I. Lit., the shortest day in the year, the winter solstice, * Lucr. 5, 746; Varr. L. L. l. l.; Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 28: “circa brumam serendum non esse,” Plin. 18, 24, 56, § 204 al.—Plur.: “solis accessus discessusque solstitiis brumisque cognosci,” Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 19; 2, 19, 50; Ov. F. 1, 163.—
II. Transf.
A. In gen., the winter time, winter (mostly poet.): “musculorum jecuscula brumā dicuntur augeri,” Cic. Div. 2, 14, 33: “novissimus dies brumae,” Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 191: “ver proterit aestas, Interitura, simul Pomifer auctumnus fruges effuderit, et mox Bruma recurrit iners,” Hor. C. 4, 7, 12; Phaedr. 4, 23, 19: “serite hordea campis Usque sub extremum brumae intractabilis imbrem,” even to the last rain of rough winter, Verg. G. 1, 211; 3, 321.—So, horrida cano gelu, Verg. G. 3, 443: “frigida,” id. A. 2, 472: “hiberna,” Tib. 1, 4, 5; Ov. Ib. 37; Prop. 1, 8, 9: “tepidae,” Hor. C. 2, 6, 18: “nives illinet agris,” id. Ep. 1, 7, 10: “per brumam,” id. ib. 1, 11, 19: “brumae tempore,” Juv. 3, 102; Val. Fl. 5, 602; Stat. S. 1, 3, 89 al.—
B. In the most gen. sense (pars pro toto), poet., a year; plur., Manil. 3, 607; Mart. 4, 40, 5; 10, 104, 9.
