Sudum, sudi, n. g. Vir. The cleare firmament without cloudes: faire weather.Horologium mittam & libros, si erit sudum.Cic.Ver sudum adiectiuè.Virg.A faire spring time.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
sŭdis (nom. sing. only, Plin. 32, 10, 54, 154 infra), is, f., a stake, pile (syn.: palus, sublica). I.Lit., plur.: sudes stipitesque, Caes. B. C. 1, 27; id. B. G. 5, 18; 5, 40; Verg. A. 7, 524: quadrifidae, id. G. 2, 25: fraxineae, id. ib. 2, 359; Sil. 6, 559: quominus putrescerent sudes, Plin. 17, 14, 24 101 al. — In sing., Ov. M. 12, 299 sq.; Luc. 6, 174.—As a weapon: multa vulnera sudibus facta, Liv. 40, 6, 6; Tib. 1, 10, 65; cf.: sudes in terga erectae,
bristles
,
spines
, Juv. 4, 128: densae,
thorns
, Prud. Apoth. 127: saxeae, i. e.
rocky peaks
,
crags
, App. M. 7, p. 195, 26.—II.Transf., a kind of pike (a fish); perh. Esox sphyraena, Linn.; Plin. 32, 10, 54, 154.
sūdus, a, um, adj. [se-udus; cf.: sudum siccum quasi seudum id est sine udo, Fest. pp. 294 and 295 Müll.], without moisture, dry; and of the weather, cloudless, bright, clear (class.; cf. serenus). I.Adj.: ventorum flamina suda, Lucil. ap. Non. 31, 19: flamen venti, Varr. ib. 234, 7: ver, Verg. G. 4, 77: tempestas, App. de Deo Socr. p. 42, 27: splendor luminis, id. M. 11, p. 260, 30: cuncta specula vel uda vel suda videre, id. Mag. p. 283, 37.—Adverb.: sudum,
brightly
, Prud. Cath. 7, 79.—B.Subst.: sūdum, i, n., bright, clear weather: cum sudum est, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 2: horologium mittam et libros, si erit sudum, Cic. Fam. 16, 18, 3: dum sudum est, Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 35: arma Per sudum rutilare vident, Verg. A. 8, 529; Val. Fl. 2, 115.—II.Somewhat moist = subudus; ardentia viscera adhuc suda de sanguine, Arn. 7, 3.