pelta
From LSJ
Ὕπνος δεινὸν ἀνθρώποις κακόν → Sleep is a terrible evil for humans → Magnum est malum somniculose vivere → Furchtbar setzt er Schlaf den Menschen zu
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pelta: ae, f., = πέλτη,
I a small, light shield in the shape of a half-moon, originally used by the Thracians and other barbarous people, Liv. 28, 5, 11; Verg. A. 1, 490; 7, 743; Ov. P. 3, 1, 96; Sil. 2, 80; Plin. 12, 5, 11, § 23; Sen. Hip. 402; Vulg. 2 Par. 23, 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pelta,¹³ æ, f. (πέλτη), pelte, petit bouclier en forme de croissant [primitivement de cuir et porté par les Thraces, les Amazones] : Nep. Iph. 1, 4 ; Liv. 28, 5, 11 ; Virg. En. 1, 490.
