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gȳro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [gyrus].

  1. I. Act., to turn round in a circle, wheel round (post-Aug. and very rare).
    1. A. Lit.: animal difficile se gyrabit, Veg. Vet. 3, 5.
    2. B. To go around a thing: omnes greges, Vulg. Gen. 30, 32; id. Judith, 13, 12.
  2. II. Neutr., to turn around: post tergum eorum, Vulg. 2 Reg. 5, 23: per viam, id. Eccl. 1, 6: per meridiem, id. 1 Macc. 13, 20: Ambros. in Psa. 118; Serm. 12, § 20.
  3. III. Transf.: gȳrātus, made in a circular form, rounded: chlamys orbe gyrato laciniosa, Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 62.