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ringor

ringor

to open wide the mouth

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 18 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. ringor — Lewis & Short

ringor, rictus, 3,

I v. dep. n., to open wide the mouth, to show the teeth (very rare).
I Lit.: saltat ridens, ringitur, Pompon. ap. Non. 517, 30 (Com. Rel. p. 206 Rib.).—
II Trop., to be vexed, angry; to chafe, snarl (the fig. borrowed from a growling dog): ille ringitur, tu rideas, Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 27 Don.: ringeris quoties aliquem in fastis saepius legeris, Sen. Ep. 104, 9: sapere et ringi, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 128; Sid. Carm. 23, 86.

2. ringor — Walde–Hofmann

ringor, vinctus sum, -i (rings Cl.) „sperre den Mund auf, fletsche die Zähne; grolle, ärgere mich“ (seit Ter.; rictus, -às m., rictum, -i n. „Maul“ s. unter rictö): wohl als *rengor (sodaß rictus mit analogischem für e) zu aksl. regnati “hiscere’, sbkr. regnuti „knurren*, reZati „die Zähne fletschen“, nslov. rega „Spalte“, aksl rage „Schimpf, Hohn“ (Vanitek 230, Fick 1* 527). Die Grundanschauung scheint weniger das … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. ringor, p. 1342]

Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. ringor (scan p. 598; entry #9805).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ringor (scan p. 1342; entry #2299). Root candidates: *ur-.

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