Belgae, ārum, m., = Βέλγαι [Balge, in Lower Germany, a low, swampy region],
I the Belgians , a warlike people , of German and Celtic origin , in the north of Gaul , Caes. B. G. 1, 1; 2, 4; Mel. 3, 2, 4; Tac. A. 1, 43; 3, 40; id. H. 4, 17; 4, 76 al.—In sing.: Bel-ga , ae, m., a Belgian , Luc. 1, 426; Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 226.—
II Deriv.: Belgĭ-cus , a, um, adj., Belgic : esseda, Verg. G. 3, 204: color, Prop. 2 (3), 18, 26: calami, Plin. 16, 36, 65, § 161: canis, Sil. 10, 80.—Hence, Gallia Belgica, or absol. Belgica, the northern part of Gaul , between the Rhine , Seine , Marne , and the North Sea , inhabited by the Belgians , Plin. 4, 17, 31, § 105; 7, 16, 17, § 76. — Absol. , Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 103; Tac. H. 1, 12; 1, 58 al.