tribusve horis, id. Phil. 14, 6, 16: Appius ad me ex itinere bis terve litteras miserat, id. Att. 6, 1, 2: amici regis duo tresve perdivites sunt, id. ib. 6, 1, 3: cum eam (quercum) tempestas vetustasve consumpserit, id. Leg. 1, 1, 2: alter ambove, etc., id. ib. 5, 19, 53; v. alter: aliquis unus pluresve, id. Rep. 1, 32, 48: ne cui meae Longinquitas aetatis obstet mortemve exspectet meam, Ter. Hec. 596: eho, Mysis, puer hic unde est? quisve huc attulit? id. And. 748: si quando aut regi justo vim populus attulit regnove eum spoliavit, aut, etc., Cic. Rep. 1, 42, 65: decretumque, ut consules sortirentur conpararentve inter se, uter, etc., Liv. 24, 10, 2: quae civitates habent legibus sanctum, si quis quid de re publica a finitimis rumore ac famā acceperit, uti ad magistratum deferat, neve cum quo alio communicet, or (sc. it is ordered by law) that he shall not, etc., Caes. B. G. 6, 20.—
• • • 2 Esp. in neg. sentences, or questions implying a negat., = -que: nullum (membrum rei publicae) reperies perfecti, quod non fractum debilitatumve sit, Cic. Fam. 5, 13, 3; num leges nostras moresve novit? id. Phil. 5, 5, 13.—
  • B Repeated or with correl. part.
  • • 1 Ve ... ve, either ... or (poet.): corpora vertuntur: nec quod fuimusve sumusve, Cras erimus, Ov. M. 15, 215: nullaque laudetur plusve minusve mihi, id. F. 5, 110; id. M. 11, 493: illa tamen se Non habitu mutatve loco, peccatve superne, Hor. S. 2, 7, 64.—
    • 2 Ve ... aut, either ... or (very rare): regnave prima Remi aut animos Carthaginis altae, Prop. 2, 1, 23.

vē- (sometimes vae-) [perh. = Sanscr. vi-in-, vi-dha-va; Lat. vidua; but cf. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 3809, 135]; an inseparable particle denoting origin,

• out, which serves either to negative the positive idea lying in the simple word, or to strengthen a simple notion: vegrandis, small; vecors, senseless; vepallidus, very pale; ve-stigo, to search out; Vejovis, an anti-Jove; cf. Gell. 5, 12, 9 sqq.

1. ve, enklitische Partikel (vgl. altind. vā, griech. ἠέ aus ἠϝέ), oder, wenn die Wahl zwischen mehreren Dingen freigelassen wird, oder auch, oder wohl (etwa) auch, duabus tribusve horis, Cic.: zweimal, Cic. Phil. 5, 10. – poet. doppelt, statt vel... vel, zB. quod fuimusve sumusve, Ov. met. 15, 215: plusve minusve, mehr oder weniger, Ov. fast. 5, 110: ve... aut, Prop. 2, 1, 23; vgl. neve.

2. vē (vae), eine untrennbare Partikel, bezeichnet ein fehlerhaftes Zuviel od. Zuwenig des im Simplex enthaltenen Begriffs, zB. vecors, vegrandis, vesanus; vgl. Gell. 5, 12, 9.

