deliratio
οὗτος μὲν ὁ πιθανώτερος τῶν λόγων εἴρηται, δεῖ δὲ καὶ τὸν ἧσσον πιθανόν, ἐπεί γε δὴ λέγεται, ῥηθῆναι → this is the most credible of the stories told; but I must relate the less credible tale also, since they tell it
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dēlīrātĭo: ōnis, f. id., originally, a going out of the furrow, in ploughing; hence, trop.,
I giddiness, silliness, folly, dotage, madness (very rare): quod vocant lirare, operiente semina, unde primum appellata deliratio est, Plin. 18, 20, 49, § 180: ista senilis stultitia, quae deliratio appellari solet, Cic. de Sen. 11, 36: o delirationem incredibilem! non enim omnis error stultitia est dicenda, id. Div. 2, 43: aliena, Plin. Ep. 6, 15, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēlīrātĭō,¹⁴ ōnis, f. (deliro), action de sortir du sillon, écart : Plin. 18, 180 || [fig.] délire, extravagance, démence : Cic. CM 36 ; Div. 2, 90 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 6, 15, 4.
