Nosco, noscis, noui, notum, nóscere. Cic.To know.Noui animum tuum.Terent.I know your minde.Nos cius animum de nostris factis noscimus.Plaut.De forma non queo nouisse.Plaut.I can not knowe him by his fauour.Quam tu ne de facie quidem nosti.Cic.Whom thou knowest not so much as by fight.Noram & scio.Terent. Bene te noui, Ouid.Vnde tam bene me nosti? Horat.Familiatiter aliquid nosse. Quint. Optimè vnumquenque nosse.Cic.Noui faciem hominis, Noui formam, Noui hominem. Ter. Herbas salutiferas nosse, Stat.-quo modo adolescentulus Meretricum ingenia & mores posset noscere? Terent.Leges & iura alicuius ciuitatis noscere.Cic.Locum noui vbi sit.Terent.I know well where he is.
Nota, notæ, f. g. Nosco, noscis, noui, notÛ. Pli. A note: a marke: a signe: a token. A defamation: infamie: a slaunderous name or report: a reprehension or correctiõ of any writing. A cipher, note, or abbreniation.Literatura constat ex literarum notis, Cic.Rerum notæ.Cic. Arcanæ notæ. Ouid.Cæruleæ notæ, Vide CAERVLEVS.Grandibus notis maculolus. Virgil. Full of spottes or great markes.Lasciuis notis linida colla.Ouid. Purpureæ notæ. Ouid. Abolere notas. Claud. Apponere notam ad malum versum.Cic.To set a marke at an ill verse.Compunctus Threicijs notis, Vide COMPVNGO.Ducere notam. Horat. Cædis notæ nondum excessêre de pectore.Ouid.Fecit notam sine vulnere.Ouid.Figere notas dente. Tibul. To set the print of his tceth in a thing.Memorem notam impressit dente labris. Horat. Monendi somus hæc nota. Quint. With this token me must be put in minde. Sulpirij fucceslori nos de meliore nota commenda. Curius ad CiceronÊ. Commend vs earnestly & effectuously to Sulpitius his successour as men of honest behauiour. Nonnullis commisceri murænas cum alterius notæ piscibus non placer. Colu. Some thinke it not good that Lampreis should be mixed with fishes of an other sort.Notæ vilioris innumerabiles nascuntur berbæ. Colum. Of a baser sort.Saporis præcipui mella reddit Thymus: Thymo deinde proxima. Tymbra, Serpillúmq;, & Origanum: tertiæ notæ, sed adhuc generosæ, marinus ros, sed ex omnibus deterrimæ notæ mel habstur nemorense. Colum. Of the wor sort of all other. Publicis notis incisa marmora. Horat. Priscarum literarum notæ in robore insculptæ.Cic.The printes or fashions of old letters graned in oke.Mandare notas & nomina folijs.Virg.To write letters and names in leaues. Musicæ notæ. Quintil. Notæ. Suet. Ciphers or abbreuiations in writing hastily.Notis scribere. Suet. To cipher: to write with ciphers and abbreuiations. Nota.Cic.A note of insamie or reproch.Turpitudinis notis omnibus insignis homo.Cic.A man notable with tokens of reproch and dishonesrie.Ferre notam.Senec. Habere noram. Propert. Inurere notam.Cic.To defame: to distaine ones name with some reprochfull ignominie.Insigni quadã nota & ignominia literas alicuius notare. Ci. Eximere notæ. Gel. To discharge or deliuer from a reprochfull infamie, or rebuke. Nota, aliquan do ad laudem refertur.Ouid. Ille Numantina traxit ab vrbe notam. Notæ, Reprehensiones.Plin. iun.Reprebensions, or corrertions in any kinde of wryting.Apponere notam.Cic.To set a marke at.Censoria nota.Quintil.The rebuke or checke that one is put to by the Censours. Censoriæ seueritatis nota. Cic.Inurere notam Censoriam alicui.Plin. iun. Vide INVRO. Familiaris nota. Seneca. Ad cœnam, non ad notam inuito.Plin. iun.I bidde men to supper, and not to reprooue or defame them. Instruit etiath secretis notis, per quas haud dubiè agnoscerent sua mandata esse.Liu.He instructeth them with certaine priuie tokens or markes, by which. &c.Furtiuæ notæ.Ouid. Occultæ notæ. Ouid.Notæ amoris.Cic.Signes or tokens of loue.Notæ salutis & mortis. Celsus. Bonæ notæ vinum, Vide BONVS.Notas & vestigia scelerum suorū multis in locis relinquere.Cic.To leaue the printes and steppes of his naughtie doings in many places.Infignitæ notæ veritatis apparent in animis immortalibus.Cicer. Præbere notam malitiæ. Plin.
Notus, ti. & he southerne winde.Noua mœnia, A citie of Sarmatia, called commonly, Weissenburge.Nouantum Chersonesum, A place in the west part of Scotland called Cokermouth.
