nŏvello, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [1. novellus], to till new fields, to set out new vines (post-Aug.).
I Lit.: edixit ne quis in Italiā novellaret, Suet. Dom. 7.—
II Trop.: vitam novellantes Deo, dedicating, renewing by devotion , Paul. Nol. Carm. 21, 659.