-ve [CL] 1 (attached to an item, other than the first, in a list of alternatives) or; b (in list, esp. indicative or illustrative, collectively conveying a broad, general, or vague idea, application, or sim.); c (esp. w. alius, attached to final generic item covering remaining possibilities); d (in list where selection between or among alternatives is dependent on some stated or implied factor, ‘as the case may be’); e (utrum ‥ -ve); f (in series of dir. qu., also of indir. qu., esp. w. cumulative effect). nec caelum tangens terramve profundam Aldh. Aen. 49 (Lebes) 2; curentque sedulo ne quid aliud agendum, sperandum, amandumve in scripturis omnibus quam quod in quattuor evangelii libris invenitur doceant Bede Tab. 411A; ‘non ego’, respondit, ‘dignum me tanta subire / culmina iam fateor, domini sed dextera nullis / effugitur caeli terraeve marisve latebris’ Id. CuthbV 529; ne nos in templo nummularios, ne venditores boum, ovium, columbarumve reperiens damnet Alcuin Exeg. 774B; ita ‥ cetere virtutes in caritatis plenitudinem sese refundent ut in illa felicitate nihil aliud temperantia, prudentia, fortitudove putetur, quam caritas Ailr. Spec. Car. I 33. 538B; cepi diligens scrutator eruere ‥ que nova, queve secreta, contra solitum sui cursum, in occiduis et extremis terrarum finibus natura reposuit Gir. TH pref. II p. 20.  b tellus Siciliae ‥ fumum, vel vapores vel flammas eructat, vel etiam vento acrius incumbente, harenarum lapidumve moles egerit Bede NR 233; alternante per septenos octonosve dies successu Id. TR 29; maxime in ipsa domo orationis ‥ ne quid ineptum fiat, ne quid quod nostram fraternamve orationem impediat totis viribus agamus Alcuin Exeg. 776A; a1079 nullo ‥ modo efficacius aut quantum ad vos honestius utiliusve fugietis ad mentis quietem Anselm (Ep. 63) III 179; venditiones quoque et locationes pluris minorisve factas lex ista rescindit J. Sal. Pol. 578C; claustralibus ‥ debet esse ‥ nulla cibi potusve providentia Ailr. Inst. Inclus. 28; non hec ulla ratione scientiave discernunt Id. An. I 22; sicubi ‥ mihi ‥ calamo properanti plus minusve cecidit atramenti J. Ford Serm. prol. 5; nondum ditavit mensas pinguisve ferina / vel Bachus mense gloria parva fuit Neckam Poems 115.  c nec quadratum agmen neque dextrum cornu aliive belli apparatus in litore conseruntur Gildas EB 6; [capreae] rarius a nobis videri quam boves solent aut asini aliave hujusmodi animantia Bede Cant. 1108D; hinc caecus vel surdus, mutus vel claudus, cardiacus vel scabiosus, leprosus vel paraliticus, aliove morbo efficitur infirmus Simil. Anselmi 54; 1419 licebit ‥ monetas ‥ apportare ad ‥ villam Calesii ‥ absque aliqua contradictione aut scrutatione, aliove obstaculo aut impedimento Foed. IX 769.  d quid in ea conditori placeat, quidve displiceat, sedula examinatione dirimamus Alcuin Exeg. 854B; ad beatitudinem aeternam miseriamve distribuantur Anselm (Mon. 31) I 49; capitula que subjecta sunt primo percurrite et eorum inspectione quid legendum quidve sit negligendum discernite Ailr. Spec. Car. pref. 503.  e inspectus lapis iste potest suspendere mentes, / ambiguas utrum jaspis marmorve sit H. Avr. Hugh 880.  f quid ageret, quove pedem verteret, nescius Bede HE II 12; cur me vis iterum thalamo jungi mulierum? / cur thalamum memoras? me nubere curve laboras? R. Cant. Malch. II 506; 1166 quos puer invenerit adjutores, quisve sit meus status, pro parte poterit indicare J. Sal. Ep. 144 (161); jam quid inde expectandum quidve sperandum attendas Canon. G. Sempr. f. 83. 2 ? f. l. si quis vero sibi competentius melius †est ve† has utrasque regulas penes se tenere videantur, bene suis uti in Deum et nostris nec careant optamus Theod. Pen. epil..

1 -vĕ, (7) [part. enclitique] ou : albus aterve Cic. Phil. 2, 41, blanc ou noir ; plus minusve Cic. Fl. 12, plus ou moins || neve || et ne, v. neve || [poét.] répété au lieu de vel... vel : quod fuimusve sumusve Ov. M. 15, 215, ou ce que nous avons été ou ce que nous sommes.

2 vē (væ), particule préfixe, de sens augmentatif ou privatif, dʼaprès Gell. 5, 12, 9 et 16, 5, 5 ; v. vecors, vegrandis, vesanus.

ve . conj. postp.
或。或足。Duabus tribusve horis 二時成三時之久。Ne dimittas animum neve te obrui sinas 勿喪胆亦勿灰心。

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• 1 VOL-, conjenclit., or, or if you will, or as you please: quid tu es tristis? quidve es alacris?T.: telum tormentumve, Cs.: albus aterve fuerit, ignoras: Ne quid plus minusve faxit, T.: alter ambove, etc.: si decretumque, ut consules sortirentur conpararentve inter se, uter, etc., L.— With a negat. expressed or implied, and(cf.-que). num leges nostras moresve novit?; see also neve. —Repeated, either . . . or(poet.): nec quod fuimusve sumusve, Cras erimus, O.: Nullaque laudetur plusve minusve mihi, O.: cf. regnave aut animos (canere), Pr.