requiesco

Latin > English

requiesco requiescere, requievi, requietus V :: quiet down; rest; end

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

rĕ-quĭesco: ēvi, ētum, 3 (sync. requierant, Cat. 84, 7:
I requierunt, Verg. E. 8, 4: requiesset, Cat. 64, 176: requiesse, Liv. 26, 22), v. n. and a.
I Neutr., to rest one's self, to rest, repose (very freq. and class.).
   A Lit., Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 21: legiones invicem requiescere atque in castra reverti jussit, Caes. B. C. 3, 98 fin.: ut in ejus sellā requiesceret, Cic. Div. 1, 46, 104: in nostris sedibus, Cat. 64, 176: lecto, Prop. 1, 8, 33; Tib. 1, 1, 43: hac humo, Ov. M. 10, 556 sq.: terrā Sabaeā, id. ib. 10, 480: somno molli, Cat. 66, 5: sub umbrā, Verg. E. 7, 10 et saep.: nullam partem noctis, Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 97: hanc noctem mecum, Verg. E. 1, 80: longas noctes tecum, Tib. 6, 53: geminas Arctos Alcmenae, rested two nights for the sake of Alcmena, Prop. 2, 22 (3, 15), 25: requiescens a rei publicae pulcherrimis muneribus ... requiescendi studium, Cic. Off. 3, 1, 2: a turbā rerum, Ov. P. 4, 5, 27: quamvis ille suā lassus requiescat avenā, Prop. 3, 32, 75. — In part. perf.: paululum requietis militibus, having rested themselves, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. E. 8, 4; v. under P. a.—
   b Of things (mostly poet.): luce sacrā requiescat humus, requiescat arator, Tib. 2, 1, 5: aures omnibus, Cat. 84, 7: aures a strepitu hostili, Liv. 26, 22: postes, Prop. 1, 16, 15: navis in vacua harenā, id. 2, 25 (3, 20), 7: vitis in ulmo, rests, supports itself, Ov. M. 14, 665; cf.: cum tot sideribus caelum requievit in illo (Atlante), id. ib. 4, 661: infelix dum requiescit amor, Tib. 1, 2, 4: requiescit labor ille, etc., Quint. 11, 2, 43: stilus lectione, id. 1, 12, 4: pectora requierunt, Stat. Th. 12, 514.—
   2    In partic., of the dead, to rest, repose in the grave: ubi (sc. in sepulcro) remissa humana vita corpus requiescat malis. Vides quanto haec (sc. verba Ennii) in errore versentur; portum esse corporis et requiescere in sepulcro putat mortuum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 107; Mart. 1, 94, 1: ossa quieta, precor, tutā requiescite in urnā, Ov. Am. 3, 9, 67; cf. Vulg. Apoc. 14, 13.— Freq. in epitaphs: hic requiescit, Petr. 71, 12; Mart. 6, 18, 1 al.: REQVIESCIT IN PACE D(omini), Inscr. Orell. 962.—
   B Trop., to repose, find rest, take consolation: ubi animus ex multis miseriis atque periculis requievit, Sall. C. 4, 1: lacrimis fatigatur auditor et requiescit, Quint. 6, 1, 28: in alicujus Caesaris sermone, quasi in aliquo peropportuno deversorio, Cic. de Or. 2, 57, 234: in spe alicujus requiescere, id. Cael. 32, 79: requiescendum in hac lectione, Quint. 10, 1, 27: nisi eorum exitio non requieturam, Cic. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 886.—
II Act., to let rest; to stop, stay, arrest (only poet., and mostly with a homogeneous object): sol quoque perpetuos meminit requiescere cursus, Calvus ap. Serv. Verg. E. 8, 4: mutata suos requierunt flumina cursus, Verg. E. 8, 4; id. Cir. 232. — Hence, rĕquĭētus, a, um, P. a. (not ante - Aug.).
   1    Rested, refreshed: militem requietum, integrum (opp. itinere fatigatum et onere fessum), Liv. 44, 38 fin.: paululum requietis militibus, Sall. H. 1, 41 Dietsch: requietis et ordinatis suis, Front. Strat. 1, 6, 3; 2, 5, 25: ager, i. e. that has lain fallow, Ov. A. A. 2, 351.— Comp.: terra requietior et junior, Col. 2, 1, 5.—
   2    In econom. lang., that has lain or been kept for a long time, i. e. that is not fresh, stale: lac, Col. 7, 8, 1: ova, id. 8, 5, 4.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

