ludibundus
Βίων δύο ἔλεγε διδασκαλίας εἶναι θανάτου, τόν τε πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι χρόνον καὶ τὸν ὕπνον → Bion used to say that we have two teachers for death: the time before we were born and sleep | Bion said that there are two rehearsals for death: the time before being born and sleep
Latin > English
ludibundus ludibunda, ludibundum ADJ :: having fun; cares free
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lūdĭbundus: a, um, adj. ludo,
I playful, sportive, frolicsome, wanton.
I Lit.: Sic palliolatim amictus hac incessi ludibundus, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 30: milites ita ludibundi Beneventum rediere, ut ab epulis reverti viderentur, Liv. 24, 16: circum vicos vagabatur ludibundus, Suet. Ner. 26: oculi ludibundi atque illecebrae voluptatisque plenae, Gell. 3, 5, 2.—
II Transf., playing, easily, without danger: caelo sereno in Italiam ludibundi pervenimus, Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 2: si Vulteium habebis, omnia ludibundus conficies, id. Verr. 2, 3, 67, § 156.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lūdĭbundus,¹⁴ a, um (ludo), qui joue, folâtre : Pl. Ps. 1275 ; Liv. 24, 16 ; Suet. Nero 26 || sans difficulté, sans danger, en se jouant : Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 2 ; Verr. 2, 3, 156.
Latin > German (Georges)
lūdibundus, a, um (ludo), I) sich dem Spiele-, sich der Lust hingebend, Kurzweil treibend, lustig und guter Dinge, v. Pers., Plaut. u. Liv.: circum vicos ludibundus (allerlei Mutwillen treibend) vagabatur, Suet.: virgo Nausicaa ludibunda inter familiares puellas, Gell. – v. Lebl., oculi ludibundi atque illecebrae voluptatisque pleni, Gell. 3, 5, 2. – II) übtr., nur spielend, unvermerkt u. ohne Gefahr, ludibundus conficio od. efficio alqd, Cic. Verr. 3, 156: nocte illā et postero die in Italiam ad Hydruntem ludibundi venimus, Cic. ep. 16, 9, 2.
