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LNS

rūminor, rūminārī, -

rumen

deponent verb (1^st conjugation)

to chew over again, chew the cud, to ruminate
to think over, to muse or ruminate upon

Abbreviations

rūminor, āri, v. dep. a., and (after the Aug. period) rūmino, āre, v. n. and a. [rumen], to chew over again, chew the cud, to ruminate. Lit. Neutr.: bos ruminat, Col. 6, 6, 1; Plin. 11, 37, 61, § 160; 9, 17, 29, § 62 al.; Vulg. Lev. 11, 26.

— Act.: (bos) ruminat herbas, Verg. E. 6, 54; cf.: revocatas herbas, Ov. Am. 3, 5, 17: epastas herbas, id. Hal. 119: escas gutture, Paul. Nol. Carm. 18, 340.

— Trop., to think over, to muse or ruminate upon (only anteand post-class.; but cf. ruminatio): nemo haec ruminetur mulieri, Liv. Andron. ap. Non. 166, 29: ruminabitur humanitatem, Varr. ap. Non. 166, 27: Odyssean Homeri ruminari incipis, id. ib. 480, 24: ruminaris antiquitates, id. ib. 480, 23: dum carmina tua ruminas, Symm. Ep. 3, 13 fin.