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Gĕraestĭcus portus, a harbor near the town of Teos, in Ionia, Liv. 37, 27, 9.

Gĕraestus or -os, i, f., the principal town of Eubœa, near the promontory Geraestus or Geraestum, opposite to the promontory of Sunium, now Geresto, or, acc. to others, Kastri, Liv. 31, 45, 10; Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 63 sq.

† gĕrănĭon or -um, ii, n., = γεράνιον, the plant stork’s-bill, Plin. 26, 11, 68, § 108 sqq.

† gĕrănītis, ĭdis, f., = γερανῖτις, a precious stone, otherwise unknown, Plin. 37, 11, 72, § 187.

† gerdĭus, ii, m., = γέρδιος, a weaver (ante- and post-class.), Lucil. ap. Non. 118, 10; Firm. 8, 25 med.

gĕrens, ntis, P. and P. a. of gero; v. gero fin.

Gergŏvĭa, ae, f.

  1. I. A town of the Arverni, in Aquitanian Gaul, perh. in the neighborhood of the modern Clermont, now Jargean, Caes. B. G. 7, 4; 34; 36; 44.
  2. II. A town of the Boii, to the east of the Liger, perh. the mod. Charlieu, Caes. B. G. 7, 9 fin.

gerĭtĭo, v. l. for gestio, Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 8.

Germălensis, e, v. the foll. art.

Germălus (also Cerm-; cf. Müll. ad Paul. ex Fest. p. 55), a depression in the Palatine Hill, towards the Tiber, a part of the Septimontium, Varr. L. L. 5, § 53 Müll.; Fest. s. v. Septimontio, p. 348; Cic. Att. 4, 3, 3; cf.: Germalus a germanis Romulo et Remo, quod ad ficum Ruminalem ibi inventi, quo aqua hiberna Tiberis eos detulerat in alveolo expositos, Varr. l. l.: Cermalus locus in Urbe sic nominatus, Paul. ex Fest. s. h. v. p. 55.
Hence, adj.: Germălensis, e: Germalense Quinticeps apud aedem Romuli, Varr. l. l.

germāne, adv., v. germanus fin.

Germāni, ōrum, m., = Γερμανοί,

  1. I. the Germans, between the Rhine, the Danube, the Vistula, and the sea; the eastern neighbors of the Gauls, Caes. B. G. 2, 4; 4, 1; 6, 11; 21 sq.; Tac. G. passim; Cic. Att. 14, 9, 3; id. Prov. Cons. 13, 33; id. Balb. 14, 32; id. Pis. 33, 81 al.
    Sing.: Germānus, i, m., a German, in a pun with germanus, own brother; v. 1. germanus, I. B.
  2. II. Derivv.
    1. A. Germānus, a, um, adj., Germanic, German (poet.): herbae, Ov. A. A. 3, 163: pubes, Pers. 6, 44.
    2. B. Germānĭa, ae, f., the country of the Germans, Germany, Caes. B. G. 4, 4; 5, 13; 6, 11; 24 sq.; id. B. C. 1, 7; 3, 87; Hor. C. 4, 5, 26; id. Epod. 16, 7 al.
      Divided into Upper and Lower Germany: superior, Tac. A. 1, 31; 6, 30; 12, 27; id. H. 1, 12 al.: inferior, id. A. 1, 31; 4, 73; 11, 18; id. H. 1, 9; 52 sq.; also called Germania prima and secunda, Amm. 15, 11, 7 sq.
      Transf., = Germani, Verg. G. 1, 509.
      Hence, in plur.: Germānĭae, ārum, f., the whole of Germany, Tac. A. 1, 34; 46; 57; 2, 26, 73; 3, 46 et saep.
    3. C. Germānĭ-cus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Germans, Germanic, German.
      1. 1. Adj.: saltus, Liv. 9, 36: mare, the Baltic, Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 103: gentes, id. 4, 13, 28, § 98: sermo, Suet. Calig. 47: bellum, Caes. B. G. 4, 16; Suet. Aug. 20; id. Tib. 9 al.: exercitus, Tac. A. 1, 22; id. H. 1, 19; 26 al.: expeditio (Caligulae), Suet. Calig. 43: victoria, id. Vesp. 2: Calendae, i. e. the 1st of September (named Germanicus on account of the victory obtained over the Germans), Mart. 9, 2, 4 (cf. Suet. Calig. 15; id. Dom. 13; and Macr. S. 1, 12): persona, a clay figure of a German, as a bugbear for Roman children, Mart. 14, 176.
      2. 2. Subst.: Germānĭcus, i, m.
        1. a. A surname of several generals who gained victories over the Germans.
          Esp.
          1. (α) Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, the son of Livia, Suet. Claud. 1 sq.; 27; id. Vit. 8; id. Dom. 13; Spart. Carac. 5.
          2. (β) Germanicus Caesar, son of the preceding, and brother of the emperor Claudius, Suet. Cal. 1; Tac. A. 1, 35 al. He translated the Phaenomena of Aratus, Lact. 1, 21, 38.
        2. b. (sc. nummus), a gold coin struck by the emperor Domitian, Juv. 6, 205.
    4. D. Ger-mānĭcĭānus, a, um, adj., stationed or serving in Germany (post-Aug. and only milit.): exercitus, Suet. Oth. 8; id. Vesp. 6; Eutr. 7, 11.
      Also absol.: Germānĭciā-ni, ōrum, m., Suet. Tib. 25; Galb. 20.
    5. E. Germānĭcĭensis, e, adj., German, Germanic, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 12, 4.

