FOR 
FOR 
FOV 
F6RN0S (unc.)j i, m. an oven, Kap'iviov. 
Varr. 
FSR 8 (tripos), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
2 bore, pierce, repeat. Colum., Plant, and 
Macrob. 
FORPeX (unc.), Tcis, {.fire-tongs. Cato, 
3 R. R. 10, 3.-H Also, scissors. Sue- 
ton. But, Suet. Oct. 75, it probably de¬ 
notes, also , fire-tongs. 
FORS (fero), tis, f. chance, hick, hap, for- 
2 tune, tvx'I- Cic. Fors in aliquibus re¬ 
bus plus, quam ratio potest. Gell. Fors 
fuit, ut, &c. h. e. it happened, &c. Te- 
rent. Tors fuat, h. e. sit, li. e. good luck 
to it. — Hence, ablat. Forte, by chance, 
casually, accidentally, peradventure, for¬ 
tunately. Tcrent., Cic. and Liv. Fre¬ 
quently it may be rendered perhaps, 
particularly after si, sin, ne, nisi; also, 
just. Terent., Cic., Virg. and Liv. Si 
forte, for forte, perhaps. Cic. Oral. 
3, 12. - 11 Forte temere, by mere 
chance. Terent. and Liv. So, also, Forte 
temere, casu. Cic. -IT Fors, for for¬ 
te. Virg. - -11 Fors fortuna, chance. 
Cic. Casu aut forte fortuna. Frequent¬ 
ly it may be rendered good fortune, good 
luclc. Terent. Forte fortuna affuit, h. e. 
by a piece of good fortune. — Fors fortu¬ 
na is, also, the goddess of chance. Liv. 
and Ovid. — Hence a difference is made 
between Fors and Fors fortuna. Te¬ 
rent. So, also, between Fortuna and 
Fors. Cic. So, also, between forte and 
fortuna. Me. Fortunane an forte re- 
peritur? 
FoRSAN (for fors an, or rather for fors sit 
2 an] adv. perhaps, perchance, peradventure, 
taw;. Terent. 
FoRSIT (for fors sit), adv. perhaps. Lu- 
3 cret. and Horat. 
FoRSITXN (for fors sit an), adv. same 
as Forsatt. Cic. 
FoRTASSb (fors), adv. perhaps, to-cos. 
Cic. Also, with an ivfinit. Plaut. 
Fortasse arbitrari, h. e. may be he be¬ 
lieves .— IT Also, about. Cic. Triginta 
fortasse.- 11 Sometimes it cannot be 
rendered into English. 
F 6 RTASSEAN (instead of fortasse an), 
3 adv. perhaps. Varr. 
FSRTaSSIS (fors), adv. perhaps. Plaut. 
and Pirn. 
FoRTaX (.jo'praf), acis, n. one who bears, 
o Cato. fornacis, h. e. the basis. 
FORTS (fors), adv. perhaps, &c. See 
Fors. 
FoRTESCS (fortis), n. 3. to become brave. 
Lav. ap, Gell. 
FoRTICOLOS (dimin. of fortis), a, um, 
l wj-somewhat patient or courageous. Cic. 
Tm. //, 19. 
FoRTIFICS (fortis & facio), as, a. 1. to 
•‘^glbtn, ioxvpuoi. Cxi. Aurel. — 
plJWMiFortificati 0 . Id. 
OnUS (fero), e, adj. brave, gallant, val- 
j’ cou rageuus, firm, intrepid, undaunt- 
‘ytout-hearted,manful, dvSpeToy. Cic. 
if 1 llws . Id. Vir fortissimus contra au- 
aactam. Id. gladiator. Id. Sententia 
ortissnna. Ci c . Fragm. Fortior in do- 
‘"o. Cic. factum. Id. Vir fortis, a 
Ziff wage and energy. When per- 
al bravery is spoken of, some word 
frequently added. JVep. Manu for- 
’ or > ™ adj. joined with it, expresses 
, 1M °PP° sltlon - Nep. Vir fortis ac stre- 
nnaiit hBre . strenu us denotes the other 
1/ es of a soldier). Hence, full of 
tin ™f e> ?f? ress ing courage. Cic. ora- 
Id’Z?,’ oculi i genus dicendi. 
