sollistimus

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κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sollistĭmus: (sōlist-), a, um, adj. old sup. form of sollus = salvus; v. Corss. Krit. Beitr. p. 313 sq.,
I most perfect, only in the expression tripudium sollistimum, in augural lang.; the most favorable omen, when the chickens ate so greedily that the corn fell from their bills to the ground, Fest. p. 298 Müll.; Cic. Div. 1, 15, 28; 2, 34, 72; Liv. 10, 40; cf. Becker, Antiq. II. pt. 3, p. 79; and Lange, Antiq. I. p. 257.