germānĭtas, ātis, f. [1. germanus], the relation between brothers and sisters, brotherhood, sisterhood.

  1. I. Lit.: moveant te horum lacrimae, moveat pietas, moveat germanitas, Cic. Lig. 11, 33: subituram vobis aliquando germanitatis memoriam (between Perseus and Demetrius as sons of Philip), Liv. 40, 8, 10: nexus germanitatis, the bond of sisterhood, App. M. 2, p. 115; cf.: inter Judam et Israël, brotherhood, amity, Vulg. Zech. 11, 14.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. The relationship of the inhabitants of cities which are colonies of one mother-city: ab ea germanitate fraternam sibi cum iis caritatem esse, Liv. 37, 56, 7.
    2. B. Of inanim. and abstr. things, a union, resemblance, similarity: unde nomen ambobus (Bosporis) et jam quaedam in dissociatione germanitas concors, Plin. 6, 1, 1, § 2: malorum, id. 15, 14, 15, § 51: vini, id. 14, 6, 8, § 59: digitorum, speciosa germanitas, of the toes, Lact. Opif. Dei, 13, 8.
    3. C. A sister: germanitatis stupra, Cic. Har. Resp. 20, 42; App. M. 5, p. 171, 5.

germānĭtus, adv. [1. germanus], in a brotherly manner, faithfully, truly (anteand post-class.): germanitus fideliter, dictum a germanitate, Non. 118, 14; Pompon. ap. Non. l. l.; Aug. Ep. 120, 34.

1. germānus, a, um, adj. [v. germen], of brothers and sisters who have the same parents, or at least the same father, full, own (very freq. and class.).

