MIR 
MIR 
MIS 
Oell. Ve particula turn intensionem sig- 
nificat, turn minutionem. Id. cap it 13 ,• 
h. e. diminutio. Vcget. sanguinis, A. e. 
a lettimr blood, venesection. 
MINuTuLaRIOS (minutum), a, um, adj. 
3 same as Minuscularius. Augustin, (ac¬ 
cording to some Edd.) 
MlNuTuLu-S (diinin. of minutus), a, um, 
3 adj. very small or little, quite small. 
Plant, and Pandect. 
MINuTOS, a, um, particip. from minuo. 
_ IT Adj. minute, small, little. Varr. 
ap. Non. Tvlinuti pueri. Lucret. ossa. 
Id. partes. Plin. Ramenta minutis- 
sirna. Plant. Dii omnes magni mi- 
nutique, both great and small. Id. 
litter®. Plin. folia. Sueton. itinera. 
jinci. de B. Afric. Quotidie minutis 
proeliis pugnare, to skirmish. Catull. 
navis, a little and frail bark. Propert. 
remi, small oars, Kcoma. Lucret. Aer 
minutior. Sueton. Minutissimis icti- 
lius excarnificatus. Cic. fruges, li. e. 
pulse. Id. Res minuta:, trifles, trdsh, 
trumpery, lumber. -- IT Also, light, 
frivolous, trifling. Sueton. Nini is pau'ca 
de quibusdam minutis quaestjunculjs 
scripsit. Quintil.. Qus singula persequi, 
minutioris est cur®. —— IT Also, short 
anil subtile. Cic. Minutis interrogatiun-, 
culis, quod proposuit, eiiic.it. —- IT Al¬ 
so, low, insignificant, mean. Phadr. 
plebes. Pclron. populus. - IT Also, 
vulgar, common, ordinary. Cic. philoso¬ 
phy h. e. bad. Id. imperator. Id. ani¬ 
mus. Id. genus sermonis. 
MINyTE (Mii/iui), arum, m. the Argo- 
inimts, so called from 'Minyas, a king of 
Thessaly, whose daughters were moth¬ 
ers of most of them. Ovid. 
MLVYaNTHES (pivvavSis), eos, n. a 
kind of trefoil, with large leaves. Plin. 
MINYXS,&di 3 , f. the name of a plant, same 
as Co rysidia. Plin. 
MINyeIXS (Mn/vpi'd;), adis, f. a daughter 
3 of Minyas. Ovid. 
MTNyeIS (Mirviji's), idis, f. same as 
Minyeias. Ovid. 
MTNyeIOS (Mxi/aijiVjf), a, um, adj. of or 
3 bclonging to Minyas Ovid, proles, A. c. 
'he daughters of Minyas. 
MillAlTILlARiDS (mirabilis), ii, m. a 
3 wonder-worker, a worker of miracles. 
Augustin. 
MIRABILIS (miror), e, adj. to be wonder¬ 
ed at, wonderful, marvellous, strange, 
astonishing, amazing, stupendous, 9av- 
P<‘ot6s. Cic. Ne forte hoc magnum ac 
mirabile esse videatur. Also, with an 
ffir.cmaf.and infinit. following. Terent. 
Vos esse istiusmodi, liaud mirabile 
est. It is also, sometimes, followed by 
ipuim. Cic. Mirabile est, quam non 
multum differat, h. e. non multuin dif- 
fere. Also, with dicta. Virg. and 
lie. Mirabile dictu, h. e. a wonderful 
thin r! astonishing to tell! wonderful to 
relate! So, also, Virg. visu, h. e. to 
Cic. Fuit mirabilius. Liv. Mira- 
biliores. Colum. Mirabilissima suboles. 
- li Also, wonderful, worthy of admi¬ 
ration, extraordinary. JYcp. cupiditas 
pugnandi. Cic. Mirabilem in modum, 
h. c. 
m an extraordinary maimer. Also, 
"'itli a dot. of the person following. 
