Phryx ygis, adj., Phrygian: augur, Iu.

—As subst m. sing., V., O., Iu.

—Usu. plur., *fru/ges, a luxurious people of Asia Minor, C., O., Ph., Iu.

—The Trojans, H., O.

—The Phrygians were regarded as stupid

— hence, prov.: Phrygem plagis fieri solere meliorem.