ImZ?/ , fortuna juvat, A. e. fortune 
Z7^i, brave - 11 Als °. excellent, 
bnelh fi ne - . Plaut. familia. Id. 
Cir v. v * r - Horat. maritus. 
tinr ‘ ort ’ ss imus. Gell. Causa for- 
luj, e • ntelior.-IT Also, strong, 
tannic Colum • villicus. Virg. 
so in a.., P in ,' St011 iachus fortior. — Al- 
tissima /,?!■ Str '°£ s '‘ H . orat - Li S na for- 
jor, — \r slm - Cura fortior, ft. e. ma- 
P 'Uinenn\ S f™ B =’ nourishing. Plin. 
pTT- ~ Also ’ strun °’ 
FORTlTtR JI p ‘ 
Iv, conn,* , ls )» a( fv. bravely, gallant- 
’’esiiliitelf euus ty> valiantly, valuroushy, 
&c V 'r W t U1,tedl y’ woefully, do- 
luiv. **IC, lerrft lldlnrptn Trl 
p. ""uuuiiijj IIKLIly 
linn L.., 11C- perre dolorem. Id. bel 
Al. Frati!, 6 ' Caw. Fortius pugnare. 
imp Also, boldly, confident- 
- If Also, strongly, stout- 
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/?/, vigorously, vehemently , impetuously , 
well, icrxvpais, Plaut . astringere. J\ r e- 
Vos . venari. Ovid . Fortius. 
I oR'IirODQ (Id.), inis, f. fortitude , 
bravery , courage , resolution , intrepidity, 
anopsia. Cic. Fortitudo est dolorum, 
laborumque conteniptio. Id. Sunt ergo 
doinesticaa fortitudines non inferiores 
mili taribus, h. c. instances of valor or in¬ 
trepidity. -■ IT Also, strength , stout¬ 
ness. Phcedr. and Lactant. 
FoRTOTTO. See Fortuitus , a , um. 
FoRTOiTOS (fors), us, m. chance. 
Hence, Fortultu, by chance, perchance, 
peradventure, fortuitously, tvv6v. Cic. 
FoRTOiTOS (Id.), a, um, adj. happening, 
or falling out by chance, accidental, casu- 
al, fortuitous, rvxyp <5f. Cic. bonum. 
Horat. ctespes. — Hence, Fortuitum, 
subst. chance , accident. Tacit. Fortuita 
(plural). — Hence, ablat. Fortuito, by 
chance, accidentally. Cic. 
FORI uNA (fors), te, {.fortune, chance, hap, 
luck, rvxv. Cic. secunda , good fortune. 
Id. adversa, misfortune. Id. durior. 
Hence, a favorable sign. Prop. Nullane 
placate veniet fortuna procell®. - 
II Also, the goddess of fortune, Fortune. 
Horat. Fortume filius, Fortune’s favor¬ 
ite. Sueton. Fortuna; Antiatina;, two 
sisters who delivered oracles and were wor¬ 
shiped under this name at Antium _ 
If Also, good fortune. Cic. Diuturna 
cum fortuna fore. Liv. Fortunam sibi 
ipsum facere.- IT Also, a fortune, es¬ 
tate ; possessions, property, effects, wealth, 
riches. JVepos. and Ovid. -IT Also, 
fortune, state or condition in life, condi¬ 
tion, situation, circumstances. Cic. infi- 
ma servorum. Id. misera, florens, af- 
flicta. Id. Bona fortuna belli. Ovid. 
Intra fortunam debet quisque manere 
suam. —— IT Also, share, part. Ovid. 
Cui cessit triplicis fortuna novissima 
regni, ft. e. Pluto. -— IT Fortuna;, 
arum .fortune, fate, either good or bad. 