1‘f at. Hie tibi sit potius, quam tu mi- 
rabilis illi. ’ H 
M!RaB1LITaS (mirabilis), atis, f. won- 
' a ‘ r J , d’less, admirableness, admirable qual- 
Mtd '-nV/J}X liTr IS‘ Lactant. 
‘ ; Al,r i LIT£ I l (Id.), adv. wonderfully, 
curably, amazing ly, extraordinarily, ex- 
™>mgly, very much, Savuaetcoy. Cic. 
mnes nnrabiliter de te et loquuntur, 
Zi .% you in u ™s of admiration. Id. 
« ramiiter cupere, exceedingly. Id. Mi- 
f n 1 er jjjnratus est, h. c. he is a strange 
U. Mirabilius. 
ddlABuNDOS, a, um, same as Mtrans 
See Miraculus - 
ful (miror), a,um, adj. wonder- 
Plh„t aU , Sm * w . on der, strange, singular. 
i n — Hence, Miraculum, 
woiulerfiil t'h f ran £ enes fi wonderfulness, a 
pro dirri a wnn der miracle, marvel, 
1’ortenta et mira- 
^ixarr,r„, ! ! 0ph0ruln . 30mniantium - Liv - 
meiuumeifno 1 VeS - lbul ° te '“l 3li mnnu - 
icrr'ui ere miraculo, h. c. thewon- 
tindent, namely, that so large a 
cow was bom. Id. Adjiciunt miracula 
huic pugnae, h. e. wonderful things. Id. 
Q.ure rem miraculo eximeret, h. c. that 
would make the thing not wonderful. Liv. 
and Plin. Esse miratulo, h. e. to create 
wonder or be admired. Plin. Arbor digna 
miraculo, h. e. admirable, singular. Liv. 
Venerabilis vir miraculo literarum. 
Ovid. Verti in miracula, h. e. in mira¬ 
bilem formam. So, also, Virg. Trans- 
formare se in miracula rerum. — Also, 
strangeness, wondcrfylness, wonderful 
quality. Liv. magnitudinis, li. e. extra- 
ordinan/size. Id. victoria;. Id., rei. 
MiRaTTo (Id.), onis, f. admiration, won- \ 
1 der, Savuaopdi;. Cic. 
MIRaTOR (Id.), oris, m. an admirer, Sav- 
paarfis. Plin. inanium. Ovid, rerum 
MIRaTRIX (mirator), Icis, ^ wondering, 
3 admiring, she that wonders'• or admires. 
Juvenal. 
MIRe (minis), adverb, in an admirable, 
strange, extraordinary manner, wonder¬ 
fully, strangely, marvellously, astonish- 
ingly, amazingly, extraordinarily,., 9av- 
, paoTois, OavpaariKios. Terent. finxit 
filium.-IT Also, exceedingly, remark¬ 
ably,,»venj, very much. Cic. favere. Liv. 
gratum. Cic. Mire — quam, li. e. ex¬ 
ceedingly, very. 
MTRIFICk (mirificus), adv. properly, in a 
wonderful or admirable manner; hence, 
exceedingly, very. Cic. dolere. Id. lau- 
dare. 
MIRIFICOS (mirus & fac-io), a, um, adj. 
causing wonder or admiration, marvel¬ 
lous, strange, extraordinary, wonderful , 
' astonishing , amazing, Oavpaoios. Cic. 
conviciuin. Id. pugna. Id. fructus. 
Id. studium. Id. voluptas. Id. Dio¬ 
nysius, homo mirificus, sc. on account 
of his learning and integrity. Id. Miri- 
ficas gratias agere. Terent. Mirificissi- 
mum facinus. Augustin. Mirificen- 
tissima potentia. 
MIRIMODIS (mirus & modus), adv. same 
3 as Miris moilis. Plaut. 
MIRIS (mirus), onis, m. a deformed per¬ 
son. Varr. - IT Also, a wanderer, 
admirer. Tertull. 