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. Adj.: spes mihi est vos inventuros fratres germanos duos Geminos, una matre natos et patre uno uno die, Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 43: frater, id. Capt. 5, 4, 18; Ter. And. 1, 5, 57; Cic. Font. 17, 36; id. Verr. 2, 1, 49, § 128; v. frater; and cf.: L. Cicero frater noster, cognatione patruelis, amore germanus, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 1: soror germana, Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 3; id. Truc. 2, 4, 87; Cic. Mil. 27, 73; Nep. Cim. 1: bimembres (i. e. Centauri), Ov. M. 12, 240.
      Poet., to denote intimate friendship: soror, of a nurse, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 42 Vahl.); cf. also absol.: germana, ib. (v. 48 Vahl.).
    2. B. Subst.: germānus, i, m., and germāna, ae, f., an own or full brother, own or full sister (rare): nunc tu mihi es germanus pariter corpore et animo, Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 34: haec germanus Eryx quondam tuus arma gerebat, Verg. A. 5, 412; Ov. M. 5, 13: germanae justa dat ante suae, id. F. 3, 560; id. M. 6, 613: (Dryades) Omnes germanae Cererem cum vestibus atris Maerentes adeunt, id. ib. 8, 781; Vulg. Gen. 27, 35 al.
      Poet., of animals, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44.
      In a pun with Germanus, a German: Cimber hic fuit, a quo fratrem necatum hoc Ciceronis dicto notatum est: Germanum Cimber occidit, Quint. 8, 3, 29; so in plur., Vell. 2, 67 fin.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Of or belonging to brothers and sisters, brotherly, sisterly (very rare); nunc tu mihi amicus es in germanum modum, Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 25; so, casus (fratrum), Just. 27, 3 fin.
    2. B. In gen., genuine, real, actual, true (a favorite expression of Cicero): illi veteres germanique Campani, Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 97: germanos se putant esse Thucydidas, id. Or. 9, 32: magni et germani Attici, id. ib. 26, 90: germani hujus artis magistri, id. de Or. 2, 38, 160; germani Luperci, id. Cael. 11, 26: scio me asinum germanum fuisse, id. Att. 4, 5, 3: di (te) omnes perdant, oboluisti allium, Germana illuvies, rusticus, hircus, hara suis, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 39: haec est mea et hujus fratris mei germana patria: hinc enim orti stirpe antiquissima sumus, Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 3: ille Theodoromedes fuit germano nomine, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 38: germana justitia, Cic. Off. 3, 17, 69: haec germana ironia est, id. Brut. 86, 296: gerrae germanae, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 9.
      Sup.: germanissimus Stoicus, Cic. Ac. 2, 43, 132.
      Hence, adv.: germāne, faithfully, truly: germane fraterneque rescribere, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, b, 2; August. Civ. Dei, 2, 13.

2. Germānus, a, um, v. Germani, II. A.

germen, ĭnis, n. [Sanscr. root grabh-, grah-, to conceive; garbh-as, child; whence, βρέφος (for γρέφος), germanus, perh. gremium], a sprig, offshoot, sprout, bud (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

  1. I. Lit.: huc aliena ex arbore germen Includunt, Verg. G. 2, 76: serotino germine malus, tardissimo suber, Plin. 16, 25, 41, § 98; Vulg. Deut. 11, 17 et saep.
    In plur.: inque novos soles audent se germina tuto Credere, Verg. G. 2, 332; Plin. 18, 10, 21, § 94: auctumni maturet germina Virgo, fruits, Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 465: impleratque uterum generoso germine, fœtus, embryo, Ov. M. 9, 280; so, celsa Tonantis, i. e. daughter, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 76: servile, Just. 18, 3 fin.; and of puppies, whelps, Nemes. Cyneg. 155.
    1. B. Transf.: cara maris, i. e. precious stones, Claud. Ep. ad Ser. 14: frontis, i. e. a horn, id. Rapt. Pros. 1, 129.
  2. II. Trop., a germ: rabies unde illaec germina surgunt, Lucr. 4, 1083: germen ab aethere trahere, origin, Prud. Cath. 10, 32: germine nobilis Eulalia, id. στεφ. 3, 1.

germĭnasco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [germen], to sprout, shoot, Ambros. de Caïn et Abel, 2, 8, § 26.

germĭnātĭo, ōnis, f. [germino], a sprouting forth, budding, germination.

  1. I. Lit.: palmitis, Col. 4, 24, 18: tria tempora germinationis, Plin. 17, 18, 30, § 134; cf. id. 16, 25, 41, § 98.
    In plur., Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 16.
  2. II. Transf., concr., a sprout, shoot: accumuletur germinatio terrā, donec robur planta capiat, Plin. 17, 17, 28, § 124.

germĭnātus, ūs, m. [germino], a sprouting forth, putting forth, germination (less freq. than germinatio): oleam, si capra depaverit primo germinatu, sterilescere, Plin. 15, 8, 8, § 34: serotino quaedam germinatu florent maturantque celeriter, id. 16, 25, 41, § 102.

germĭno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [germen] (post-Aug.).

  1. I. Neutr., to sprout forth, put forth, bud, germinate: asparagus altissime germinat, Plin. 19, 8, 42, § 146; 13, 24, 46, § 129; 16, 25, 41, § 97 sqq. et saep.
  2. II. Act., to put forth: pennas, Plin. 30, 11, 30, § 101: capillum, id. 7, 6, 5, § 42.
      1. 2. to beget, produce, Vulg. Isa. 45, 8; 61, 11.

