I.part. fut. feriturus, Serv. Verg. A. 7, 498. The perf. forms are supplied by percutio, v. Varr. L. L. 9, 55, § 98 Müll.), 4, v. a. perh. Sanscr. dhūr-, injure, destroy; Lat. ferus, ferox; Gr. θήρ; Aeol. φήρ; cf. Gr. θούριος, impetuous, θορεῖν, to leap; and Lat. furere, furia, etc., to strike, smite, beat, knock, cut, thrust, hit (class.; syn.: icio, percutio, verbero, vapulo, pulso, tundo, pavio).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: “fores,” to knock, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 63; cf. “parietem,” Cic. Cael. 24, 59: “murum arietibus,” to batter, shake, Sall. J. 76, 6: “pugiles adversarium,” Cic. Tusc. 2, 23 fin.: jacere telum, voluntatis est; “ferire quem nolueris, fortunae,” to strike, id. Top. 17, 64: “partem corporis sibi,” Lucr. 2, 441: “frontem,” Cic. Att. 1, 1, 1: “femur,” Quint. 11, 3, 123: “pectora solito plangore,” Ov. M. 4, 554; cf.: “calce feritur aselli,” id. F. 3, 755: uvas pede (rusticus), to stamp or tread, Tib. 2, 5, 85: “feriri a serpente,” to be stung, Plin. 29, 4, 22, § 71; cf. Ov. Ib. 481: “cetera (venenata animalia) singulos feriunt,” id. ib. 23: “tabulam malleo,” Cels. 6, 7 fin.: stricto ferit retinacula ferro, cuts to pieces (shortly before: “incidere funes),” Verg. A. 4, 580: certatim socii feriunt mare et aequora verrunt, strike, lash (in rowing), id. ib. 3, 290: ut frontem ferias, that you may beat your brow, i. e. be provoked, Cic. Att. 1, 1, 1.—Poet.: “sublimi feriam sidera vertice,” hit, touch, Hor. C. 1, 1, 36; cf. in the foll. 2.—Absol.: “pugno ferire vel calce,” Quint. 2, 8, 13; cf. Hor. S. 2, 7, 99: “occursare capro, cornu ferit ille, caveto,” pushes, butts, Verg. E. 9, 25.—
2. Of inanim. and abstr. subjects: “principio omnibus a rebus, quascumque videmus, Perpetuo fluere ac mitti spargique necesse est Corpora, quae feriant oculos visumque lacessant,” strike, touch, Lucr. 6, 923: “oculos (corpora, simulacra),” id. 4, 217; 257: “oculorum acies (res),” id. 4, 691: “speciem colore (res),” id. 4, 243; cf.: “his spectris etiam si oculi possent feriri, etc.,” Cic. Fam. 15, 16, 2: “feriuntque summos fulmina montes,” Hor. C. 2, 10, 11: “nec semper feriet, quodcumque minabitur, arous,” id. A. P. 350; cf.: “si fractus illabatur orbis, Impavidum ferient ruinae,” id. C. 3, 3, 8: “nec levius tabulae laterum feriuntur ab undis, Quam, etc.,” Ov. Tr. 2, 47.—Poet.: ferientia terram corpora, smiting (in falling), Luc. 4, 786: “sole fere radiis foriente cacumina primis,” hitting, touching, Ov. M. 7, 804: “palla imos ferit alba pedes,” touches, reaches to, Val. Fl. 1, 385: “ferit aethera clamor,” Verg. A. 5, 140: “feriat dum maesta remotas Fama procul terras,” extends to, Luc. 5, 774.—
B. In partic.
1. To kill by striking, to give a deathblow, to slay, kill: hostem, Enn. ap. Cic. Balb. 22, 51 (Ann. v. 284 ed. Vahl.); Sall. C. 7, 6; 60, 4; id. J. 85, 33; cf.: “aliquem securi feriri,” to be beheaded, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 30, § 75: “aliquem telo trabali,” Verg. A. 12, 295: “retiarium (mirmillo),” Quint. 6, 3, 61: “te (maritum),” Hor. C. 3, 11, 43: “leonem atque alias feras primus aut in primis ferire,” Sall. J. 6, 1: “aprum,” Ov. M. 3, 715.—
b. Of the animals for sacrifice, to kill, slaughter; and hence, to offer, sacrifice: “nos humilem feriemus agnam,” Hor. C. 2, 17, 32: “vaccam Proserpinae,” Verg. A. 6, 251; cf. the form of oath in making a compact (when a swine was sacrificed): SI PRIOR DEFEXIT (populus Romanus) PVBLICO CONSILIO DOLO MALO, TV ILLO DIE IVPPITER, POPVLVM ROMANVM SIC FERITO, VT EGO HVNC PORCVM HIC HODIE FERIAM: “TANTOQVE MAGIS FERITO, QVANTO MAGIS POTES POLLESQVE,” Liv. 1, 24, 8: “Quid aut sponsoribus in foedere opus esset aut obsidibus, ubi precatione res transigitur? per quem populum fiat, quo minus legibus dictis stetur, ut eum ita Juppiter feriat, quemadmodum a Fetialibus porcus feriatur,” id. 9, 5, 3. (Cf. also: “Jovis ante aram Stabant et caesā jungebant foedera porcă,” Verg. A. 8, 641).— Hence,
2. Transf., foedus ferire, to make a compact, covenant, or treaty (in Hebrew in precisely the same manner, ): accipe daque fidem, foedusque feri bene firmum, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 33 ed. Vahl.): “is, quicum foedus feriri in Capitolio viderat,” Cic. Rab. Post. 3, 6: “videret ut satis honestum foedus feriretur,” id. Inv. 2, 30, 92: “amorum turpissimorum foedera ferire,” to form illicit connections, id. Cael. 14, 34: “Tarchon jungit opes foedusque ferit,” Verg. A. 10, 154 al.—
3. Of money, to strike, stamp, coin: “asses sextantario pondere,” Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 44. Thus the designation of a triumvir monetalis is III. VIR. A. A. A. F. F., i. e. Triumvir auro argento aeri flando feriundo, Inscr. Orell. 569.
II. Trop.
A. In gen.: “quae faciliora sunt philosophis, quo minus multa patent in eorum vita, quae fortuna feriat,” reaches, affects, Cic. Off. 1, 21, 73: “accidit, ut ictu simili (i. e. morte propinqui) ferirer,” was struck with a similar blow, Quint. 6 praef. § 3: “ verba palato,” to bring out, utter, speak, Hor. S. 2, 3, 274; cf.: “sonat vox, ut feritur,” Quint. 11, 3, 61: “feriunt animum (sententiae),” id. 12, 10, 48: “ut omnis sensus in fine sermonis feriat aurem,” id. 8, 5, 13; cf. id. 9, 3, 4.—Absol.: “binis aut ternis ferire verbis,” Cic. Or. 67, 226: “videtur Chrysippus medium ferire voluisse,” i. e. to avoid extremes, id. Fat. 17, 39.—
B. In partic., to cozen, cheat, gull, trick (mostly in vulg. lang.; “not in Cic.): ubi illa pendentem ferit, jam amplius orat,” Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 19; Ter. Ph. 1, 1, 13: “cum ferit astutos comica moecha Getas,” Prop. 4 (5), 5, 44. “austeros arte ferire viros,” id. 3, 3 (4, 2), 50.—
C. To punish, inflict punishment: aliquem condemnatione centum librarum auri, Cod. 11, 11, 1.