silesco

From LSJ

Πενία δ' ἄτιμον καὶ τὸν εὐγενῆ ποιεῖ → Pauper inhonorus, genere sit clarus licet → Die Armut nimmt selbst dem, der edel ist, die Ehr'

Menander, Monostichoi, 455

Latin > English

silesco silescere, silui, - V :: grow quiet

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sĭlesco: ĕre,
I v. inch. n. sileo, to become still, silent, calm, or quiet (rare; not in Cic.; syn. obmutesco): dum hae silescunt turbae, Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 10: deum domus alta silescit, Verg. A. 10, 101: caeli furor aequinoctialis Zephyri silescit auris, Cat. 46, 3: venti silescunt, Ov. Tr. 2, 151.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

sĭlēscō,¹⁵ ĕre (sileo), intr., devenir silencieux : Virg. En. 10, 101 || devenir calme : Ter. Ad. 785.

Latin > German (Georges)

silēsco, ere (Inchoat. v. sileo), I) still werden, schweigen, Verg. Aen. 10, 101. – II) übtr., still werden = sich legen, ruhig werden, silescunt turbae, Ter.: caeli furor silescit, Catull.: venti silescunt, Ov.

Latin > Chinese

silesco, is, ere. n. 3. :: 緘口帖服