1. gĕro, gessi, gestum (Part. gen. plur. sync. gerentum, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 13; imper. ger, like dic, duc, fac, fer, Cat. 27, 2), 3, v. a. [root gas-, to come, go; Zend, jah, jahaiti, come; gero (for geso), in caus. sense, to cause to come; cf. Gr. βαστάζω, from βαστος = gestus], to bear about with one, to bear, carry, to wear, have (in the lit. signif. mostly poet., not in Cic., Cæs., Sall., or Quint.; but instead of it ferre, portare, vehere, sustinere, etc.; but in the trop. signif. freq. and class.).

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.: (vestem ferinam) qui gessit primus, Lucr. 5, 1420; so, vestem, Ov. M. 11, 276 (with induere vestes), Nep. Dat. 3; cf.: coronam Olympiacam capite, Suet. Ner. 25: ornamenta, id. Caes. 84: angues immixtos crinibus, Ov. M. 4, 792: clipeum (laeva), id. ib. 4, 782; cf.: galeam venatoriam in capite, clavam dextra manu, copulam sinistra, Nep. Dat. 3: ramum, jaculum, Ov. M. 12, 442: spicea serta, id. ib. 2, 28: vincla, id. ib. 4, 681: venabula corpore fixa, id. ib. 9, 206; cf.: tela (in pectore fixus), id. ib. 6, 228: Vulcanum (i. e. ignem) in cornu conclusum, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 185: spolia ducis hostium caesi suspensa fabricato ad id apte ferculo gerens, Liv. 1, 10, 5; cf.: Horatius trigemina spolia prae se gerens, id. 1, 26, 2: onera, Varr. L. L. 6, § 77 Müll.: uterum or partum gerere, to be pregnant, be with young; so, gerere partum, Plin. 8, 47, 72, § 187: uterum, id. 8, 40, 62, § 151: centum fronte oculos centum cervice gerebat Argus, Ov. Am. 3, 4, 19: lumen unum media fronte, id. M. 13, 773: cornua fronte, id. ib. 15, 596: virginis os habitumque gerens et virginis arma, Verg. A. 1, 315: virginis ora, Ov. M. 5, 553; cf.: quae modo bracchia gessit, Crura gerit, id. ib. 5, 455 sq.: Coae cornua matres Gesserunt tum, i. e. were turned into cows, id. ib. 7, 364: principio (morbi) caput incensum fervore gerebant, Lucr. 6, 1145: qui umbrata gerunt civili tempora quercu, Verg. A. 6, 772: tempora tecta pelle lupi, Ov. M. 12, 380: (Hector) squalentem barbam et concretos sanguine crines Vulneraque illa gerens, quae, etc., Verg. A. 2, 278: capella gerat distentius uber, Hor. S. 1, 1, 110.
        1. b. Of inanimate things: semina rerum permixta gerit tellus discretaque tradit, Lucr. 6, 790; cf.: (terram) multosque lacus multasque lacunas In gremio gerere et rupes deruptaque saxa, id. ib. 6, 539; Enn. ap. Non. 66, 26 (Sat. 23, p. 157 Vahl.); and: quos Oceano propior gerit India lucos, Verg. G. 2, 122: speciem ac formam similem gerit ejus imago, Lucr. 4, 52.
    2. B. In partic. (very rare).
      1. 1. With respect to the term. ad quem, to bear, carry, bring to a place: (feminae puerique) saxa in muros munientibus gerunt, Liv. 28, 19, 13: neque eam voraginem conjectu terrae, cum pro se quisque gereret, expleri potuisse, id. 7, 6, 2; cf. id. 37, 5, 1.
        Absol.: si non habebis unde irriges, gerito inditoque leniter, Cato, R. R. 151, 4; Liv. 7, 6, 2 Drak.
        Prov.: non pluris refert, quam si imbrem in cribrum geras, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 100.
