balo

bālō, āvī, ātus, 1, n.: to bleat; subst., bālāns, antis (sc. ovis), f.; pl., bālantēs, ium or um, sheep.

bālo (bēlo, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 7), āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. [root bal = bar; Sanscr. barh, barrire; Gr. βάρβαρος; cf. βληχή, ἔβραχε; but cf. also Paul. ex Fest. p. 30 Müll.],

• to bleat, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 20 (1139); Ov. F. 4, 740; Quint. 1, 5, 72; Sil. 15, 706.—Poet.: balantes hostiae = oves, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 21 (Trag. v. 61 Vahl.): pecus balans, Juv. 13, 233; and absol. balans = ovis (so μηκάς from μηκάομαι), Lucr. 6, 1131: balantum grex, Verg. G. 1, 272; 3, 457.—Facetē, to speak of sheep: satis balasti, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 1.—
• II Trop., to talk foolishly: Cornificius balare convincitur, Arn. 3, p. 122.

1. bālo, āvī, ātum, āre (onomatop.), I) blöken, von Schafen, Plaut., Ov., Quint. u.a.: meckern, v. Ziegen, Vulg. Tob. 2, 21. – Nbf. belare, Varr. r. r. 2, 1, 7. – poet., balantes hostiae = oves, Enn. fr.: u. absol., bālantēs, ium u. (poet.) um, f. = oves, Lucr., Verg. u. Apul. – scherzh., satis balasti, du hast genug geblökt = hast genug von Schafen geredet, Varr. r. r. 3, 2, 1. – II) übtr., albern reden, Arnob. 3, 39.

2. balo, s. 1. ballo.

1 bālō, (14) āvī, ātum, āre, intr., bêler : Quint. 1, 5, 72 ; Ov. F. 4, 710 || plais^t  : Varro R. 3, 2, 1 || dire des absurdités : Arn. 3, 39.

2 balō, āre, v. ballo.

balo , as, are. n.
羊喊。鳴 。咩。

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bālō āvī, —, āre

• BAL-, BAR-, to bleat, O.: balantes hostiae, i. e. oves, Enn. ap. C.: pecus balans, Iu.