morula

mŏrŭla, ae, f. dim. [mora],

• a brief delay (post-class.): tempus nullā morulā extenditur, Aug. Conf. 11, 15; App. Fragm. M. 10, p. 71.

morula, ae, f. (Demin. v. mora), ein kleiner Verzug, Cypr. epist. 11, 6, Augustin. serm. 107, 2; conf. 11, 15. § 20 u. de music. 2, 3, 3: Plur., morulae breves longaeque, Augustin. serm. 187, 2: per transitorias temporum morulas, Augustin. de civ. dei 10, 15.

morula [LL] , brief delay, short period or duration. b (of syllable) length, duration. nulla temporis interveniente ~a Bede Luke 389; solem ~is suis et tarditate quotidiana quadrantis hujus annui ‥ esse ministrum Id. TR 38 p. 251; nos ‥ ~is quibusdam instruendi sumus ‥ quousque aliquid fortitudinis accrescat in nobis Alcuin Gram. 850A; brevi autem ~a peracta, redit tristis legio infernalis Osb. V. Dunst. 30; post modicam ~am tumor turgescens in digito apparebat J. Furness Walth. 26; quos nullus materialis ignis in tam parva ~a illa combussisset Chr. Kirkstall 136.  b si desit qui personas distinguit, qui sonat ~as sillabarum, cum desit talis expressio, qua sensum aurium feriant genera numerorum Butler 402.

mŏrŭla, æ, f. , dim. de mora, court délai : Aug. Conf. 11, 15.