      2. 2. With the accessory idea of production, to bear, bring forth, produce: quae (terra) quod gerit fruges, Ceres (appellata est), Varr. L. L. 5, § 64 Müll.; cf. Tib. 2, 4, 56: violam nullo terra serente gerit, Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 6: arbores (Oete), id. M. 9, 230: malos (platani), Verg. G. 2, 70: frondes (silva), Ov. M. 11, 615: terra viros urbesque gerit silvasque ferasque Fluminaque et Nymphas et cetera numina ruris, Ov. M. 2, 16.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. In gen., to bear, have, entertain, cherish: vos etenim juvenes animum geritis muliebrem, illa virago viri, Poët. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf.: fortem animum gerere, Sall. J. 107, 1: parem animum, id. ib. 54, 1 Kritz.: animum invictum advorsum divitias, id. ib. 43, 5: animum super fortunam, id. ib. 64, 2: mixtum gaudio ac metu animum, Liv. 32, 11, 5; cf. also Verg. A. 9, 311; and v. infra B. 3.: aeque inimicitiam atque amicitiam in frontem promptam gero, Enn. ap. Gell. 19, 8, 6 (Trag. v. 8 Vahl.): personam, to support a character, play a part, Cic. Off. 1, 32, 115; cf.: est igitur proprium munus magistratus, intelligere, se gerere personam civitatis debereque ejus dignitatem et decus sustinere, id. ib. 1, 34, 132; Aug. Doctr. Christ. 4, 29 init.; id. Civ. Dei, 1, 21 al.: mores, quos ante gerebant, Nunc quoque habent, Ov. M. 7, 655: et nos aliquod nomenque decusque Gessimus, Verg. A. 2, 89: seu tu querelas sive geris jocos Seu rixam et insanos amores Seu facilem, pia testa (i. e. amphora), somnum, Hor. C. 3, 21, 2: in dextris vestris jam libertatem, opem … geritis, Curt. 4, 14 fin.: plumbeas iras, Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 18: iras, Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 30: M. Catonem illum Sapientem cum multis graves inimicitias gessisse accepimus propter Hispanorum injurias, Cic. Div. ap. Caecil. 20, 66: veteres inimicitias cum Caesare, Caes. B. C. 1, 3, 4: muliebres inimicitias cum aliqua, Cic. Cael. 14, 32: inimicitias hominum more, id. Deiot. 11, 30: simultatem cum aliquo pro re publica, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 14, 13, A, 3; cf. Suet. Vesp. 6; and Verg. A. 12, 48: de amicitia gerenda praeclarissime scripti libri, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 5: amicitiam, Nep. Dat. 10 fin.: praecipuum in Romanos gerebant odium, Liv. 28, 22, 2: cum fortuna mutabilem gerentes fidem, id. 8, 24, 6: utrique imperii cupiditatem insatiabilem gerebant, Just. 17, 1 fin.
      Absol.:       ad ea rex, aliter atque animo gerebat, placide respondit, Sall. J. 72, 1.
    2. B. In partic.
      1. 1. Gerere se aliquo modo, to bear, deport, behave, or conduct one’s self, to act in any manner: in maximis rebus quonam modo gererem me adversus Caesarem, usus tuo consilio sum, Cic. Fam. 11, 27, 5; cf. id. Off. 1, 28, 98: ut, quanto superiores sumus, tanto nos geramus summissius, id. ib. 1, 26, 90; so, se liberius (servi), id. Rep. 1, 43: se inconsultius, Liv. 41, 10, 5: se valde honeste, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 13: se perdite, id. ib. 9, 2, A, 2: se turpissime (illa pars animi), id. Tusc. 2, 21, 48: se turpiter in legatione, Plin. Ep. 2, 12, 4: sic in provincia nos gerimus, quod ad abstinentiam attinet, ut, etc., Cic. Att. 5, 17, 2: sic me in hoc magistratu geram, ut, etc., id. Agr. 1, 8, 26; cf.: nunc ita nos gerimus, ut, etc., id. ib. 2, 22, 3: uti sese victus gereret, exploratum misit, Sall. J. 54, 2: se medium gerere, to remain neutral, Liv. 2, 27, 3.
        1. b. In a like sense also post-class.: gerere aliquem, to behave or conduct one’s self as any one (like agere aliquem): nec heredem regni sed regem gerebat, Just. 32, 3, 1; Plin. Pan. 44, 2: tu civem patremque geras, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 293: aedilem, App. M. 1, p. 113: captivum, Sen. Troad. 714.