Cic. Fortunas suas accusare, A. e. mis¬ 
fortune. Terent. Laudare fortunas rne- 
as, A. e. my good fortune. Cic. Fortune 
secunda;, A. e. good fortune. Hence, 
Id. Per fortunas provide, A. e. for 
heaven’s sake. — Also, property, posses¬ 
sions, effects. Cic., Cces. and Liv. — 
Also, good circumstances, prosperity. 
Cic. Fortunis maximis ornatus, goods 
or gifts of fortune, as honor, riches, &c. 
FORTuNaTe (fortunatus), adv prosper - 
1 ously, fortunately, luckily, happily, ev- 
rvxibf Cic. vivere. Colum. Fortu- 
natius. 
FoRTuNaTIM (Id.), adv. same as For- 
3 tunate. Enn. 
FORTuNaTGS, a, um, particip. from for- 
tuno. - If Adj. happy, fortunate, 
lucky, blest, evrvxflS• Cic. resp. Id. 
homo. Id. Nihil nobis fortunatius. 
Terent. Fortunatissimus. Plin. Insula; 
fortunata;, or, Plaut. fortunatorum, (sup¬ 
posed to be) the Canary Islands. - 
IT Also, in good circumstances, opulent, 
wealthy, rich. Cic. homo. Cats. Fortu¬ 
natissimus. — Also, with a genit. Virg , 
Fortunatus laborum. 
FoRTuNS (fortuna), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
1 to prosper, make happy or prosperous, 
bless, evSaipovU(u). Cic. Tibi patrimo- 
nium dii fortunent. Horat. duameum- 
que deus tibi fortunaverit horam, A. e. 
to give. See, also, Fortunatus, a, um. 
F5R0LI, orum, m. a town of the Sabines , 
2 Virg. 
FORt)LOS (fonts), i, m. a shelf. — Plur. 
Foruli, orum, cases or shelves, in which 
books were kept. Sueton. 
FORUM (foris, as being out of a dwelling- 
J house or other building), i, n. a street. 
Nep. De foro decedere, not to appear in 
public. Cic. Verba de foro accipere, to 
make use of common expressions. - 
If Also, aninclosure or vestibule of a sepul¬ 
chre. Cic. e xii. tab. — Also, Forum, 
A. c. market place, a public place of buying 
and selling. Liv. boarium. Id. pisca- 
torium. Pandect, suarium. Hence, 
a great many towns are called Forum, 
because markets or public fairs were 
field there, a market-town, a town. — 
Also, Forum, A. e. the place where the 
shops of the bankers rccre, and the business 
concerning the burrowing and lending 
of money was transacted. Hence, Cic. 
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I idem (credit) de foro sustulistis. Id 
In foro versari, A. e. esse negoliatorem, 
to cairy on a hanking business. Id. Post 
tumuni non haberemus in foro, A. e. he 
would be bankrupt. Pandect. Cedere fo¬ 
ro, to become a bankrupt. Hence, Tc- 
lent.. Uti foro, to conform to time and cir¬ 
cumstances. — Also, Forum, A. e. a pub¬ 
lic place where magistrates performed cer¬ 
tain solemn acts. — Hence, Cic. In fo¬ 
rum venire, or forum attineere, A. e. to 
receive tAe toga virilis from the prtetor, 
and therewith obtain permission to attend 
to public affairs. Also, a public place 
where justice was administered. Hence 
JVey. In foro esse, to be a Cic. 
Forum et jurisdictionem. Hence, Fo¬ 
rum, a place in a province, where the Gov¬ 
ernor administered justice. Id. civitates 
quae in id forum conveniient, A. c. be¬ 
longed to this jurisdiction. Id. Extra 
forum suum vadimonium promittere. 
Also, an administering of justice. Id. 
Forum agere, A. e. to hold a meeting for 
the purpose of administering justice; to 
hold an assize or court of justice. Virg. 
indicere.-IT Also, a vessel used about 
the wine-press. Virg. vinarium. 
