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Scardus (Scordus), i, m., a mountain in Illyria, now Sharradagh or Tchardagh, Liv. 43, 20.

* scordălĭa, ae, f. [scordalus], a quarrel, wrangling, Petr. 59, 1.

scordălus, i, m., a quarrelsome fellow, a wrangler, brawler (a low post-Aug. word), Petr. 95, 7; Sen. Ep. 83, 12; 56, 2; id. Suas. 7, 14.

scordĭlon, i, v. scordion.

† scordĭon, ii, n., = σκόρδιον, a plant that smells like garlic, water-germander, scordium: Teucrium scordium, Linn.; Plin. 25, 6, 27, § 63.
Also called scordŏtis, Plin. 25, 6, 27, § 63; and scordĭlon, App. Herb. 70.

Scordisci, ōrum, m.

  1. I. A people on the borders of Illyria, Liv. 40, 57; 41, 19; id. Epit. 56.
  2. II. A people of Pannonia, Plin. 3, 25, 28, § 148; Just. 32, 3, 5.

scordŏtis, v. scordion.

Scordus, i, m., a mountain of Illyria, Liv. 43, 20, 1.
Called also Scodrus, Liv. 44, 31, 4.

† scōrĭa, ae, f., = σκωρία, dross, slag, scoria of metals, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 69; 33, 6, 35, § 105; 34, 11, 24, § 107; 34, 18, 51, § 171; Pall. 1, 41, 3; Vulg. Isa. 1, 22.

† scorpaena, ae, f., = σκόρπαινα, a sea-scorpion, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 151; 9, 51, 74, § 162.

† scorpĭăcum, i, n., = σκορπιακόν, a remedy against the sting of a scorpion, Tert. adv. Gnost. 1 fin.

scorpĭnāca, ae, f., a plant, also called proserpinaca, App. Herb. 17.

† scorpĭo, ōnis (poet. collat. forms scorpĭus and -ŏs, i, corresp. to the Greek), m., = σκορπίων, σκορπίος, a scorpion.

  1. I. Lit., Plin. 11, 37, 62, § 86; 28, 2, 5, § 24; 29, 4, 29, § 91; Vulg. Deut. 8, 15.
    In the form scorpius, Ov. M. 15, 371 scorpios, id. F. 4, 164; acc. scorpion, id. ib. 5, 541.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. The Scorpion, one of the signs of the zodiac.
      Form Scorpios, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 44, 113; id. Arat. 208 and 430; Ov. M. 2, 196; Hyg. Astr. 2, 26; acc. Scorpion, Ov. M. 2, 83.
      Form Scorpio, Petr. 39, 11; 35, 4: Scorpionis ascensus, Vulg. Num. 34, 4.
    2. B. A kind of prickly sea-fish: Cottus scorpio, Linn.; Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 151; cf. Petr. 35, 4; in the form scorpios, Ov. Hal. 116.
    3. C. A prickly plant, scorpion-wort, scorpion-grass: Spartium scorpius, Linn.; Plin. 22, 15, 17, § 39.
    4. D. A shrub, also called tragos, Plin. 27, 13, 116, § 142; 13, 21, 37, § 116.
    5. E. A military engine for throwing darts, stones, and other missiles, a scorpion, Veg. Mil. 4, 22; Amm. 23, 4, 4; Caes. B. G. 7, 25; Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 553, 24 (Hist. 3, 36 Dietsch); Liv. 26, 47; 26, 49; Vitr. 10, 1; in the form scorpius, Sisenn. ap. Non. 553, 25; Vulg. 1 Macc. 6, 51.
  3. F. In the agrimensores, a heap of stones terminating in a point, and used as a boundary-mark, Sic. Fl. pp. 4 and 6 Goes.
  4. G. An instrument of torture, Isid. 5, 27, 18; cf. Vulg. 3 Reg. 12, 14; id. 2 Par. 10, 11.

