I.perf. and sup. wanting), v. n. etym. dub.; cf. Lith. skas-, leap, to bubble, gush, well, spring, or flow forth (poet.; not before the Aug. period in prose).
I. Lit.: fontes scatere, Enn. l. l.; cf.: “fons dulcis aquaï qui scatit et salsas circum se dimovet undas,” Lucr. 6, 891 sq.; and (with erumpere) id. 5, 952; 5, 598.—
II. Transf., = abundo.
A. To be plentiful; to swarm, abound: “cuniculi scatent in Hispaniă,” Plin. 8, 58, 83, § 226; cf. Lucr. 6, 896.—
B. With abl. (once also with gen. and with an acc. of respect), to gush forth with, i.e. to be full of; to swarm or abound with, to be rich in or crowded with any thing, etc.
1. Lit. (a) With abl.: “vino scatet,” Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 22: “arx (Corinthi) scatens fontibus,” Liv. 45, 28: “scatentem Beluis pontum,” Hor. C. 3, 27, 26; cf.: “Nilus scatet piscibus,” Mel. 1, 9, 3; so, “tota ferme Hispania metallis,” Plin. 3, 3, 4, § “30: Terracina silvis nucum,” id. 16, 32, 59, § 138: “scatere vermibus,” Vulg. Exod. 16, 20: gentes tigri ferā. Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 73.—
2. Trop.: “qualibus ostentis Aristandri volumen sca-tet,” Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243; cf.: “sic videas quosdam scatere verbis, ut, etc.,” Gell. 1, 15, 2; 17, 8, 4: “(urtica) vel plurimis scatet remediis,” Plin. 22, 13, 15, § 31.—With acc. respect: “amas pol, misera: id tuos scatet animus,” Plaut. Pers. 2, 1, 9.