silesco
λόγῳ ἀναλίσκω τὸν χρόνον τῆς ἡμέρας → waste the day in idle talk, consume the duration of the day with talk
Latin > English
silesco silescere, silui, - V :: grow quiet
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sĭlesco: ĕre,
I v. inch. n. sileo, to become still, silent, calm, or quiet (rare; not in Cic.; syn. obmutesco): dum hae silescunt turbae, Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 10: deum domus alta silescit, Verg. A. 10, 101: caeli furor aequinoctialis Zephyri silescit auris, Cat. 46, 3: venti silescunt, Ov. Tr. 2, 151.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sĭlēscō,¹⁵ ĕre (sileo), intr., devenir silencieux : Virg. En. 10, 101 || devenir calme : Ter. Ad. 785.
Latin > German (Georges)
silēsco, ere (Inchoat. v. sileo), I) still werden, schweigen, Verg. Aen. 10, 101. – II) übtr., still werden = sich legen, ruhig werden, silescunt turbae, Ter.: caeli furor silescit, Catull.: venti silescunt, Ov.