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nosco, nōvi, nōtum, 3 (old form, GNOSCO, GNOVI, GNOTVM, acc. to Prisc. p. 569 P.; inf. pass. GNOSCIER, S. C. de Bacch.; cf. GNOTV, cognitu, Paul. ex Fest. p. 96 Müll.: GNOT (contr. for gnovit) oi)=den, e)piginw/skei; GNOTV, gnw=sin, dia/gnwsin, Gloss. Labb.—Contr. forms in class. Lat. are nosti, noram, norim. nosse; nomus for novimus: nomus ambo Ulixem, Enn. ap. Diom. p. 382 P., or Trag. v. 199 Vahl.), v. a. [for gnosco, from the root gno; Gr. gignw/skw, to begin to know], to get a knowledge of, become acquainted with, come to know a thing (syn.: scio, calleo). I.Lit.1.(a).Tempp. praes.: cum igitur, nosce te, dicit, hoc dicit, nosce animum tuum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 22, 52: Me. Sauream non novi. Li. At nosce sane, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 58; cf.: Ch. Nosce signum. Ni. Novi, id. Bacch. 4, 6, 19; id. Poen. 4, 2, 71: (Juppiter) nos per gentes alium alia disparat, Hominum qui facta, mores, pietatem et fidem noscamus, id. Rud. prol. 12; id. Stich. 1, 1, 4: id esse verum, cuivis facile est noscere, Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 8: ut noscere possis quidque, Lucr. 1, 190; 2, 832; 3, 124; 418; 588; Cic. Rep. 1, 41, 64: deus ille, quem mente noscimus, id. N. D. 1, 14, 37.—Pass.: EAM (tabulam) FIGIER IOVBEATIS, VBEI FACILVMED GNOSCIER POTISIT, S. C. de Bacch.: forma in tenebris nosci non quita est, Ter Hec. 4, 1, 57 sq.: omnes philosophiae partes tum facile noscuntur, cum, etc., Cic. N. D. 1, 4, 9: philosophiae praecepta noscenda, id. Fragm. ap. Lact. 3, 14: nullique videnda, Voce tamen noscar, Ov. M. 14, 153: nec noscitur ulli,
by any one
, id. Tr. 1, 5, 29: noscere provinciam, nosci exercitui,
by the army
, Tac. Agr. 5.—(b).Temppperf., to have become acquainted with, to have learned, to know: si me novisti minus, Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 47: Cylindrus ego sum, non nosti nomen meum?id. Men. 2, 2, 20: novi rem omnem, Ter. And. 4, 4, 50: qui non leges, non instituta ... non jura noritis, Cic. Pis. 13, 30: plerique neque in rebus humanis quidquam bonum norunt, nisi, etc., id. Lael. 21, 79: quam (virtutem) tu ne de facie quidem nosti, id. Pis. 32, 81; id. Fin. 2, 22, 71: si ego hos bene novi,
if I know them well
, id. Rosc. Am. 20 fin.: si Caesarem bene novi, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, B, 2: Lepidum pulchre noram, Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 1: si tuos digitos novi, id. Att. 5, 21, 13: res gestas de libris novisse,
to have learned from books
, Lact. 5, 19, 15: nosse Graece, etc. (late Lat. for scire), Aug. Serm. 45, 5; 167, 40 al.: ut ibi esses, ubi nec Pelopidarum—nosti cetera, Cic. Fam. 7, 28, 2; Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 11.—2.To examine, consider: ad res suas noscendas, Liv. 10, 20: imaginem, Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 29.—So esp., to take cognizance of as a judge: quae olim a praetoribus noscebantur, Tac. A. 12, 60.— II.Transf., in the tempp. praes. A. In gen., to know, recognize (rare; perh. not in Cic.): hau nosco tuom, I know your (character, etc.), i. e. I know you no longer, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 44: nosce imaginem, id. Ps. 4, 2, 29; id. Bacch. 4, 6, 19: potesne ex his ut proprium quid noscere?Hor. S. 2, 7, 89; Tac. H. 1, 90.—B. In partic., to acknowledge, allow, admit of a reason or an excuse (in Cic.): numquam amatoris meretricem oportet causam noscere, Quin, etc., Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 18: illam partem excusationis ... nec nosco, nec probo, Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 1; cf.: quod te excusas: ego vero et tuas causas nosco, et, etc., id. Att. 11, 7, 4: atque vereor, ne istam causam nemo noscat, id. Leg. 1, 4, 11.—III.Transf. in tempp. perf.A.To be acquainted with, i. e. to practise, possess: alia vitia non nosse, Sen. Q. N. 4 praef. 9.—B. In mal. part., to know (in paronomasia), Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 13; id. Pers. 1, 3, 51.—IV. (Eccl. Lat.) Of religious knowledge: non noverant Dominum, Vulg. Judic. 2, 12; ib. 2 Thess. 1, 8: Jesum novi, Paulum scio,
I acknowledge
