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RUM 
RUN 
tanta ruina me®, such ruin, such havoc. 
Virg. Generis lapsi sarcire ruinas (of 
the loss of honey)-IT Also, fall, of a 
person ; death or destruction. Horat. file 
dies utrainque ducet ruinarn, will -prove 
fatal to both of us. Plin. JVeronis._ 
Also, a fall, stumble , slip, false step. Lu- 
cret. Principiis in rerum fecere ruinas, 
missed it, erred. -IT Also, the thing 
that falls, falls away, or is torn down; 
ruin, ruins, wreck. Plin. Flumina duce- 
re ad Javandam hanc ruinara. Odd. 
Troja ruinas ostendit. Liv. Ruinas 
transcendere. Hence, Virg. Cceli rui¬ 
na, li. e. rain (which falls from heaven ; 
or, the fall of the sky, a proverbial ex¬ 
pression for heavy rain; compare Ruo). 
So, Val. Place, poli, the crashing of thun¬ 
der. - ir Also, attack, assault, on¬ 
slaught, storm, irruption. Martial. Cya- 
neas ruin®. Virg. JEn. 11, 613. Rui- 
nam dant (make) sonitu ingenti. 
ROINoSCS (ruina), a, urn, adj. ready or 
1 like to fall, ruinous, crazy, epeltpipos. 
Cic. Aides male materiats, ruinosEe. 
-IT Also, fallen, gone to ruin. Ovid. 
Ruinosas occulit lierba domos. 
RuLLX. See Rallwm. 
RuMa, eb, f. RuMlS, is, f. and RuMEN 
(unc.), Inis, n. the breast which gives suck, 
an old word for mamma. Varr. ap. Mon. 
Ruma. Varr. Rumis. Plin. Rumen. 
In all these it is spoken of as an old 
word. - IT Also, the gztllct, throat, 
Pompon, ap. JVon. Rumen. Serv. Ruma. 
ROMB6TKNOS. See Rumpotinus. 
RuMEN, Inis, n. See Ruma. 
ROMeX, Icis, m. and f. sorrel, sour dock, 
monk's-rhubarb. Plin. - IT Also, a 
kind of missile weapon. Gell. 10,25. 
RuMIX, or RuMiNA (ruma), ee, f. a god¬ 
dess of sucking. Varr. 
RuMIFICB (rumor & facio), as, a. 1. to 
3 say or speak among themselves, tell to one 
another, rumor, spread abroad, proclaim, 
extol, &c. Plant. Quam Thebani rumi- 
ficant probam, extol as, &c. 
RuMIGERaTIB (rumigero), orris, f. a 
3 spreading of reports abroad. Lamprid. 
R0MIGER3 (rumor & gero), as, a. 1. to 
3 rumor, publish. Fest. 
RuMIGEROLOS (rumor & gerulus), a, urn, 
3 adj. talebearing, news-dealing, a talebear¬ 
er, newsmonger, (jiaSpvWojv. Ammiun. 
RuMlGS (ruma & ago), as, a. 1. to chew 
3 over again, of an ass, ruminate; with 
accus. Apul. 
RuMINX, see Rumia, and Ruminus; but 
_ RuMINX, see Ruminus, and Ruminalis. 
RuMINaLIS (rumen), e, adj. that chews 
3 the cud, ruminating. Plin. hostia.- 
IT Ruminalis ficus (and, Ovid. Rumlna 
ficus), the name of the fig-tree beneath 
which Romulus and Remits were found 
sucking, before called Romularis, or Ro- 
mula. Liv 
chewing 
RuMINaTIS (rumino), onis, f. a . 
1 of the cud, rumination, pypvKLcrpbs. Plin. 
——IT Hence, return or repetition. Plin. 
hiemis. —— IT A calling any thing to 
mind, thinking over, musing, revolving in 
the mind, meditation. Cic. De ruminEUio- 
nequotidiana, de cogitatiene Publii, &c. 
h. e. the secret schemes which Ccesar and 
Pompey were daily plotting against the 
republic. 
