Meaning of vela | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Gallic synonym of īriō
   declension-1, feminine
2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vēlum
   accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, vocative

Examples

“irionem inter fruges sesamae similem esse diximus et a graecis erysimon vocari, galli velam appellant.”

When treating of the cereals, we have already stated that the irio, which strongly resembles sesame, is also called “erysimon” by the Greeks: the Gauls give it the name of “vela.” ― translation from: J. Bostock and H.T. Riley, The Natural History (1855), bk XXII, ch. lxxv

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