galerum
Νέος ὢν ἀκούειν τῶν γεραιτέρων θέλε → Audi libenter, ipse adhuc iuvenis, senes → Als junger Mann hör' gerne auf die Älteren
Latin > English
galerum galeri N N :: cap or hat made of skin; ceremonial hat (worn by pontifices/flamines); wig
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
gălērum: i, n. (also gălērus, i, m., Verg. A. 7, 688: gălēra, ae, f., C. Gracch. in Charis. p. 61 P.) galea,
I a helmet-like covering for the head, made of undressed skin, the Gr. κυνέη, a cap, bonnet, hat (cf.: pileus, petasus, apex).
I Lit.: flamen Dialis solus album habet galerum, Varr. ap. Gell. 10, 15, 32; so of a priest's cap, App. Mag. p. 288; cf.: Suetonius tria genera pileorum dixit, quibus sacerdotes utuntur, apicem, tutulum, galerum ... galerum pileum ex pelle hostiae caesae, Serv. Verg. A. 2, 683: fulvosque lupi de pelle galeros Tegmen habent capiti, Verg. A. 7, 688 (galerus est genus pilei, quod Fronto genere neutro dicit hoc galerum, Serv. ad h. l.); so Verg. M. 121; Suet. Ner. 26; Grat. Cyneg. 340; Calp. Ecl. 1, 7; Juv. 8, 208; Stat. Th. 1, 305. —
II Transf.
A A kind of peruke, Suet. Ner. 26 Ruhnk.; Juv. 6, 120.—
B A rose-bud, Aus. Idyll. 14, 25.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
gălērum, ī, n., c. galerus : Fronto d. Serv. En. 7, 688.
Latin > German (Georges)
galērum, ī, n., s. galerus.
