balo
balo, to bleat
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
bālō, āvī, ātus, 1, n.: to bleat; subst., bālāns, antis (sc. ovis), f.; pl., bālantēs, ium or um, sheep.
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balantis present active participle neuter genitive singular, present active participle masculine accusative plural, present active participle feminine accusative plural, present active participle masculine genitive singular, present active participle feminine genitive singular of balo
bālo (bēlo, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 7), āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. [root bal = bar; Sanscr. barh, barrire; Gr. βάρβαρος; cf. βληχή, ἔβραχε; but cf. also Paul. ex Fest. p. 30 Müll.],
- to bleat, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 20 (1139); Ov. F. 4, 740; Quint. 1, 5, 72; Sil. 15, 706.—Poet.: balantes hostiae = oves, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 21 (Trag. v. 61 Vahl.): pecus balans, Juv. 13, 233; and absol. balans = ovis (so μηκάς from μηκάομαι), Lucr. 6, 1131: balantum grex, Verg. G. 1, 272; 3, 457.—Facetē, to speak of sheep: satis balasti, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 1.—
- II Trop., to talk foolishly: Cornificius balare convincitur, Arn. 3, p. 122.
1. bālo, āvī, ātum, āre (onomatop.), I) blöken, von Schafen, Plaut., Ov., Quint. u.a.: meckern, v. Ziegen, Vulg. Tob. 2, 21. – Nbf. belare, Varr. r. r. 2, 1, 7. – poet., balantes hostiae = oves, Enn. fr.: u. absol., bālantēs, ium u. (poet.) um, f. = oves, Lucr., Verg. u. Apul. – scherzh., satis balasti, du hast genug geblökt = hast genug von Schafen geredet, Varr. r. r. 3, 2, 1. – II) übtr., albern reden, Arnob. 3, 39.
2. balo, s. 1. ballo.
See: balare
1 bālō, (14) āvī, ātum, āre, intr., bêler : Quint. 1, 5, 72 ; Ov. F. 4, 710 || plaist : Varro R. 3, 2, 1 || dire des absurdités : Arn. 3, 39.
2 balō, āre, v. ballo.
bālo, as, āvi, ātum, āre, intr.: belare.
bālō āvī, —, āre
- BAL-, BAR-, to bleat, O.: balantes hostiae, i. e. oves, Enn. ap. C.: pecus balans, Iu.