        2. c. Gerere se et aliquem, to treat one’s self and another in any manner: interim Romae gaudium ingens ortum cognitis Metelli rebus, ut seque et exercitum more majorum gereret, Sall. J. 55, 1: meque vosque in omnibus rebus juxta geram, id. ib. 85, 47.
        3. d. Pro aliquo se gerere, to assume to be: querentes, quosdam non sui generis pro colonis se gerere, Liv. 32, 2, 6: eum, qui sit census, ita se jam tum gessisse pro cive, Cic. Arch. 5, 11 dub.
      2. 2. Gerere prae se aliquid (for the usual prae se ferre), to show, exhibit, manifest: affectionis ratio perspicuam solet prae se gerere conjecturam, ut amor, iracundia, molestia, etc., Cic. Inv. 2, 9, 30; cf.: prae se quandam gerere utilitatem, id. ib. 2, 52, 157: animum altum et erectum prae se gerebat, Auct. B. Afr. 10 fin.; Aug. de Lib. Arbit. 3, 21, 61 al.; so gerere alone: ita tum mos erat, in adversis voltum secundae fortunae gerere, moderari animo in secundis, to assume, Liv. 42, 63, 11.
      3. 3. With the accessory idea of activity or exertion, to sustain the charge of any undertaking or business, to administer, manage, regulate, rule, govern, conduct, carry on, wage, transact, accomplish, perform (cf.: facio, ago).
        In pass. also in gen., to happen, take place, be done (hence, res gesta, a deed, and res gestae, events, occurrences, acts, exploits; v. the foll.): tertium gradum agendi esse dicunt, ubi quid faciant; in eo propter similitudinem agendi et faciundi et gerundi quidam error his, qui putant esse unum. Potest enim aliquid facere et non agere, ut poëta facit fabulam et non agit: contra actor agit et non facit. … Contra imperator quod dicitur res gerere, in eo neque facit neque agit, sed gerit, id est sustinet, translatum ab his qui onera gerunt, quod hi sustinent, Varr. L. L. 6, § 77 Müll.: omnia nostra, quoad eris Romae, ita gerito, regito, gubernato, ut nihil a me exspectes, Cic. Att. 16, 2, 2: gerere et administrare rem publicam, id. Fin. 3, 20, 68; cf. id. Rep. 2, 1 and 12: rem publicam, id. ib. 1, 7; 1, 8; id. Fam. 2, 7, 3 et saep.: magistratum, id. Sest. 37, 79; cf. potestatem, id. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 138: consulatum, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; id. Sest. 16, 37: duumviratum, id. ib. 8, 19: tutelam alicujus, Dig. 23, 2, 68; 27, 1, 22 al.: multi suam rem bene gessere et publicam patria procul, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1 (Trag. v. 295 Vahl.); so, rem, of private affairs, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 34; Cic. de Sen. 7, 22 al.: aliquid per aes et libram gerere, to transact by coin and balance, Gai. Inst. 3, 173; cf. Weissenb. ad Liv. 6, 14.
        Of war: etsi res bene gesta est, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 168 (Ann. v. 512 Vahl.): vi geritur res, id. ap. Gell. 20, 10 (Ann. v. 272 ib.); cf.: gladiis geri res coepta est, Liv. 28, 2, 6: ubi res ferro geratur, id. 10, 39, 12: qui rem cum Achivis gesserunt statim, Enn. ap. Non. 393, 14 (Trag. v. 39 Vahl.); cf. Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 84: Alexander … passurus gestis aequanda pericula rebus, exploits, Juv. 14, 314: miranda quidem, sed nuper gesta referemus, id. 15, 28.
