[2424] rūmino, āre, u. rūminor, ārī (rumen), wiederkäuen, I) eig. (Form rumino): 1) im allg.: a) intr.: α) v. Tieren, wie v. Rinde u. Schafe, Colum. 6, 6, 1. Plin. 11, 161. Vulg. Levit. 11, 3: v. Kamel, Vulg. Levit. 11, 4: v. Hirsch, Plin. 10, 200: v. Hasen u. Igel, Vulg. Levit. 11, 5 u. 6: v. Fische scarus, Plin. 9, 62: v. der Kropfgans, in veram alvum ruminantis modo refert, Plin. 10, 131. – β) v. Menschen, servi sui recumbentes et ruminantes, Augustin. conf. 11, 2. – b) tr., v. Rinde, pallentes herbas, Verg. ecl. 6, 54: revocatas herbas, Ov. am. 3, 5, 17: reduces gutture herbas, Paul. Nol. carm. 18, 340: v. Fische scarus, epastas escas, Ov. hal. 119. – 2) prägn., essen, genießen, qui cum radicis amarum corticem ruminare cupiunt, poma spernunt, Anon. de solemn. 1 (Spicil. Solesm. tom. 1. p. 9 sq.). – bildl., quam sapida gaudia de pane tuo ruminaret, Augustin. conf. 6, 3. – II) übtr., wiederkäuen = sich od. jmdm. ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen, wiederholen (vgl. Augustin. in psalm. 46, 1 ut, quando audit, sit similis manducanti; cum autem audita in memoriam revocat, sit similis ruminanti), α) Form ruminor: Odyssian Homeri, Varro sat. Men. 60: antiquitates, ibid. 505: humanitatem, Varro logist. (Tanaquil I) p. 258 Riese: haece mulieri, Liv. Andr. tr. 8: figuras habitusque verborum nove aut insigniter dictorum in Laeviano illo carmine, Gell. 19, 7, 2. – β) Form rumino: dum carmina tua ruminas, [2424] Symm. epist. 3, 13: cuius edulio saturati ruminamus cotidie verba, Hieron. epist. 96, 17: ama ecclesiasticas legere litteras; legendo et rumidando omnia quae cognitione digna sunt aut certe plurima perdisces, Augustin. epist. 140, 85: qui autem est non oblitus cogitat et cogitando ruminat, ruminando delectatur, Augustin. in psalm. 36. serm. 3. no. 5.