MET 
MET 
MEU 
(iuna; cursu. Ovid, aquas, <t o sail 
through. Virg. tequorcurru. Sil. juga 
Pyrenes venatibus. — So, also, to end, to 
finish, to-perform, to make. Ovid. Duas 
partes lucis Hyperione menso, the sun 
having performed two parts of his diurnal 
course. Also, merely, Metiri, for ire. 
Pluut. Pseud. 4, 4, 11. — Figur. to esti¬ 
mate, judge of, value. Cic. omnia volup- 
tate. JYep. homines virtute, non fortu- 
na. Liv. odium aliorum odio suo. Al¬ 
so, with ex. Plane, in Cic. Ep. Fideli- 
tatem aliorum ex mea conscientia me- 
tior. Also, witiiout an ablat. Quintil. 
vires suas. Lucan, sua regna. Also, 
with the ablat. to the question, Where- 
withl Whereby 1 Cic. aliquid auribus. 
Herat, ocuio latus, to measure , survey,Ik. c. 
Odd. Metiri aniino aliquid, to ponder, 
consider. Pandect, aliquid ingenio.- 
ir Also, to mete or measure out, parcel out, 
distribute. Cces. Miiitibus frumentum. 
Horat. vinuin.-IT Metilus, for men¬ 
ses, is found in Pandect. 
ME'J. IOSkDUM, i, n. a town of Gaul, near 
Lutetia Parisiorum or Paris. Cces. 
MeTITOR (metior), oris,m. same as Men¬ 
'll sor. Prontin. 
MiSTIuS, a, um, the name of a Roman 
gens. — Adj. Plant, porta, h. e. Esquili- 
na, one of the Roman gatesf without 
which criminals were punished, the dead 
burned, and near which the public execu¬ 
tioner lived. — Subst. as, Spurius Me- 
tius Tarpa, a critic, particularly of dra¬ 
matic compositions. Cic. and Horat. 
MeT 3 (une.), as, avi atum, a. 1. same as 
2JIIetor, to measure, mark out, set out. 
Virg loca. Ilirt. Metatis castris. 
M6T5 (nnc.), is, messui, messum, a. and 
n. 3. As an intrans. it signifies to mow, 
nap, crop, gather, apaco. Varr. Q,uum 
est seges, metendum. Also, of a vin¬ 
tage or wine-gathering. Virg. Postre- 
mus metito. — Proverbially, Cic. Ut se- 
mentem feceris, ita et metes, h. e. as o 
man sows, so shall he reap. Plaut. Sibi 
quisque ruri metit, everyone for himself. 
Id. Mihi istic nec seritur nec metitur, i 
have no advantage of it, it docs not concern 
me. -II As a trans. it signifies to mow, 
cut, crop, gather. Prop. arva. Ovid. 
farra. Also, of wine-gathering. Plin. 
vtndemiam. Id. Uva metitur, is picked 
or gathered. Also, of other things. Id. 
tus. Hence, figur. of bees. Virg. Me¬ 
tunt fruges. _ The particip. Messus, a, 
um , '3 found in Varr. and Virg. — With 
poets, to inhabit, to live in. Sil. Q.ui Batu- 
lam ( a town) metunt, h. c. incolunt. — 
Also, figur. to cut, cut off or down, dip, 
Pluck, gather , tear, pull or knock off. Ov- 
w. liliavirga. Martial, barbam forcipe. 
Juvenal, barbam. Martial, capillos 
■ losam Pollice. Ovid. Farra meteba 
pei. Also, to cut down, to slay. Vine 
proxima quffique giadio. Horat. Primoi 
extremos metendo stravit humum 
“ ’ i* 16 m °wing of death. Ho 
’ wmu 0rcus grandia cum parvis, 
Ont 1 1 n P erJ,ect ) Messui, is found ir 
■UfT a P-^Fmc. 