        Of public affairs, affairs of government: magnae res temporibus illis a fortissimis viris summo imperio praeditis, dictatoribus atque consulibus, belli domique gerebantur, Cic. Rep. 2, 32 fin.; 2, 24: a rebus gerendis senectus abstrahit, id. de Sen. 6, 15; cf. § 17: quid quod homines infima fortuna, nulla spe rerum gerendarum (public business), opifices denique, delectantur historia? maximeque eos videre possumus res gestas (public events or occurrences) audire et legere velle, qui a spe gerendi absunt, confecti senectute, id. Fin. 5, 19, 52: sin per se populus interfecit aut ejecit tyrannum, est moderatior, quoad sentit et sapit et sua re gesta laetatur, their deed, id. Rep. 1, 42: ut pleraque senatus auctoritate gererentur, id. ib. 2, 32; cf. id. ib. 1, 27: haec dum Romae geruntur, id. Quint. 6, 28: ut iis, qui audiunt, tum geri illa fierique videantur, id. de Or. 2, 59, 241: susceptum negotium, id. Fam. 13, 5, 1; cf.: si ipse negotium meum gererem, nihil gererem, nisi consilio tuo, id. Att. 13, 3, 1: negotium bene, male, etc., id. Rosc. Com. 11, 32; id. Cat. 2, 10, 21; Caes. B. G. 3, 18, 5 et saep.; cf.: quid negotii geritur? Cic. Quint. 13, 42: annos multos bellum gerentes summum summā industriā, Enn. ap. Non. 402, 3 (Trag. v. 104 Vahl.); cf.: bello illo maximo, quod Athenienses et Lacedaemonii summa inter se contentione gesserunt, Cic. Rep. 1, 16; so, bella, id. ib. 5, 2: pacem an bellum gerens, v. Andrews and Stoddard’s Gram. § 323, 1 (2); Sall. J. 46 fin.: bella multa felicissime, Cic. Rep. 2, 9: bellum cum aliquo, id. Sest. 2, 4; id. Div. 1, 46, 103; Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 4 et saep.: bello gesto, Liv. 5, 43, 1: mea mater de ea re gessit morem morigerae mihi, performed my will, i. e. complied with my wishes, gratified, humored me, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 87; cf.: geram tibi morem et ea quae vis, ut potero, explicabo, Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 17: morem alicui (in aliqua re), Enn. ap. Non. 342, 24 (Trag. v. 241 Vahl.): sine me in hac re gerere mihi morem, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 74; Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 44; id. Men. 5, 2, 37; id. Mil. 2, 1, 58; Cic. Rep. 3, 5; id. N. D. 2, 1, 3; Ov. Am. 2, 2, 13 et saep.; also without dat., Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 36; Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 77.
        Pass.: ut utrique a me mos gestus esse videatur, Cic. Att. 2, 16, 3; Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 69; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 108; id. Ad. 2, 2, 6; Nep. Them. 7, 3 al.
        With a play upon this meaning and that in II. A.: magna, inquit, bella gessi: magnis imperiis et provinciis praefui. Gere igitur animum laude dignum, Cic. Par. 5, 2, 37.
        Absol.: cum superiores alii fuissent in disputationibus perpoliti, quorum res gestae nullae invenirentur, alii in gerendo probabiles, in disserendo rudes, Cic. Rep. 1, 8; cf. the passage, id. Fin. 5, 19, 52 supra: Armeniam deinde ingressus prima parte introitus prospere gessit, Vell. 2, 102, 2 (where others unnecessarily insert rem), Liv. 25, 22, 1; cf. also: sive caesi ab Romanis forent Bastarnae … sive prospere gessissent, id. 40, 58 fin.: cum Persis et Philippus qui cogitavit, et Alexander, qui gessit, hanc bellandi causam inferebat, etc., Cic. Rep. 3, 9.
      4. 4. Of time, to pass, spend (mostly post-Aug.; not in Cic.): ut (Tullia) cum aliquo adolescente primario conjuncta aetatem gereret, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 3; cf.: pubertatis ac primae adolescentiae tempus, Suet. Dom. 1: vitam, Petr. 63; Val. Fl. 6, 695: annum gerens aetatis sexagesimum et nonum, Suet. Vesp. 24.
        Hence, gĕrens, entis, P. a. (acc. to II. B. 3.), managing, conducting, etc.; with gen.: rei male gerentes, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 43: sui negotii bene gerens, Cic. Quint. 19, 62.

