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fur

fur · comm

a thief

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Appendix Vergiliana 1 · 36.9/10k
Aulularia 10 · 14.48/10k
Pro M. Tullio 3 · 8.73/10k
Technopaegnion 1 · 6.73/10k
Fabulae Aesopiae 6 · 5.47/10k
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Alexander Severus 3 · 2.81/10k
Apotheosis 2 · 2.7/10k
Saturae 1 · 2.21/10k

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What it meant

1. fūr — Lewis & Short

fūr, fūris, comm.root fer-, v. fero; cf. Gr. fw/r, Gell. 1, 18,

I a thief (syn.: latro, praedo, pirata, raptor).

I Lit.: quodsi duodecim tabulae nocturnum furem quoquo modo, diurnum autem, si se telo defenderet, interfici impune voluerunt, etc., Cic. Mil. 3, 9: ita in legibus posiverunt, furem duplici comdemnari, feneratorem quadrupli, Cato, R. R. praef. § 1: fures privatorum furtorum, opp. fures publici, id. ap. Gell. 11, 18, 18: canes aluntur in Capitolio, ut significent, si fures venerint, Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56: fures aerari, Sall. C. 52, 12: a Philippo interrogatus, quid latraret, furem se videre respondit, Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220: M. Carbo condemnatus, fur magnus, e Sicilia, i. e. extortioner, id. Fam. 9, 21, 3: ne quis fur esset, neu latro, neu quis adulter, Hor. S. 1, 3, 106: (Priapus) furum aviumque Maxima formido, id. ib. 1, 8, 3: Sallustius historicus priscorum verborum ineruditissimus fur, Suet. Gram. 15: fur tuos, i. e. who carried you off, Plaut. Capt. 5, 4, 21.—In the fem.: fures estis ambae, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 67.—

II Transf.

A As a term of vituperation applied to slaves, thief, rascal, rogue, knave: tun' trium litterarum homo Me vituperas? fur, etiam fur trifurcifer, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 47; cf.: non fur, sed trifur? id. ib. 4, 4, 6; 4, 10, 38 sc.; id. Cas. 3, 6, 1; id. Ps. 1, 3, 131 et saepe quid domini faciant, audent cum talia fures! Verg. E. 3, 16: manipulus furum, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 6.—

B A robber-bee, drone, usually called fucus, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 19.

2. für — Walde–Hofmann

für, -is m. „Dieb“ (seit Plaut., rom., ebenso fürdri „stehlen“ seit Pit. [dieser auch suf-, vgl. suppilo, eurripió]), fürtum n. „Diebstahl, gestohlenes Gut, heimlicher Streich“ seit XII tab., *fürius ,,diebisch", *füric(ul)äre , herumstóbern", farö m. „Dieb; Frettchen, Wiesel" [rom. auch füriö Cl, Sofer Isid. 12, Kluge!! s, Frettchen; davon fürönia xAéstpia Gl, vgl. rätorom, fierfa , Marder"], fürunculus [nach … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. für, p. 601]

3. Fur — Walde–Hofmann

Fur(r)ina, -ae f. „Gottheit unbekannter Funktion mit einem eigenen flämen Furrinälis und einem Fest Furrindlia am 25. Juli (auch außerhalb Roms bezeugt, Cic. ad Q. fr. 3, 1, 4): in ihrem Ursprung dunkel und unbekannt; nicht zu den F'uriae mit Cic. nat. d. 3, 46, s. Wissowa Rel.? 240. Deutungsversuche bei Bücheler Umbr. 71, Wilamowitz Griech. Trag. II 218, v. Domaszewski Ábh. z. róm. Rel. 171, Altheim Röm. RC. I 41 … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. Fur, p. 604]

Where it came from

Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. fur (scan p. 815; entry #16514).

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