hiberno
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
hīberno: āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. hibernus,
I to pass the winter, to winter.
I In gen.: furcillas reducit hibernatum in tecta, Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 6: (thynni) ubicumque deprehensi usque ad aequinoctium, ibi hibernant, Plin. 9, 15, 20, § 51: exercitum in agrum Vescinum hibernatum duxit, Liv. 10, 46, 9: novas (naves) Panormi subducit, ut in sicco hibernarent, id. 29, 1, 14.—
II In partic., in milit. lang., to keep in winter-quarters: jam vero quemadmodum milites hibernent, quotidie sermones ac litterae perferuntur, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 13, 39; id. Fam. 7, 17, 3; Hirt. B. G. 8, 46 fin.; Liv. 22, 16; 26, 1.—*
B Poet. transf., to rest, repose, Pers. 6, 7.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) hībernō, adv. (hibernus), pendant l’hiver : C. Aur. Chron. 3, 1, 2.
(2) hībernō,¹³ āvī, ātum, āre (hibernus), intr., hiverner, être en quartiers d’hiver : Cic. Pomp. 39 ; Fam. 7, 17, 3