* 2. gĕro, ōnis, m. [1. gero], a carrier; connected per hyphen with foras: ite, ite hac, simul eri damnigeruli, foras gerones, Bonorum hamaxagogae, that carry off, ravishers, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 1.

Gĕrōnĭum or Gĕrūnĭum, ii, n., a small city or fortress in Appulia, now called Gerione or Girone, Liv. 22, 18, 7; ib. 23, 9; ib. 24 sq.

† gĕrontēa, ae, f., = γεροντεία, the plant groundsel, called also senecio and erigeron, Senecio vulgaris, Linn.; App. Herb. 75.

† gĕrontŏcŏmīum, ii, n., = γεροντοκομεῖον, a public hospital or alms-house for poor old people, Cod. Just. 1, 2, 19; 22; 23.

Gĕrontŏdĭdascŭlus, i, m. (= γεροντοδιδάσκαλος, an old man’s teacher), the title of one of the satires of Varro, Varr. Frag. p. 279 Bip.

† gerrae, ārum, f., = γέρρα, orig. wattled twigs; hence, transf., trifles, stuff, nonsense: gerrae crates vimineae. Athenienses cum Syracusas obsiderent et crebro gerras poscerent, irridentes Siculi gerras clamitabant. Unde factum est, ut gerrae pro nugis et contemptu dicantur, Paul. ex Fest. s. h. v. p. 94; cf. id. s. v. cerrones, p. 40 Müll. N. cr.: tuae blanditiae mihi sunt, quod dici solet, Gerrae germanae atque edepol liroe liroe, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 9: maximae, id. Ep. 2, 2, 49; cf. Aus. ldyll. 11 praef.
As an interject.: gerrae! nae tu illud verbum actutum inveneris, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 31; id. As. 3, 3, 10.

gerres, is, m., an inferior salted seafish, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 148 Sill. (al. girres), Mart. 12, 32, 15; 3, 77, 7; cf.: gerres μαινίδες, Gloss. Philox.
Prov.: addere garo gerrem, i. e. to add to what is precious something worthless, Arn. 5, 188.

* gerro, (archaic orthogr.: ‡ cerrones leves et inepti, Paul. ex Fest. v. p. 40 Müll.), ōnis, m. [gerrae], a trifler, idle fellow: gerro, iners, fraus, heluo, Ganeo, damnosus! Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 10.

gĕrŭla, ae, f. [gero], she that bears or carries, Tert. Anim. 19 fin.; id. adv. Jud. 9 med.; App. M. 6, p. 181: navis gerula sacrorum, Sol. 1 fin.
A working bee, Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 24.

* gĕrŭlĭfĭgŭlus, i, m. [gerulus + figulus], comic, an accessory, abettor: flagiti, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 1, 14; cf. 1. gerulus, I. B.

gĕrŭlum, i, n. [gero], a bearer: cornua potuum gerula, Sol. 20, 5.

gĕrŭlus, i, m. [gero].

    1. A. A bearer, carrier: nae ille alium gerulum (argenti) quaerat sibi, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 79; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 72; Col. poët. 10, 310; Suet. Calig. 40; Sid. Ep. 8, 13; Inscr. Orell. 575; 874; 976; Schol. Juv. 6, 477.
    2. B. One who does something, a doer: gerulus ὁ πράττων, ὁ πρακτήρ, Gloss. Philox.; cf. gerulifigulus.

gĕrundĭum, ii, n. [gero], in gram., a gerund, Diom. p. 350 P.; Prisc. p. 808 ib. al.; also called gĕrundīvus mŏdus, Serv. p. 1788 P.

Gĕrūnĭum, ii, v. Geronium.

† gĕrūsĭa, ae, f., = γερουσία,

  1. I. the place of meeting for a council of old men, senatehouse in a Grecian city (= senaculum), Varr. L. L. 5, 32, § 156.
  2. II. A public hospital or retreat in Sardes, for old men who had deserved well of their country, Vitr. 4, 8; Plin. 35, 14, 49, § 172; Plin. Ep. 10, 42.

Gēryon, ōnis, and Gēryŏnēs, ae (cf. Varr. L. L. 9, § 90 Müll.; archaic

  1. I. gen. sing., Geryonaī, Lucr. 5, 28.
    Abl. scanned Gērȳŏne, Sid. Carm. 13, 13), m., = Γηρυών and Γηρυόνης, a mythic king in Spain having three bodies, whose oxen were carried off by Hercules, Lucr. 5, 28; Verg. A. 7, 662; 8, 202; Ov. H. 9, 92; Hor. C. 2, 14, 8; Sil. 13, 201; Hyg. Fab. praef. fin.
    Plur.:     in hac (Erythia insula) Geryones habitasse a quibusdam existimantur, Plin. 4, 22, 36, § 120: Geryonis oraculum, at Patavium, Suet. Tib. 14.
  2. II. Derivv.
    1. A. Gēryŏ-nācĕus, a, um, adj., Geryonian: genere Geryonaceo, Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 18.
    2. B. Gē-ryŏnēus, a, um, adj., Geryonian: caedes, App. M. 2 fin.