, ib. Act. 19, 15.—Hence, nōtus, a, um, P. a., known. A.Lit.: nisi rem tam notam esse omnibus et tam manifestam videres, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 58, 134: ejusmodi res ita notas, ita testatas, ita manifestas proferam, id. ib. 2, 2, 34, 85: fingi haec putatis, quae patent, quae nota sunt omnibus, quae tenentur?id. Mil. 28, 76: noti atque insignes latrones, id. Phil. 11, 5, 10: habere omnes philosophiae notos et tractatos locos, id. Or. 33, 118: facere aliquid alicui notum, id. Fam. 5, 12, 7: tua nobilitas hominibus litteratis est notior, populo obscurior, id. Mur. 7, 16: nullus fuit civis Romanus paulo notior, quin, etc., Caes. B. C. 2, 19: vita P. Sullae vobis populoque Romano notissima, Cic. Sull. 26, 72: nulli nota domus sua, Juv. 1, 7.—(b). With gen. (poet.): notus in fratres animi paterni, Hor. C. 2, 2, 6: noti operum Telchines. Stat. Th. 2, 274: notusque fugarum, Vertit terga, Sil. 17, 148.— (g). With subj.-clause: notum est, cur, etc., Juv. 2, 58.—(d). With inf. (poet.): Delius, Trojanos notus semper minuisse labores, Sil. 12, 331.—2. In partic. a.Subst.: nōti, acquaintances, friends: de dignitate M. Caelius notis ac majoribus natu ... respondet, Cic. Cael. 2, 3: hi suos notos hospitesque quaerebant, Caes. B. C. 1, 74, 5; Hor. S. 1, 1, 85; Verg. Cir. 259.—b. In a bad sense, notorious: notissimi latronum duces, Cic. Fam. 10, 14, 1: integrae Temptator Orion Dianae, Hor. C. 3, 4, 70; Ov. M. 1, 198: Clodia, mulier non solum nobilis sed etiam nota, Cic. Cael. 13, 31; cf. id. Verr. 1, 6, 15: moechorum notissimus, Juv. 6, 42.—B.Transf., act., knowing, that knows: novi, notis praedicas, to those that know, Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 39.
nŏta, ae, f. [nosco], a mark, sign, note (cf.: signum, insigne, indicium): nota alias significat signum; ut in pecoribus, tabulis, libris, litterae singulae aut binae, alias ignominiam, Paul. ex Fest. p. 174 Müll. (v. in the foll.). I.Lit.A. In gen.: reliquis epistulis notam apponam eam, quae mihi tecum convenit, Cic. Fam. 13, 6, a, 2: si signa et notas ostenderem locorum, id. de Or. 2, 41, 174; Liv. 37, 31: sive puer furens Impressit memorem dente labris notam, Hor. C. 1, 13, 11: caeruleae cui (angui) notae, Verg. A. 5, 87.—B. In partic. 1. Notae litterarum, marks or characters in writing, letters: qui sonos vocis, qui infiniti videbantur, paucis litterarum notis terminavit, Cic. Tusc. 1, 25, 62: sortes in robore insculptae priscarum litterarum notis, id. Div. 2, 41, 85.—So without litterarum: quosque legat versus oculo properante viator, Grandibus in tituli marmore caede notis, Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 72: foliisque notas et nomina mandat, Verg. A. 3, 444: C nota praenominis, cum sola Gaium notat; item numeri cum centum significat, Diom. 418 P.—b.Transf., notae, a letter, epistle, writing (poet.): inspicit acceptas hostis ab hoste notas, Ov. H. 4, 6; 20, 207; id. M. 6, 577: incisa notis marmora publicis, Hor. C. 4, 8, 13.—2.Secret characters, secret writing, cipher: in quibus (epistulis), si qua occultius perferenda essent, per notas scripsit, Suet. Caes. 56; id. Aug. 88; Cic. Mur. 11, 25; cf. Gell. 17, 9; Isid. Orig. 1, 25.—3.Short-hand characters, stenographic signs, used instead of the letters of the alphabet: apud veteres cum usus notarum nullus esset, propter perscribendi difficultatem ... quaedam verba atque nomina ex communi sensu primis litteris notabant, et singulae litterae quid significarent, in promptu erat, Val. Prob. de Jur. Not. Signif. 1: quid verborum notas, quibus quamvis citata excipitur oratio et celeritatem linguae manus sequitur?Sen. Ep. 90, 25; Suet. Tit. 3: notis scriptae tabulae non continentur edicto, quia notas litteras non esse Pedius scripsit, Dig. 37, 1, 6; ib. 50, 13, 1, 7: verba notis brevibus comprendere cuncta peritus, Raptimque punctis dicta praepetibus sequi, Prud. stef. 9, 23.—4.Memoranda, notes, brief extracts: idem (Aristoteles) locos, quasi argumentorum notas, tradidit, Cic. Or. 14, 46.—5.A note in music: notis musicis cantica excipere, Quint. 1, 12, 14. —6.A critical mark, made on the margin of a book in reading, to point out particular passages: notam apponere ad malum versum, Cic. Pis. 30, 73: mittam tibi libros, et imponam notas, ut ad ea ipsa protinus, quae probo et miror accedas, Sen. Ep. 6, 4; cf. Isid. Orig. 1, 21; Varr. R. R. 1, 59, 2.— Hence, b.Transf., a critical remark, a note, on a writing: ex notā Marcelli constat, etc., Dig. 49, 17, 10; Cod. Th. 1, 4, 1.— 7.A mark on a wine-cask, to denote the quality of the wine: nota Falerni, Hor. C. 2, 3, 8; id. S. 1, 10, 24.—Hence, b.Transf., a sort, kind, quality: eae notae sunt optimae, i. e.
