verb intransitive #2306

mĕrīdĭo

2nd PP mĕrīdĭāre · conj. 1st

and , , meridies

to take a mid-day nap; siesta ••

to take a mid-day nap or siesta: jube, ad te veniam meridiatum, Cat. 32, 3: meridiari ante cibum, Cels. 1, 2: dum ea meridiaret, Suet. Calig. 38: inter acervos eorum meridiati sunt, i. e. have taken their ease, Vulg. Job, 24, 11.

Perseus ID: n28807 Key: meridio