I.to be cold, to feel cold; cf. Consent. 2051 P. (opp. aestuare; accordingly a subjective coldness; while frigere, opp. calere, is objective, Doed. Syn. 3, 89): si algebis, tremes, Naev. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 71, 286: “erudiunt juventutem, algendo, aestuando,” Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34: “sudavit et alsit,” Hor. A. P. 413: “algentis manus est calfacienda sinu,” Ov. A. A. 2, 214.—Poet.: “algentes togae, i. e. so torn to pieces, that those who wear them must suffer from cold,” Mart. 12, 36.— Trop.: probitas laudatur et alget, virtue is praised, and yet freezes, i. e. is not cherished, is neglected, Juv. 1, 74.—Hence, algens , P. a., in the post-Aug. per., = algidus and frigidus, cold: “pruinae,” Stat. Th. 3, 469: “loca,” Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 27; 16, 10, 19, § 46.
algeo , alsi, 2, v. n. acc. to Fest. from ἀλγέω = to feel pain; cf. ἄλγος, algor, and algus,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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