wines of those brands
, Cic. Brut. 83, 287: ex hac notā corporum est aër, Sen. Q. N. 2, 2, 4: secundae notae mel, Col. 9, 15, 3: eum ex hac notā litteratorum esse, Petr. 83: de meliore notā, Cur. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29, 1: quaedam beneficia non sunt ex hac vulgari notā, sed majora, Sen. Ben. 3, 9, 1.— 8.A distinguishing mark. distinctive feature: cujusque generis dicendi nota, Cic. Or. 23, 75; Phaedr. 4, 22, 22.—9.A nod, beck, sign: innuet: acceptas tu quoque redde notas, Ov. A. A. 3, 514; id. M. 11, 466. —10.A brand on the body of a bad slave: multos honesti ordinis, deformatos prius stigmatum notis, ad metalla condemnavit, Suet. Calig. 27.—Also of tattoo-marks: barbarus compunctus notis Thraciis, Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25: interstincti corpora ... fucatis et densioribus notis, Amm. 31, 2, 14.—11.A mark, spot, mole on the body (syn.: naevus, macula): corpore traditur maculoso dispersis per pectus atque alvum genetivis notis, Suet. Aug. 80; Hor. C. 4, 2, 59.—12.A stamp impression on a coin: nummos omnis notae, Suet. Aug. 75; 94; id. Ner. 25.—II.Trop.A. In gen., a mark, sign, token: notae ac vestigia suorum flagitiorum, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 47, 115: quam scite per notas nos certiores facit Juppiter, id. Div. 2, 21, 47: mihi quoque impendere idem exitium, certis quibusdam notis augurabar, Plin. Ep. 3, 11, 3: nomina et notae morti destinatorum, Suet. Calig. 49: pro re publicā cicatrices ac notas virtutis accipere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 13, 36: interspirationis enim, non defatigationis nostrae neque librariorum notae, signs of punctuation marks, Cic. de Or. 3, 44, 173.—B. In partic. 1.A characteristic quality, character: patefacta interiore notā animi sui, Suet. Tib. 54.—2. Nota censoria, or simply nota, the mark or note which the censors affixed in their lists of citizens to the name of any one whom they censured for immorality or want of patriotism: censoriae severitatis nota, Cic. Clu. 46, 129: patrum memoriā institutum fertur, ut censores motis e senatu adscriberent notas, Liv. 39, 42, 6 sq.: duo milia nominum in aerarios relata, tribuque omnes moti, additumque tam acri censoriae notae triste senatus consultum, ut, etc., id. 24, 18, 9 Weissenb.: censores senatum sine ullius notā legerunt,
not excluding any one
, id. 32, 7, 3: censores eo anno ... de senatu novem ejecerunt. Insignes notae fuerunt Maluginensis et Scipionis et, etc., id. 41, 27, 1 sq.: notae jam destinatae exemptus est, Gell. 4, 20, 8; v. Dict. of Antiq. p. 664 sq.—Hence, b.Transf., a mark of ignominy or infamy, a reproach, disgrace: quem scis scire tuas omnes maculasque notasque, Lucil. ap. Non. 354, 21: quae nota domesticae turpitudinis non inusta vitae tuae est?Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 13: Gabinii litteras insigni quādam notā atque ignominiā novā condemnāstis, id. Prov. Cons. 10, 25: o turpem notam temporum illorum, id. Off. 3, 18, 74: homo omnibus notis turpitudinis insignis, id. Rab. Perd. 9, 24: nota ignominiaque Philippi, Liv. 21, 44, 7: sempiternas foedissimae turpitudinis notas subire, Cic. Pis. 18, 41: notā laborare, Dig. 3, 2, 2.