psallo

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψάλλω (psállō).

Pronunciation

Verb

psallō (present infinitive psallere, perfect active psallī); third conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive

  1. to play or sing to the cithara
  2. to sing or play a tune
  3. to sing psalms

Usage notes

  • Used transitively in Medieval Latin in the meaning "to sing (a psalm)".

Conjugation

References

  • psallo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • psallo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • psallo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.