parabolare

parabolare [LL parabolari; cf. παραβολεύεσθαι] 1 to parley, converse. ubi Harold’ et Wido ~ant Tap. Bayeux 10. 2 to teach with a comparison or illustration, to tell in a parable. hoc enim exemplificat Cristus qui, ut dicitur Luc. xv, ~avit quomodo relictis xcix ovibus in deserto ‥ Wycl. Blasph. 178.