MIRMILL5 (perhaps from pbppvpos), 
onis, m. a kind of gladiator who used to 
fight with a Thracian (Threx), and a retia- 
nus, and wore a Gallic helmet with the im¬ 
age of a fish onitstop. Cic. and Juvenal. 
MIR8, as, a. 1. same as Miror. Varr. 
MIR5R (from Hebr.), aris, atus sum, dep. 
1. to wonder, marvel, think strange, be 
amazed , or astonished, Savpagco. Liv. 
Miraretur, qui cemeret. — Also, transi¬ 
tively. Cic. rem. Id. aliquem, A. e. at 
any person. — Also, with an accusat. and 
infinit. following. Cic. Si miratur, me 
descendere. Horat. Utrumque sacro 
digna silentio mirantur umbrae dicere.— 
Also, with quod. Cic. Mirari se aiebat, 
quod nos videret haruspex. — Also, 
with other words, as, Cic. si, qua rati- 
one, quid, unde. Id. Mirari licet, qua; 
sint animadversa genera herbarum, A. e. 
one may well be astonished at the kinds, 
&c.- Miror may also be rendered, I 
do not comprehend, it strikes me as won¬ 
derful, it seems strange to me, I do not 
know, cannot conceive, should like to know, 
am curious (like the Greek Savpa- 
geiv). Terent. Miror, unde sit. Id. Mi¬ 
ror, quid ahierit. — If Also, to admire, 
esteem, value. Cic. aliquid. Plin. Ep. 
antiquos. Catull. se, A. e. to admire one’s 
self, be in love with one’s self. — Virg. 
Justitiame p-rius mirer (te) belline labo- 
rum, sc. causa.-If Also, to gaze at, 
look at with desire. Treb. Poll, vultum. 
So, also, Horat. Od. 3, 25, 14. and Prop. 
], 11, 3. to look at with admiration, to 
gaze at. -IT Also, of inanimate things. 
‘Virg. Arbor miratur novas frondes (sc. 
insitas) et non sua poma.-IT Mira- 
tus, a, um, is also used passively. Ju- 
venc. ars. 
MIROS (allied to miror), a, um, adj. roon- 
derful, strange, marvellous, Savpaerbs , 
davpaaiog. ” Cats. Sibi mirum videri, 
quid in sua Gallia populo R. negotii 
esset, A. e. it seemed to him strange. Varr. 
Mirior. — Hence, Mirum, a wonderful 
thing, something wonderful, strange, pro¬ 
digious, a wonder, marvel. Terent. Non 
mirum fecit, A. e. nothing wonderful. 
Cic. Nec mirum est, A. e. and that is no 
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wonder. Plaut. Nimia mira memoras , 
A. e. you talk wonders. Id. Tanta mira 
in ffidibus sunt facta, A. e. such prodi¬ 
gious things. Id. Mihi mira videntur, 
hie testare foris, A. e. I marvel that, 
&.C. I am astonished that, &c. — Hence, 
Mirum quam, or quantum, very, very 
much,’exceedingly, extraordinarily ; prop¬ 
erly, it is astonishing, how much or how, 
it is impossible to express how, &c. Savpuo- 
rav bein’. Cic. Mirum quam inimicus 
erat. Liv. Mirum quantum profuit. 
Also, with p, subjwnct. following. Liv. 
Mirum quantum fidei fuerit (here, est 
is to be understood). — Quid mirum? 
what wonder ? Ovid. Si fuit Androma¬ 
che tunicas induta vaiente 3 , quid mi¬ 
rum ? duci militia uxor crat. — Mirum 
ni , probably, undoubtedly, certainly ; prop¬ 
erly, I am much mistaken if not. Terent. 
Mirum ni domi est, A. e. if he is not at 
home, I am much mistaken. Cic. Mirum 
ni cantem ? A. e. shall I sing! or, ironi¬ 
cally, it will be strange indeed, if I do 
not sing. So, also, Plaut.. Mirum nisi. 
