gābălus
gābălus, i, m. an old Germ. word, i. q. the modern Gabel (fork); hence, as an instrument of punishment, a kind of gallows (syn.: furca, patibulum, crux). Lit.: in gabalum aliquem suffigere, Varr. ap. Non. 117, 15.—* Transf., as a term of reproach, gallows-bird, hang-dog, Macrin. ap. Capit. Macrin. 11.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
gābălus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
gabalus
Intro Text:
gābălus, i, m. an old Germ. word, i. q. the modern Gabel (fork); hence, as an instrument of punishment, a kind of gallows (syn.: furca, patibulum, crux). Lit.: in gabalum aliquem suffigere, Varr. ap. Non. 117, 15.—* Transf., as a term of reproach, gallows-bird, hang-dog, Macrin. ap. Capit. Macrin. 11.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n19183
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