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vectis1

vectis1 · m

a strong pole

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Where it lives

Didius Julianus 1 · 6.29/10k
Divus Vespasianus 1 · 3.13/10k
De Architectura 14 · 2.43/10k
Cathemerina 1 · 1.36/10k
De agri cultura 2 · 1.28/10k
Peristephanon Liber 2 · 1.14/10k
De Bello Civili 3 · 0.93/10k
Ab Urbe Condita, books 26-27 - 27 1 · 0.58/10k
In C. Verrem 2 · 0.2/10k
Tusculanae Disputationes 1 · 0.18/10k
Naturalis Historia 4 · 0.1/10k
Res Gestae 1 · 0.08/10k

Densest 12 of 13 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. vectis — Lewis & Short

vectis, is (m.vectigal,

acc. vectim, Varr. L. L. 5, 32, 153; abl. vecti, Prisc. p. 766; Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 469),

I a strong pole or bar; esp.,

1 A lever: saxa quam maxima possunt vectibus promovent, Caes. B. C. 2, 11; 3, 40; Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 19.—In a trial of strength: (Pompeius) cum alacribus saltu, cum velocibus cursu, cum validis vecte certabat, Sall. H. 2, 11 dub. Dietsch N. cr. —

2 For moving machines, a handspike, Vitr. 6, 9.—

3 For carrying, a carryingpole, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 571.—

4 For breaking up or tearing down any thing, a crow, crow-bar: demoliri signum ac vectibus labefactare conantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94; Caes. B. C. 2, 11: cum vecti, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 4; Hor. C. 3, 26, 7: vecte in pectus adacto, Ov. M. 12, 452.—

5 For fastening a door, a bar, bolt: cum ad eum (conjectorem) retulisset quasi ostentum, quod anguis domi vectem circumjectus fuisset: tum esset, inquit, ostentum, si anguem vectis circumplicavisset, Cic. Div. 2, 28, 62; Verg. A. 7, 609; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 125.

2. Vectis — Lewis & Short

Vectis, is, f.,

I an island south of Britain, now the Isle of Wight, Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 130; Suet. Vesp. 4.—Also called Vec-ta, f., Eutr 7, 19.

3. vectis — Walde–Hofmann

vectis (Akk. vectim Varro, Abl. vectz) m. „Hebel, Hebebaum, Brechstange* seit Cato und Ter., rom., vecticulärius, -a, -um „diebisch* (das Brecheisen gebrauchend*) Cato orat. inc. 39 (Fest. p. 378; von vecticulus), vecticulus, -i m. Itala Lyd. exod. 13,5 (= Vulg. vectes): zu vehö; ursprgl. „das Heben, Fortbewegen*, dann zum Konkretum geworden er Heber*; vgl. in der Form entsprechend ags. wiht ,Gewicht*, 1m Sinn an. … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. vectis, p. 1649]

In the wild

vectibus Vitruvius, De Architectura 10.12.2.p1
vectibus Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae 20.11.21
vectibus Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, books 26-27 - 27 p60
vectibus Vitruvius, De Architectura 1.1.8
vectibus Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 36.23.p1
Vecti Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes 1.45.p2

6 of 34 attestations shown.

Where it came from

Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. uectis (scan p. 740; entry #12360).
Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. vectis (scan p. 1649; entry #3165).

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