rĕquĭēscō,¹⁰ quĭēvī, quĭētum, ĕre,
1 intr., prendre du repos, se reposer [pr. et fig.] : Cic. Div. 1, 104 ; Amer. 97 ; a rei publicæ muneribus Cic. Off. 3, 2, se reposer des charges publiques ; in alicujus sermone Cic. de Or. 2, 234, se délasser en écoutant qqn ; in alicujus spe Cic. Cæl. 79, se reposer sur qqn, compter sur qqn || vixdum requiesse aures a strepitu hostili Liv. 26, 22, 8, à peine encore ses oreilles étaient-elles reposées du fracas des armes ennemies
2 tr., faire reposer, arrêter, suspendre : Calv. d. Serv. B. 8, 4. formes sync. requierunt Virg. B. 8, 4 ; requierant Catul. 84, 7 ; requiesset Catul. 64, 176 ; Tac. Ann. 1, 25 ; requiesse Cic. de Or. 2, 290 ; Att. 14, 8, 2.

Latin > German (Georges)

re-quiēsco, quiēvī, quiētum, ere, ruhen, ausruhen, rasten, I) eig.: 1) im allg.: a) v. Pers.: legiones requiescere iussit, Caes.: paulisper in eius sella, Cic.: sub umbra, Verg. super pilum, Tert.: nullam partem noctis, Cic.: a muneribus rei publicae, Cic.: quo requiesceret animus a domesticis malis, Tac.: satis diu requiesse, Cic.: quamvis ille suā lassus requiescat avenā, Prop. 2, 34, 75 H. – b) übtr., v. Lebl ruhen, ausruhen, sich erholen, requiescat humus, Tibull.: vixdum requiesse aures a strepitu et tumultu hostili, Liv.: requiescit vitis in ulmo (= stützt sich auf usw.), Ov.: requiescit stilus lectione, Quint. – m. Acc., mutata suos requierunt flumina cursus, die Fl. standen nach Veränderung ihres natürlichen Laufes still, Verg. ecl. 8, 4: rapidos etiam requiescunt flumina cursus, Ps. Verg. Cir. 232: sol quoque perpetuos meminit requiescere cursus, Calvus fr. 13 M. (b. Serv. Verg. ecl. 8, 4). – 2) insbes.: a) ruhen, schlafen, lecto, Tibull. u. Prop.: Iuppiter Alcmenae geminas requieverat Arctos, zwei Nächte der Alk. wegen, Prop. – b) im Grabe ruhen, ausruhen, in sepulcro requiescere mortuum, Cic.: Fabricio iunctus fido requiescit Aquinus, Mart.: ossa requiescite in urna, Ov.: auf Grabschriften, C. Pompeius hic requiescit, Petron. 71, 12: requiescit in pace domini, Orell. inscr. 962: baptidiata (= baptizata) requiescit in pace, de Rossi, inscr. Christ. Vol. I. no. 805: hic mea ferali requiescunt ossa sepulcro, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 11407 = Buecheler Carm. epig. 1222. – II) übtr., ausruhen, zur Ruhe kommen, sich beruhigen, animus ex multis miseriis atque periculis requievit, Sall.: ubi primum a luctu requiesset animus, Tac.: in spe huius, Cic.: in hac lectione, Quint.: eorum exitio, Cic. – / Synkop. Perf.-Formen, requierunt, Verg. ecl. 8, 4: requierant, Catull. 84, 7: requiesset, Catull. 64, 176. Tac. ann. 1, 25: requiesse, Cic. de or. 2, 290; ad Att. 14, 8, 2. Liv. 26, 22, 8. – Vulg. synk. Perf. requevit, de Rossi inscr. Christ. Vol. I. no. 161.