ădăgĭum

i, n.

prob. ad and aio, but acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 12 Müll., ad agendum apta, applicable to life, suitable for use

I. a proverb, an adage: vetus adagium est, Nihil cum fidibus graculo, Gell. 1, praef.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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