3c,i™ HK i M£ro ^)> es > f - same as Part b 
read method?™' “ % 6> 7 ‘ BUt ° therS 
^forlorn (htroiKos), i, m. a stranger. 
M£T5NYMIx e ”r °° mcolonisL Eumen '' 
mu h „ , wvpia), te, f. metony- 
. ", • a r htl°ncu.l figure, by which one 
\ s Vol for another. Quintil. 
2 the ^ £T07r r/)) E, f. i n architecture, 
] Us / e iet j eem tooth and tooth (denticu- 
AtL betWCen lH Skvh and triglyph. 
MtloPigjj (pcrcbziorj or -UM ii n 
8ta tree °in AU* 1 ' C dro P s a ’ cerI 
itself . Afr,ca - Plin.-The tree 
I'STOPS^nnw^o ? lhC countenai >ce. Suet. 
MeT«R rL P f' _ ® ee Mctopion. 
U ^'ur"Zu T/’ 5 - U,S f™’ de P- 1- ^ 
^•um P/l’ bpttco. Ovid. 
Puss walk ™; ! tldlam ' F >gur. to go, 
Averse ’ s ', a,lrfcr > or travel, through, t o 
ly, to set nr ) a ^ r0S ',-If Particular- 
fcgiones (fJ J f u< > b ound, limit. Liv. 
3 ,for a temple). Virg. agros. 
So, also, urbem, at the building of it ; as, 
Plin. Alexandrian!. Especially, Cost, 
ap. JVon. castra, to measure out the 
ground for pitching a camp. So, also, 
Liv. frontem castrorum. — Castra meta- 
ri, signifies, also, in general, to pitch a 
camp, encamp, Sallust., &c. — Hence, to 
build, erect, raise. Plin. tabernacula ci- 
liciis^-H Metatus, pass. Horat. 
METReTA (perpyrys), te, f. properly, one 
that measures. Hence, same ns Cadus, a 
measure of things liquid, containing ten 
congii. Colum — Also, a greater meas¬ 
ure of liquids, as a tun, cask or barrel. 
Plaut. Navis, metretas qute trecentas 
tolleret. Colum. olivaria. Martial. Plu- 
rimus Ilispanas mittet mihi nauta me¬ 
tretas, h. e. barrels or tuns of goods. 
METRICOS (pcrpiKos), a, um, adj. rclat- 
2 ing to measure, according to or keeping 
time and measure. Plin. leges (of the 
pulse). — Hence, relating to the metre of 
verses, metrical, relating to verses. Quin¬ 
til. pes. Gell. Metricus (scriptor), who 
treats of versification. 
MeTROCoMIX (pyrpoK copur), as, f. a vil- 
3 lage which has sent colonies to other vil¬ 
lages, a mother-village. Cod. Just. 
METROPOLIS ( pyrp6iro\is ), is, f. a city 
3 from which other cities have received their 
colonists, a mother-city. Also, the metrop¬ 
olis or capital of any country. Cod. Just. 
-IT Also, a town of Thessaly, the in¬ 
habitants of which are called Metropoli- 
tae.-IT Also, a town of Phrygia. 
MeTROPOLTTX (pyTpuirohirys), a?, m. a 
3 metropolitan, a bishop in a capital city, 
an archbishop. Venanl. Fortun. - 
IT Also, an inhabitant of the town of Me¬ 
tropolis. See Metropolis. 
MeTROPOLITaNOS (metropolita), a, um, 
adj. relating to the capital. Cod. Just. - 
IT Also, in or of the town Metropolis, per¬ 
taining to it. Liv. 
METRUM (pirpov), i, n. a measure, par- 
2 ticularly, the measure of a verse, metre. 
Quintil., Tibull. and Martial. -IT Al¬ 
so, a verse. Colum. Yirgilii. 
METOeNS, ends, particip. from metuo. 
-IT Adj. fearing, afraid. Cic. Metu- 
ens legum. Lucan. Roma metuens do- 
mini. Ovid. Metuentior deorum. Ta¬ 
cit. Metuentior in posterum. 
