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Aedŭi (Haed-), ōrum, m., a tribe in Gallia Celtica friendly to the Romans, now Departements de la Cōte d’Or, de la Nievre, de Saōne et Loire, et du Rhōne, Caes. B. G. 1, 10, 11, 23, etc.; Cic. Att. 1, 19; Mel. 3, 2, 4; Plin. 4, 18, 32, § 107 al.
Hence, Aedŭĭ-cus (Haed-), a, um, adj., pertaining to the Ædui: stemma, Aus. Par. 4, 3.

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. χίμαρος], a young goat, a kid (cf.: hircus, caper).

  1. 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.
  2. 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.