gnarus

gnārus, a, um (also ante- and postclass. form gnārŭris, e, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 17; id. Poen. prol. 47; Aus. Ep. 22, 19; Arn. 3, 113; and cf.: gnaruris gnôrimos, Gloss. Philox.—Another form is ‡ nārus, like navus, notus, acc. to Cic. Or. 47, 158), adj. [Sanscr. gna-, ganāmi, know; Gr. gignôskô; Lat. gnosco, nosco, narrare, etc.], knowing or acquainted with a thing; skilful, practised, expert (syn. doctus, eruditus, peritus).

I.

Lit. (rare but class.); constr. with gen., or with a rel. or object-clause; ante- and post-class. with acc.

(α).

With gen.:

nec loci gnara sum,

Plaut. Rud. 1, 3, 28: loci, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 700 P.;

rei publicae,

Cic. Brut. 64, 228:

armorum et militiae,

Col. 1 praef. §

4: artis,

Just. 11, 7:

temporis,

Plin. 9, 8, 9, § 30; cf. Tac. Agr. 6:

si modo vinitor gnarus est iis utendi,

Col. 4, 25, 1:

nostri tergi,

Plaut. As. 3, 2, 6:

venandi,

Vulg. Gen. 25, 27.—

(β).

With rel.clause:

Periclem uberem et fecundum fuisse, gnarumque, quibus orationis modis, etc.,

Cic. Or. 4, 15:

nemine gnaro aut opinante, quidnam coepturus esset,

Suet. Calig. 46.—

(γ).

With object-clause:

Hasdrubal satis gnarus, Hannibalem transitus quosdam pretio mercatum,

Liv. 23, 29, 5; cf. id. 33, 5, 4; Tac. H. 2, 29; 65; 5, 19 al.:

concha cum manum videt, comprimit sese operitque opes suas, gnara propter illas se peti,

Plin. 9, 35, 55, § 110.—

(δ).

With acc.:

simul gnarures vos volo esse hanc rem mecum,

Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 17:

ut mecum sitis gnarures,

id. Poen. prol. 47.—

II.

Transf., pass., known (for the usual notus; post-Aug.;

very rare, except in Tac.): in paludem gnaram vincentibus,

Tac. A. 1, 63:

idque nulli magis gnarum quam Neroni,

id. ib. 15, 61; cf.:

gnarum id Caesari,

id. ib. 1, 5 (opp. incognita), App. Mag. p. 281, 9.— Absol.:

conspicui eoque gnari,

Tac. A. 6, 35.— Comp. not in use.— Sup., Sol. 51 fin.