Lewis & Short

* ărundĭfer, ărundĭnācĕus, ărundo and its derivv., v. harundifer, etc.

hărundo (better than ărundo, Bramb. s. v.; Wagn. Orthog. Verg. p. 441; Rib. Prol. Verg. p. 422, though the latter is freq. in MSS. and edd.; v. infra), ĭnis, f. [etym. dub.; perh. from root ar-, to set in motion; Sanscr. aras, swift; aranjas, a wood, as that which grows; cf.: ulmus, ulva, alnus, Corss. Ausspr. 1, 530 sq.].

  1. I. Prop., the reed, cane (taller than canna; cf. also: culmus, calamus, stipula), Cato, R. R. 6, 3; Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 156 sqq.: intus medullam sabuci (habent) … inanitatem harundines, id. 13, 22, 42, § 122: longa parvae sub arundine cannae, Ov. M. 8, 337: fluvialis, Verg. G. 2, 414; used for covering or thatching huts and houses, Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 156; Vitr. 2, 1, 3; esp. in encampments: casae ex harundinibus textae, Liv. 35, 27, 3 Weissenb.: teneris harundinum radicibus contusis equos alere, Caes. B. C. 3, 58, 3.
    Prov.: arundo vento agitata, Vulg. Matt. 11, 7; Luc. 7, 24: arundinem quassatam non confringet, ib. Matt. 12, 20.
  2. II. Meton. of any thing made of reed or cane.
    1. A. A fishing-rod: hisce hami atque haec harundines sunt nobis quaestu, Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 5: haec laqueo volucres, hacc captat arundine pisces, Tib. 2, 6, 23 Müll.: hos aliquis tremula, dum captat arundine pisces, vidit, Ov. M. 8, 217 Merk.; 13, 293; 14, 651.
    2. B. Limed twigs for catching birds: parati aucupes cum harundinibus fuerunt, Petr. 40, 6: volucres, quas textis harundinibus peritus artifex tetigit, id. 109, 7: cantu fallitur ales, callida dum tacita crescit harundo manu, Mart. 14, 218, 2 Schneidewin: aut (si) crescente levis traheretur arundine praeda, id. 9, 54, 3 id.: ut qui viscatos populatur arundine lucos, Sil. 7, 674: harundine sumptā Faunus plumoso sum deus aucupio, Prop. 4 (5), 2, 33.
    3. C. A wreath or crown made of reeds; as the head of Priapus: ast inportunas volucres in vertice harundo terret fixa, Hor. S. 1, 8, 6 B. and K.; v. Orell. ad loc.
      Esp. worn by river deities: (Tiberini) crines umbrosa tegebat harundo, Verg. A. 8, 34 Rib.; of the river Calydonius: inornatos redimitus arundine crines, Ov. M. 9, 3: subita cur pulcher arundine crines velat Hylas, Val. Fl. 1, 218: (Glaucus) caputque redimitus arundine, Vell. Pat. 2, 83; and of the Tiber: et arundinis altae concolor in viridi fluitabat silva capillo, Sid. Paneg. Anthem. 333: velatus harundine glauca Mincius, Verg. A. 10, 205 Rib.
    4. D. The shaft of an arrow: quod fugat obtusum est, et habet sub arundine plumbum, Ov. M. 1, 471: pennaque citatior ibat quae redit in pugnas fugientis arundine Parthi, Sil. 10, 12; Cels. 7, 5, 2.
      Hence (pars pro toto), an arrow: inque cor hamata percussit arundine Ditem, Ov. M. 5, 384; 8, 382; 10, 526; 11, 325: haeret lateri letalis harundo, Verg. A. 4, 73 Rib. (Forbig. and Conington, arundo); id. ib. 7, 499.
    5. E. A pen: neve notet lusus tristis harundo tuos, Mart. 1, 3, 10: inque manus chartae, nodosaque venit harundo, Pers. 3, 11. The best came from Cnidus: Cnidia, Aus. Ep. 7, 49; and: Acidalia, Mart. 9, 14, 3.
  3. F. A reed pipe, shepherd’s pipe, Pan-pipes, = σύριγξ (an instrument made of several reeds, fastened together with wax, each successive reed somewhat shorter than the preceding): junctisque canendo vincere arundinibus servantia lumina temptat, Ov. M. 1, 684; cf. id. ib. 1, 707 sq.; 11, 154: agrestem tenui meditabor harundine Musam, Verg. E. 6, 8; cf.: compacta solitum modulatur harundine carmen, id. Cul. 100: nec crepuit fissa me propter harundine custos, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 25.
  4. G. A flute (made of the κάλαμος αὐλητικός, Theophr. 4, 12): Satyri reminiscitur alter, quem Tritoniaca Latoüs arundine victum affecit poena, Ov. M. 6, 384.
  5. H. A comb made of reed, which brought the threads of the web into their place: stamen secernit arundo, Ov. M. 6, 55.
  6. K. A reed for brushing down cobwebs: ecferte huc scopas semulque harundinem, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 23.
  7. L. A kind of transverse bar along which vines were trained: jugorum genera fere quatuor, … harundo, ut in Arpino, Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2.
  8. M. A rod (for beating, punishing): ac me iterum in cellam perduxit, et harundinem ab ostio rapuit iterumque mulcavit, Petr. 134.
  9. N. Splints for holding together injured parts of the body, Suet. Aug. 80.
  10. O. A measuring-rod, Prud. Psych. 826.
  11. P. A hobbyhorse, cane-horse, as a child’s plaything: equitare in harundine longa, Hor. S. 2, 3, 248; cf.: non erubuit (Socrates) cum, interposita arundine cruribus suis, cum parvulis filiolis ludens, ab Alcibiade risus est, Val. Max. 8, 8 ext. 1.