FORDS (unc.), i, m. the gangways or 
hatches of a ship, the deck of a ship, na- 
TacTpdjpara. Gell. — Plur. Fori. Cic. 
and Virg.; also, fora. Cic. and Gell. 
ap. Char. —Fori, plur. rows of scats at 
the theatre, separated by passages. Liv. 
-H Also, a garden-bed. Colum. _ 
If Also, a cell in a bee-hive , or a row of 
such cells, the honcy-comb without the 
honey. Virg. - IT Also, a gaming- 
board. Aug. ap. Suet Forum aleato- 
rium calfecimus. - IT Also, market¬ 
place, for forum. Lucil. 
FoSi, drum, m. a people of Gemnanv. 
Tacit. * 
FoSSa (fodio), a;, f. a ditch, rdifrpos. 
Cic. Fossae transitus. Id. Fossa Rheni, 
A. e. the channel of the Rhine. Plin. 
Fossam ducere, or, Liv. fodere, facere, 
or, Plin. Ep. peicutere, or, Ilirt. de- 
primere, A. e. to make. Cws. pra;du- 
cere, to make before. — Figur. for fines. 
Tcrtull. -IT Also, same as Cunnus. 
Juvenal. 
FGSSICIOS (fossus), a, um, adj. same as 
2 Fossilis. Vitruv. arena. 
FoSSILIS (fodio), e, adj. that is, or may 
2 be, dug out of the earth, fossil. Varr. 
sal. Plin. arena. 
F0SSI5 (Id.), onis, f. a digging, dclvina. 
1 Cic. agri. Vitruv. putei. —— IT Also, 
a hole, pit. Vitruv. 8, I, 5. 
FoSSITIOS (fossus, a, u;n), a, um, adj. 
same as Foasicius, 
FoSSO (fodio), as, avi, atum, a. 1. same 
3 as Fodio — Hence, Fossatum, a ditch, 
moat. Pallad. - IT Also, to pierce. 
Enn. 
FoSSOR (Id.), oris, m. a digger , delver, * 
2 laborer. Virg. Hence, a rude, ignorant 
man. Pers. -IT Also, a miner, pio¬ 
neer. Stat. 
FoSSOLX (dimin. of fossa), a;, f. a little 
2 ditch, or trench, dpvyydriov. Cato. 
FoSSOR A (fodio), te, f. a digging, deta¬ 
il ing, ditching. Vitruv. Summa fossura, 
A. e. summa fossae pars. 
F5SS0S, a, um, particip. from fodio. * 
FoTOS, a, um, particip. from foveo. 
FoTOS (foveo), us, m. a warming, fo¬ 
il mentation. Plin. 
F5V£X (unc.), te, f. a deep hole made in the 
\- n 1 •• — " - 'V i/cc 
1 ground to catch wild beasts in; a pitfall, 
pit; 063vvoi. Cic. — Figur. artifice, 
trick. Plaut. 
F<5V£S (unc.),es, fovi, ibtum, a. 2. proper¬ 
ly, to nourish, refresh, cherish. Hence, to 
warm, keep warm, 3 aXr.oK Plant, epulas. 
Cic. Gallinte pullos pennis fovent. Plin. 
ova, A. e. to hatch. Cic. Pulli a matri- 
bus exclusi fotique, A. c. hatched. Virg. 
Fovere sinu, or grernio, A. e. to hold Ir 
take in one’s lap. Id. amplexu, A. c. to 
hug, embrace closely. — Also, to foment, 
apply fomentations. Colum. genua cal i- 
do aceto. Cels, nates vapore calido. 
Also, with cold water, to clean, bathe. 
Virg. vulnus lympha. Id. Prius ora 
fove.—Figur. to cherish, keep within one’s 
self. Plaut. aliquid in pectore. Also, 
to cherish, foster, favor, caress. Cic. 
aliquem. Id. sensus hominum, A. e. 
to flatter, caress. Virg. colia, by leaning 
