gyro
From LSJ
Ἤθους δικαίου φαῦλος οὐ ψαύει λόγος → Vox prava non pertingit ad mores bonos → Verkommne Rede rührt nicht an gerechte Art
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
gȳro: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. gyrus.
I Act., to turn round in a circle, wheel round (post-Aug. and very rare).—
A Lit.: animal difficile se gyrabit, Veg. Vet. 3, 5. —
B To go around a thing: omnes greges, Vulg. Gen. 30, 32; id. Judith, 13, 12.—
II Neutr., to turn around: post tergum eorum, Vulg. 2 Reg. 5, 23: per viam, id. Eccl. 1, 6: per meridiem, id. 1 Macc. 13, 20: Ambros. in Psa. 118; Serm. 12, § 20.—
III Transf.: gȳrātus, made in a circular form, rounded: chlamys orbe gyrato laciniosa, Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 62.
