English

Adjective

olorine ‎(comparative more olorine, superlative most olorine)

1. (archaic, rare) Of, pertaining to, or delighted in by swans; cygnine.
   • a. 1888, [early Scottish source], , , :

     In Badgenoth sal ȝe find the Glancatten with sum statelie persones with thame of their clan togither with thair cheif, quhome they cal Makantoshe: Mairouer Moray hes a freshe water loch called Spynie, that mekle abundes in Swanis, in quhilke loch is a certane herb verie rare and sindle to be found, in quhilke because the Swan hes sa gret delyte, we cal the herbe olorine (because the swan in latin is olor).

   • 1895, Neil Roy, The Horseman’s Word: A Novel, Macmillan, page 217:

     [“…] the loch, whereof they eat, and which faileth not even in winter; and men call it swan-girs, but the real name thereof is olorine, whereof so long as they eat they grow not old, neither are any to be found dead among them.”

   • 2004, The Classical Outlook LXXXII, American Classical League (New York University), page 153:

     Verbal fidelity can be confusing: pollex is always rendered as “thumb” (Ovid usually means “finger” or “hand”), olorinis becomes “olorine.”

Synonyms

• (of or pertaining to swans): cygnine

Translations

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /o.loːˈriː.ne/

Noun

olōrīne

1. vocative singular of olōrīnus