talea
ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tālĕa: ae, f.,
I a slender staff, a rod, stick, stake, bar (syn.: virga, stipes).
I In gen.: taleae pedem longae ferreis hamis infixis totae in terram infodiebantur, Caes. B. G. 7, 73: ferreae, iron rods, used as money by the Britons, id. ib. 5, 12; Plin. 16, 6, 8, § 23. —
II In partic.
A In agricult.,
1 A cutting, set, layer for planting, Cato, R. R. 45; Varr. R. R. 1, 40, 4; Col. 4, 31, 2; 4, 33, 4; Pall. Mart. 10, 11; Plin. 17, 10, 11, § 61. — *
2 Transf., a scion, twig, sprig, Ser. Samm. 12, 167.—
B In archit., a small beam used for binding together the joints of a wall, Vitr. 1, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
tālĕa,¹² æ, f.,
1 pieu, piquet : Cæs. G. 7, 73, 9
2 bouture, rejeton : Cato Agr. 45 ; Varro R. 1, 40, 4 || solive, tenon pour retenir deux murs ensemble : Vitr. Arch. 1, 5
3 talea ferrea *Cæs. G. 5, 12, 4, lingot de fer [monnaie des Bretons].
