asilus
From LSJ
Ζήλου τὸν ἐσθλὸν ἄνδρα καὶ τὸν σώφρονα → Probi viri esto temperantisque aemulus → Dem Edlen eifre nach und dem Besonnenen
Latin > English
asilus asili N M :: gadfly; horse-fly
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ăsīlus: i, m.,
I a gad-fly, horse-fly, usu. tabanus (cf. Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 100); Gr. οἶστρος (cf. Isid. Orig. 12, 8, 15), Verg. G. 3, 147 (cf. Hom. Od. 22, 300). (Even in Seneca's time the word was antiquated; v. Sen. Ep. 58; cf. Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 100.)>
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ăsīlus,¹⁵ ī, m., taon : Virg. G. 3, 147 ; Plin. 11, 100.
Latin > German (Georges)
asīlus, ī, m., die Bremse, Viehbremse, gew. tabanus, griech. οιστρος, noch jetzt ital. asillo, Verg. georg. 3, 147 (dazu Philarg. u. Voß). Sen. ep. 58, 2. Plin. 11, 100 u. 32, 10. Tert. de pudic. 10. Serv. Verg. georg. 3, 148.
