oscillum
Ὁ δὲ μὴ δυνάμενος κοινωνεῖν ἢ μηδὲν δεόμενος δι' αὐτάρκειαν οὐθὲν μέρος πόλεως, ὥστε ἢ θηρίον ἢ θεός → Whoever is incapable of associating, or has no need to because of self-sufficiency, is no part of a state; so he is either a beast or a god
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
oscillum: i, n.
dim. 1. os; lit. little mouth; hence,
I A little cavity in the middle of leguminous fruits, where the germ sprouts forth: oscilla lupinorum, Col. 2, 10, 3.—*
II A little image of the face, a little mask of Bacchus, hung from trees, so as to be easily moved by the wind: tibique (Bacche) Oscilla ex altā suspendunt mollia pinu, Verg. G. 2, 389; cf. Serv. ad loc.; Macr. S. 1, 7; 11.
oscillum: i, n. ob- or obs-cillo,
I a swing, Fest. p. 194 Müll.; Verg. G. 2, 389 (v. Serv. ad loc.); Tert. Pall. 1 fin.>
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) ōscillum,¹⁶ ī, n. (os 1), cavité d’où part le germe [du lupin] : Col. Rust. 2, 10, 3 || oscille [figurine qu’on suspendait aux arbres en offrande à Saturne et à Bacchus : Virg. G. 2, 389 et Serv. ; Macr. Sat. 1, 7, 31.
(2) oscillum, ī, n. (obs, cillo), balançoire : Myth. 1, 19 ; Fest. 194.
