I.“a mani ad vesperum,” Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 80; id. Poen. 3, 3, 37), n. old Lat. manus, good; whence immanis; cf. Manes.
I. The morning, morn. As subst., mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose: “noctes vigilabat ad ipsum Mane,” Hor. S. 1, 3, 18: “a primo mane opus aggredi,” at the earliest dawn, Col. 11, 1, 14: “mane novum,” Verg. G. 3, 325: “(litteras) multo mane mihi dedit,” very early in the morning, Cic. Att. 5, 4, 1: “mane totum dormies,” Mart. 1, 49, 36: “mane erat,” Ov. F. 1, 547: “a mane usque ad vesperam,” Suet. Calig. 18: a mane diei, Auct. B. Afr. 42.—
II. As adv., in the morning, early in the morning (freq. and class.): “postridie ejus diei, mane,” Caes. B. G. 4, 13; 5, 10, 1: “hodie mane,” this morning, Cic. Att. 13, 9, 1: “cras mane,” to-morrow morning, Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 46: “hodierno die, mane,” Cic. Cat. 3, 9, 21.—Connected with other adverbs: “nimis paene mane est,” Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 33: “bene mane,” very early in the morning, Cic. Att. 4, 9, 2; 14, 18, 1; 10, 16, 1: “primo mane,” Just. 1, 10; Col. 12, 1, 3: “tam mane,” Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 15: “plane mane,” quite early in the morning, Plin. Ep. 1, 5, 8.
