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Cĕvenna (also Cĕbenna and Gĕ-benna), ae, f., a mountain in Gallia, now Cevennes, Caes. B. G. 7, 8; 7, 56; Luc. 1, 434.
The same: Cebennici or Gebennici montes, Mel. 2, 5, 1; 2, 5, 6.
cēveo, ēre (perf. cevi, without voucher in Prob. p. 1482 P.), v. n. [Sanscr. kju, to agitate one’s self; cf. quatio].
- I. To move the haunches, Plaut. Fragin. ap. Non. p. 84, 18; Juv. 2, 21; 9, 40; Mart. 3, 95, 13; cf. criso.
- * II. Trop. (the figure taken from the wagging of the tail of a dog), to fawn, flatter, Pers. 1, 87.
Gĕbenna or Cĕbenna or Cĕven-na, ae, f.,
- I. a chain of mountains in Gaul, the Cevennes, Caes. B. G. 7, 8; 56; Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 31; 4, 16, 31, § 105; Suet. Caes. 25.
In plur.: Gĕbennae, Mel. 2, 5, 6; Luc. 1, 435.
- II. Deriv.: Gĕbennĭcus (Cĕb- or Cĕv-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Cevennes: montes, Mel. 2, 5, 1.