English → Latin
“dally” in Latin
manushand; bravery, valor; violence, fightingmororto linger, loiter, spend time with; to delay, hinder; to delay, hinderremororto stay, tarry, linger, loiter; to delay, detain, obstruct, hinder; to keep (one) waiting
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dally
To caress, blandiri alicui (with words or gestures): permulcere aliquem, also with the word manu, expressed or understood: amplexari et osculari aliquem (to clasp and kiss).
To trifle with, nugari cumaliquo; nugas agere.
To delay, morari; remorari; aliquid procrastinare; aliquid differre quotidie et procrastinare: to dally with anything till the winter, aliquid in hiemem producere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dally?
- The usual Latin words for “dally” are manus, moror, remoror. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.