MeTOLa (dimin. of meta), te, f. a small 
2 pyramid or obelisk. Plin. Ep. 
METSO (metus), is, ui, n. and a. 3. As an 
intrans. it signifies to fear, be afraid, $o- 
fieopai, particularly when it is the effect 
of an idea of some threatening evil, but 
timere generally denotes the effect of 
some external cause, a being frighten¬ 
ed. With de following, for, or concern¬ 
ing. Cic. de sua vita. Also, with a 
following, to be. afraid of or fear a per¬ 
son. Liv. ab Hannibale. Also, with 
other words, as quid, quot, &c. to expect 
fearfully, to be in doubt, irresolute, undeter¬ 
mined, to wish to be informed about some¬ 
thing from motives of fear. Plaut. Me¬ 
tuo, quot patres fuerint, I wonder, am cu¬ 
rious, expect fearfully, &c. Tcrent. Me¬ 
tuo, quid again, I do not know what to do. 
Id. Metui, quid futurum esset, I was 
anxious, I fearfully expected, Sec. Plaut. 
Non metuo, quin, &c. I do not doubt, Sec. 
In this signification, metuo is synony¬ 
mous with vereor, and frequently de¬ 
notes merely anxious uncertainty, with¬ 
out implying apprehension of dan¬ 
ger. — Also, with the dative following 
to the question, For whom ? On whose 
account ? Plaut. pueris. Virg. senec- 
ttp.- IT It is also used as a transi¬ 
tive, and signifies to fear, apprehend. 
Cic. insidias ab aliqito. Id. aliquem. 
Also, with the infinit. following, h. e. 
to fear or to be afraid of, to hesitate, not to 
dare, not to wish. Ovid, natare. Liv. 
tentare spem certaminis. Horat. Me- 
tuit tangi, he docs not suffer himself to be 
touched. — Metuo ne, lest. Tcrent, ., ex- • 
presses a wish that something may riot 
be done or happen ; but Metuo, ut, or 
ne non, lest not. Plaut., a wish that 
something may happen or be done. — 
Also, figur. of inanimate things. Varr. 
Q.u® res quotidie videntur, minus me- 
tuunt furem. Horat. Fides metuit cul- 
pari. Id. Penna metuens solvi (metue- 
re, for non posse). — Also, to fear, re¬ 
vere. Tcrent. patrem. — Also, same as 
Caveo, to beware, take heed or care of, te 
endeavor to avoid. Horat. nocentem cor- 
poribus austrum. — Also, with the in - 
finil. following, to be by no means inclin¬ 
ed. Herat, reddere, to return never, never 
give back. --IfParticip. Metutus, a, um. 
Lucret. Metutum, h. e. quod metuerant 
homines.-II Metuiri,/ur metutum iri. 
Pandect. -IT Metuo et timeo, in Plaut. 
is a pleonasm.-IT See, also, Metuens. 
METOS (perhaps from polos', h. e. ipdffos, 
Hesych.), us, m .fear, dread, apprehension, 
anxiety, 0d,3of. Tere.nL In metu esse, to 
fear, to be afraid. Cic. In metu esse, .to 
be feared. Call, in Cic. Ep. Metum ha¬ 
bere, to fear, be afraid. Ovid. Metunt 
habere, to cause or produce fear, to be 
terrible.. Id. Metum concipere, or, Liv. 
capere, to become afraid. Cces. alicui in- 
jic.ere, or, Liv. inferre, or, Cic. afterre, 
offerre, objicere, or, Ovid, facere, to put 
one in fear, to cause fear, make afraid, or, 
in a higher degree, Cwl. in Cic. Ep. in- 
cutere. Ctes. Metu territare, to put in 
fear, make afraid. Id. Metu perterreri, 
to fear, be afraid. Tcrent. Metum acci- 
pere. Quintil. pati. Tsrsiu. Mihi est 
metus (with an accus. and infinit. follow¬ 
ing). Plin. Est in metu peregrinantium, 
ut, &c. h. e. peregrinantes metuunt, ne, 
&c. Liv. Nullus hostium metus in 
propinquo est, h. e. nullus hostis time- 
tur. Cic. i” metu ponere aliquid, to be 
afraid of, to think something to be dreadful. 