† scorpĭoctŏnon, i, n., = σκορπιοκτόνον, the scorpion-killer, the name of a plant, the heliotrope, App. Herb. 49.

scorpĭon, ii, n., a plant, also called thelyphonon, Plin. 25, 10, 75, § 122.

scorpĭōnĭus, a, um, adj. [scorpio], of or belonging to a scorpion, scorpion-: genus cucumeris, Plin. 20, 1, 3, § 8.

scorpĭos, ii, v. scorpio.

† scorpītis, ĭdis, f., = σκορπῖτις, a precious stone, resembling the scorpion in color or shape, Plin. 37, 11, 72, § 187.

† scorpĭūrus (-ūros, App. Herb. 72), i, m., = σκορπίουρος, scorpion’s-tail, a kind of heliotrope, App. Herb. 49.
Also called scorpĭūron, Plin. 22, 21, 29, § 60.

scorpĭus, ii, v. scorpio.

scortātor, ōris, m. [scortor], a whoremonger, fornicator, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 131; Hor. S. 2, 5, 75; Hier. ad Ephes. 1, 13.

* scortātus, ūs, m. [scortor], whoredom, App. M. 5, p. 171, 17.

‡ scortes id est pelles testium arietinorum a pellibus dicti, Fest. pp. 330 and 331 Müll. [scortum, I.].

scortĕus, a, um, adj. [scortum, I.], made of hides or leather, leathern: etiam nunc dicimus scortea ea, quae ex corio ac pellibus sunt facta, Varr. L. L. 7, § 84 Müll.; cf. Ov. F. 1, 629; and Fest. s. v. scorta, p. 330 Müll.: fascinum, Petr. 138, 1: pulvinus, Cels. 8, 12: asses, Hier. Chron. ad annum MCCC.
In a lusus verbb.: scorteum scortum, i. e. wrinkled, old, App. M. 1, p. 105, 36.
Subst.: scortĕa, ae, f. (sc. vestis), a garment of skins or leather, Sen. Q. N. 4, 6; Mart. 14, 130; Isid. 20, 7, 1.

* scortillum, i, n. dim. [scortum, II.], a little or young harlot, Cat. 10, 3; cf. ‡ scortulum.

scortor, āri (old inf. scortarier, Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 58), v. dep. n. [id.], to employ or associate with harlots (ante- and post-class.): scortari est saepius meretriculam ducere, Varr. L. L. 7, § 84 Müll.; Plaut. As. 2, 2, 4; id. Merc. 5, 4, 25; 5, 4, 58; id. Ps. 4, 7, 35; Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 32; id. Ad. 1, 2, 22; Vulg. 2 Macc. 6, 4.

‡ scortŭlum, πόρνη, Gloss. Vet. Lat. Gr.; cf. scortillum.

scortum, i, n. [cf. Gr. χόριον, corium; Lith. skurà, skin].

  1. I. Lit., a skin, hide (post-class. and rare): pellem antiqui dicebant scortum, Varr. L. L. 7, § 84 Müll.: jam Omphale in Herculis scorto designata descripsit, Tert. Pall. 4 med.
  2. II. Transf., a harlot, strumpet, prostitute (freq. and class.): scorta appellantur meretrices, quia ut pelliculae subiguntur. Omnia namque ex pellibus facta scortea appellantur, Fest. pp. 330 and 331 Müll.
    Sing., Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 132; id. As. 4, 2, 5; 5, 2, 17; 5, 2, 79 et saep.; Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 34; id. Ad. 5, 9, 8; Hor. C. 2, 11, 21; id. Ep. 1, 18, 34; Tib. 4, 10, 4.
    Plur., Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 91; id. Pers. 3, 3, 14; id. Truc. 1, 1, 43 sq. et saep.; Cic. Mil. 21, 55; id. Cat. 2, 5, 10 al.
    Of a male prostitute, Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 12; Cic. Sest. 17, 39; id. Phil. 2, 18, 44; Petr. 9, 6; 119, 25; so also, virile, Aur. Vict. Caes. 28.
    And with a masc. pron.: scortum exoletum ne quis in proscenio Sedeat, Plaut. Poen. prol. 17 (cf. senium, II. A.).
    Also = pellex, a mistress, concubine, Plaut. Cas. Grex, 5 and 7.