Mirum ni is sometimes followed by an 
indicat. Terent. IIcant. 4, 1,50; some¬ 
times by a subjunct. Liv. 3,28. — Mirum 
quin, certainly not, doubtless not, proba¬ 
bly not. Plaut. Mirum quin advorsus 
dicat, A. e. he certainly will not contra¬ 
dict you. -IT Also, admirable, extraor¬ 
dinary, striking, remarkable, great, very 
great. Cic. alacritas. Terent. Miris 
modis odisse, A. c. very much. Cuts 
Mirum in modum, A. c. very much. 
MIS, for Mei. Enn. 
MISaRGyRIDeS (from piocoi, to hate, 
3 and apyvpos, silver), », m. a hater oj 
money, a fictitious name. Plaut. 
MISCeLLaNEOS (miscellus), a, um, adj. 
3 mixed, nut consisting of one and the same 
kind, of all kinds, miscellaneous, irappi- 
yfiS. Apul. - -- IT Also, bad, mean, 
poor. Juvenal. 11,20. Miscellanea, A. e. 
perhaps poor fare of gladiators. 
MISCeLLOS (misceo), a, um, adj. mixed, 
2 mingled, of different kinds, various, mis¬ 
cellaneous, promiscuous. Suet, ludi, A. e. 
composed of different kinds of games. 
Varr. genus columbaruin, A. e. produced 
by wild and tame pigeons■ -IT Also, 
perhaps, bad, poor, mean. Varr. uva. 
Cato vites. 
MISCfiS (pio-ycn, h. e. piyvvpi), es, mis- 
cui, inistum and mixtum, a. 2 . to mix, 
mingle, intermix, blend. Plaut. dulce et 
amarum. Ovid, iram cum luctu. Lu¬ 
cret. sniaragdos virides inter cieruleum. 
Virg. Fors et virtus miscenturin ununi. 
Ovid, dicta lacrimis. Horat. vina feme 
Falerna. Colum. paliula sale. Id. elle- 
borum ad amurcam. Plin. salem in vi¬ 
no. Hirt. volnptatem dolori. Cic. gra- 
vitatem modestite. Id. Rubor mistus 
candore. — Hence, figur. to mingle , mix, 
unite. Liv. sanguinem et genus cum 
aliquo, A. e. to marry. Id. civitatein no¬ 
bis. Senec. curas cum aliquo, A. e. to 
communicate, impart., divide. Ovid, fle- 
tum cruori.— Hence, Miscere se, to join 
himself to, intermix with. Virg. viris. 
Figur. to take part in, intermeddle with. 
Vellei. se partibus alicujus. Pandect. 
se hereditati paterme. — Cic. corpus 
cum aliqua, A. c. to have carnal intercourse 
with. So, also, Ovid, se alicui. — Mis- 
ceri, to flock or crowd together, assemble, 
collect. Virg. circa aliquem. — Liv. 
Certamina miscere, or, Virg. Prcelia 
miscere, A. e. to join battle, fight, engage. 
So, also, Prop, manus. Virg. vulnera, 
A. c. to inflict wounds on one another. — 
Misceri aliquo, or aliqua re, to be trans¬ 
formed into, assume the shape of. Prop. 
Mixtus Enipeo Tsenarius deus. Also, 
absolutely. Stat. Fall it ubique mixta 
Venus. -IT Also, since the ancients 
mixed wine with water, to pour in, to 
mix for another to drink. Cic. alicui 
mulsum. Ovid, pocula, A. e. to fill. - 
IT Also, to throw into disorder or confu¬ 
sion, disturb, confound, embroil. Virg. 
cnelum terramque, A. e. to raise a storm. 
So, also, Id. pontum murmure. Id. 
Miscerit se maria. Liv. Coeliim ac terras 
miscere, A. e. to set heaven and earth in 
commotion, make a great, tumult. — Hence, 
applied to political disorders, to throw 
into confusion, embroil. Sallust, omnia. 
Vellei. omnia armis. Phaedr. civitatem. 