Tercnt. Metum alicui adimere, or, Cic. 
abstergere, or, Cces. tollere, or, Cic. de- 
jicere, or depellere, or, Tercnt. amove- 
re,or, Liv. removere, or, Ovid, ex cutere, 
to take away, remove. Virg. Solvere me¬ 
tus, to remove, g'oc up. Ilirt. Metum 
deponere, or, Ovid, ponere, to give up. 
Cic. Aliquem metu liberare, or exone¬ 
rate. — The thing of which one is 
afraid, is expressed by the genit., by a, 
or by ne. Cie. existimationis. Liv. 
hostium. Id. a Romanis. Ovid. Esse 
metus ccepit, ne, &c. Also, by the ac¬ 
cus. and infinit. Tcrent. Also, by an 
adject. Id. alienus, li. e. aliorum. Al¬ 
so, by propter. Cic. Esse in metu prop¬ 
ter te. Also, by de, on account of, with 
respect to. Cic. Also, the person being 
afraid, in the genit. Cic. animi.- 
IT Also, reverence, awe, veneration. Ho¬ 
rat. Mens trepidat metu. Virg. Lau- 
rus multos metu servata per annos. 
Val. Flacc. Metum numenque deo adai- 
dit. -IT Also, that which causes fear,- 
the cause of fear, a dreadful thing, terror, 
&c. Stal. Libyci metus, h. e. the head 
of Medusa. Tacit. Metus ejus rimatur. 
Suet. Metus et angor. - IT Metus is 
found as a feminine in Enn. 
MkVaNIX, te, f. now Bevagna, a town of 
Umbria. — Hence, Mevanas, atis, adj. 
belonging to Mevania. Plin. ager. Id. 
Mevanates, the inhabitants of it. 
MeUM ( pfjov ), i, n. an herb with a stalk 
and leaves like anise ; spigncl, baldmoney , 
meu, (AUthusa Meum, L.). Plin. 20, 94. 
MEtiS (epos, V, a > um , adj. belonging 
to me, my, mine, my own. Terent. Meus 
gnatus. —Also, with a. genit. following, 
Liv. Meum dictum consulis. — Also, 
passively or objectively. Liv. Crimina 
mea, h. e. contra me. — Also, originat¬ 
ing or proceeding from, made by me. Cic. 
Mei sunt ordines, mea est desrriptio. — 
Also, mine, li. e. I am in the habit of, I use, 
it is my custom, &c. Terent. Simulatio 
non est mea. Id. Mentiri non est meum. 
-— Hence, also, mine, my property. Cic. 
De meo, of my own. Tcrent. De meo, of 
mine, at my cost. So, also, Mea ( neut.. 
plur.). Tcrent. and Horat. Mei, orum, 
my friends or relations. Cic. A\so, my peo¬ 
ple, my servants. Plin. Ep. — Meus, my, 
h.e. my friend. Cic. Nero meus. So, also, 
Mea ( femin .), my, h. e. my good, my dear. 
Terent. Mea Pythias. Ovid. O mea, or, 
Terent., Mea tu, my dear, my dear love, 
my child, Sec. in familiar or confidential 
speech. — Meus sum, / am in my mind, 
in my senses. Ovid. Also, I am at my 
own disposal, free, my own master. Pers. 
Also, figur. I do not copy or imitate any 
one’s manner of writing, make use of my 
own method. Cic. — Plaut. and Ovid. 
Meus est, he is mine, h. e. I have him, 
I have caught him, he is in my pow¬ 
er. — Pluedr. Meus homo, h. e. this 
