haedus

haedus (less correctly hoedus, and archaic aedus or ēdus; cf. Quint. 1, 5, 19, and see the letter H; Sabine, fedus, like fircus for hircus, cf. Varr. L.L. 5, § 97 Müll., and see the letter F), i, m. [Sanscr. huda, ram; O. H. Germ. Geiz; cf. Gr. chimaros], a young goat, a kid (cf.: hircus, caper).

I.

Lit., Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 4; 8; Cic. de Sen. 16, 56; Verg. G. 4, 10; Hor. C. 3, 18, 5; id. Epod. 2, 60; Mart. 10, 87, 17.—As a fig. for wantonness:

tenero lascivior haedo,

Ov. M. 13, 791;

as a fig. of weakness,

Lucr. 3, 7.—

II.

Transf., plur.: Haedi, a small double star in the hand of the Waggoner (Auriga), Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 110; so in plur., Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 8; Col. 11, 2, 73:

pluviales Haedi,

Verg. A. 9,668; cf.

nimbosi,

Ov. Tr. 1, 11, 13. —In sing.:

purus et Orion, purus et Haedus erit,

Prop. 2, 26 (3, 22), 56.