RuMWaTOR (Id.), oris, m. that chews 
» over, ruminates. Arnob. 
On A -^,l rum - en )’ as > a> and n - 1- and 
- kulMNoR, aris, dep. 1. to chew the cud, 
cliew over again, ruminate, pypvKio, ava- 
mvKaupai. Varr. Bos ruminat. Ov¬ 
id. (do tauro), Hum jacet, et lente revo 
catas ruminat herbas_IT Figur. to 
chew over again, h. e. to call to remem¬ 
brance, recall to mind, muse or meditate 
"gam upon, ruminate upon; more fre¬ 
quently as a deponent. Varr. ap. JVon. 
Rummabitur humanitatem. Id. ibid. 
udysseam ruminari incipis. In an active 
Dura carmina tua ruminas. 
(ruma), a, urn, adj. Rumina 
“ea. (See Rumia.) -IT Also, JVour- 
p a name of Jupiter. Augustin. 
Rfmro ' °- S ’ a ’ um > same as Ruminalis. 
E0MlV ,f - See Rama - 2 
e. 0 ’ as > same as Rumigero. JVwv. 
'dp. #est, ro 
Rflilf&w ’ f° r Rumino, accordingto Pest. 
J",? (unc.), oris, m. noise, hustle, stir, 
usumg, especially when soft and gen- 
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tie, murmuring, whispering, buzzing _ 
IT Of the wind. Cic. e pocta. Solvere 
imperat, secundo rumore (as some ex¬ 
plain it). So, Virg. Iter inceptum ce- 
lerant rumore secundo (others refer it 
to the speeches or acclamations of the 
men ; it is also referred to the plash of 
the oars and keel). - IT Of flowing 
water. Auson. -IT Of men, when it 
is either bustle, stir, murmur, noise, 
which people make ; as in Claudian. 
Nereides ibant, audito rumore. Apul. 
i iepidus rumor viciniae conclamantis, 
latrones, h. e. noise or cry. Or, the mur¬ 
muring or talk of people about some- 
tiling, talk or conversation among them¬ 
selves, gossip, talk, that spreads secret¬ 
ly. Tcrcnt. Qui erit rumor populi, si id 
feceris ! What a talk there will be! What 
will not people say ? Cat.ull. Rumores 
senum severiorum unius sestimemus 
assis, the idle talk. Cic. Varii rumores 
multique, quos cuperem veros. Tacit. 
T. estamentum ejus multo apud vulgum 
rumore fuit, was much talked about, &c. 
Id. Multus ea super re rumor. Hence, 
Id. Hffic secundo rumore, with approba¬ 
tion, with favor, as shown by the tone of 
conversation—Hence, the talk, flying or 
popular report, rumor, bruit, which we 
hear, but cannot tell where it arose. 
Cais. Rumor multa fingebat. Id. Ru¬ 
mor multa perfert. Cic. Rumor serpit, 
spreads. So, Horat. Rumor manat per 
compita. And, Virg. Rumor diditur 
per agmina. Hirl. Rumores exsistunt, 
pnesidia adduci, &c. spring up, arise. 
Tcrcnt. and JVepos. Rumorem difierre; 
or, Liv. dissipare, or, Cic. spargere ; or, 
Tacit, dispergere, to spread or dissemi¬ 
nate a report. So, Virg. serere. Also, 
with genit. of the object. Cic. Totius 
anni fructus uno rumore periculi amit- 
titur. And with de. Id. Rumores de 
oppresso Dolabella. Hence, Terent. and 
Cic. Rumor est (with acc. and infin.), 
there is a report, report goes, ’tis the re¬ 
port, it is said, they say. Also, Tacit. 
Rumor incedit (with acc. and infin.), 
report goes, or goes abroad. Martial. 
