turbellae

turbellae or turbēlae, ārum, f. dim. [turba].

• A bustle, stir, row (only in vulg. lang.): tantas turbellas facio, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 134 (1058); so id. Ps. 1, 1, 108 (110); Ap. Deo Socr. p. 48, 20.—*
• II A little crowd, multitude: populi circumfluentis, Ap. Met. 4, 20, 19 al.

turbellae, ārum, f. (Demin. v. turba), I) hübscher Unfug, turbellas facere od. dare, Plaut. Bacch. 1057; Pseud. 110. – bildl., mentis turbelae (so!), Verstörung, Augustin. de civ. dei 10, 27 in. – II) meton., Menschengewühl, Volkshaufe, Apul. met. 3, 29; 4, 20; 7, 1 (wo Hildebr. u. Eyssenh. turbelis).