Rumor sonat aliquem auctorem. Sal¬ 
lust. fragm. Primo rumore, at the first 
report. Liv. Ad verso rumore esse, be in 
bad repute. So, Horat. Rumore malo 
flagrare. Tacit. Claro apud vulgum 
rumore esse, be in high report, in great 
repute. — Also, good report, repute, ap¬ 
probation or applause. Plaut. Rurnori ser- 
vire. Cic. Rumorem quendam et plau- 
sum popularem esse qiiEesitum. Tacit. 
Plebis rumorem affectavit_Also, evil 
report , blame, defamation, slander, misrep¬ 
resentation. Sallust, fragm. 
RuMPIX. See Rhomphaia. 3 
ROMP5 (unc.), is, rupi, ruptum, a. 3. to 
break, burst, tear, rend or rive asunder 
or in pieces, pyyvvpi. Cic. Rumpere 
vincula carceris. Lucrel. Vis venti 
rumpit nubem. Ovid, catenas. Id. Ru- 
perat vomer humum. Horat. obstantia 
claustra. Id. Ventus rumpit carinam, 
shatters. Hence, Ruinpi, to burst apart, 
break open or to pieces. Plin. Tofi gelu 
rumpuntur in testas. So, Rupta (neat, 
pi.) rents or ruptures of the body, as in 
consequence of a fall or blow. Plin. 
Contra ulcera, rupta, lapsusque. — Also, 
to tear, tear away or off. Virg. Fugite 
atque all litore rumpite funem. Ovid .’ 
vestes a pectore. — Also, to make to 
burst. Plin. Bovem ita inflaminat, ut 
rumpat. Martial. Leporem forti rum¬ 
pere equo, h. e. chase him so hard that he 
is ready to burst with weariness. Hence, 
Rumpere se, and Ruinpi, be rent, burst, 
break to pieces. Virg. Frigidus in pra- 
tis cantando rumpitur anguis. Id. In- 
vidia rumpantur ilia Codro. Plaut. Ego 
me tua causa non rupturus sum, ivhl 
not burst myself. — Also, hyperbolically, 
Rumpere, to burst, h. e. to fill or strain to 
bursting, almost to burst or rend ; so, 
Rumpi, to burst, be ready to burst, all but 
burst, in a neuter sense. Virg. Rupe- 
runt horrea messes, crowd the bams to 
bursting. Ovid. Cerno rumpi penetra¬ 
lia turba. Virg. Cantu rumpent ar- 
busta cicadae, h. e. will chirp so that the 
trees will be ready to burst. Juvenal. As- 
siduo rupts lectore column®. Ovid. 
Rumpor et invideo, quum, &c. I burst , 
785 
when, Sec. ; I dll but burst. Virg. Flue 
tuat ira intus ; rumpuntur nescia vine 
pectora. - IT Hence, figur. to break 
up, bring to nought, nullify, make void, 
annul. Cic. Foedera negligere, vioiare 
rumpere. Id. Constat, agnascendo 
rumpi testamentum, becomes void, is in¬ 
validated. Virg. Rege amisso, rupere 
fidem, dissolve their connection. Horat. 
Conjurata tuas rumpere nuptias, to 
break, dissever, dissolve. Also, Virg. 
Rumpe mortis omnes, away with all de¬ 
lay, make all haste. So, Ovid. Tu rum- 
pe moram, break through all delay. - 
IT Also, to injure, mar, damage, hurt, 
spoil, violate, infringe. Cato ap. Prise 
Si quis membrum rupit, aut os fregit. 
Pandect, mulas onere. Id. aliquem 
liagris. Liv. Credes rupttira jus gen¬ 
tium. IT Also, to tear, rend or force 
open, open by force, &c. Plin. vomicas, 
majee them open. Cels. Vomica rumpi- 
tur, breaks, opens. Also, Virg. viam 
ferro per hostes, cut his way, force a way 
by the sword. Ovid. Fontem dura ungu- 
la rupit, caused to burst forth, struck out. 
— Hence, to burst open, h. e. to breaJc 
through, force a wan through or into, pen¬ 
etrate by force. Virg. agmina rapido 
cursu. Sil. Annibal rupit Alpes. Viro. 
Rumpunt aditus. - IT Also, to burst 
out, li. e. give burst to, vent furiously or 
vehemently, give vent to. Virg. Composi¬ 
te rumpit vocern. Id. questus suo pec¬ 
tore. -IT Also, Rumpere se, or rum¬ 
pi, to break forth, burst forth, dart forth , 
issue forcibly or furiously. Virg. Tantus 
se nubibus imber ruperat. Id. Inter 
nubila se rumpent radii. Id.. Amnes 
rumpuntur fontibus. Id. Rupto turbine 
venti confligunt, bursting forth, havintr 
burst forth -IT Also, to break off, in¬ 
terrupt. Virg. sacra. Id. Olli somnum 
mgens rumpit pavor. Settee. Rumpe 
fletus, h. c. omitte flere. Ovid, iter in¬ 
ceptum. Horat. reditum alicui, h.e. 
intercludere. Ovid. Excidit ilia inetu. 
rupitque novissima verba. Tacit. Rupta 
taciturnitas, broken. Virg. Alta silen- 
tia rumpere, break my deep silence. Sue- 
ton. Quidam patie’ntiam rumperent, 
could no longer keep patience, lost all pa¬ 
tience. —-—TT Also, to break, separate., 
sever, dissever, force apart. Val. Place. 
Amplexns fessi rupere supremos. Sil . 
Congeminat sonitus rupti violentia ceb- 
li, of the rent heavens, sc. by lightning 
—- Hence, to break or rend off, cut off. 
Ovid, colla tauri seenri. — Also, to slav 
by mangling, tear to death , rend. Ovid. 
Te rumpat aper-IT Also, to weary 
out, tire out, exhaust, enfeeble, debilitate. 
Veget. Oinne animal est debile, si rum- 
pitur. Propert. membra libidinibus. 
So, Catull. ilia. Ovid. Quern Veneris 
certamina rumpunt.- IT Rupsit, for 
ruperit. Fest. e legg. xii. tab. 
RuMPOTINeTUM (rumpotinus), i, n. a 
2 place planted with low trees, with vine- 
branches carried over from one to another. 
Colum. 
RuMPOTINOS, or RuMBSTINOS (rum- 
2 pus & teneo, for rumpos tenens), a, 
lira, adj. which supports the vine-branches 
which are carried over from tree to tree. 
Colum. Rumpotime arbores. Id. Genus 
arbusti rumpotinum. In particular is 
the opulus called rumpotinus, as a subst. 
Plin. (which reading is supposed to be 
more correct than populus, because Co¬ 
lum. mentions the opulus, but not the 
populus, as suitable for an arbustum 
rumpotinum). 
ltOMPOS (rumpo), i, m. same as Tradux, 
3 a vine-branch carried over from one tree to 
another. Varr. 
RuMuSCOLOS (dimin. from rumor), i, m. 
1 talk of people, prattle, gossip, speaking 
diminishingly or contemptuously. Cic. 
RUN X, se, f. a kind of weapon, perhaps a 
missile weapon or pilum. Cic. — Hence, 
Runatus, a, um. Enn. -IT Runa est 
etiam littera apud populos septentriona- 
les, qui iis litteris utebantur ad res ges- 
tas scripto consignandas, aut ad magi- 
cas prErstigias, easque oblongis baculia- 
inscribere solebant. Vcn. Port. Barba¬ 
ra fraxineis pingatur runa tabellis. 
RuNCaTIB (runco), onis, f. a weeding , 
2 weeding out, (joravuxpb';. Colum -- 
IT Also, weeds which arc torn up. Colum, 
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