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ardĕo , rsi, rsum, 2,
I.v.n. (perf. subj. ARDVERINT, Inscr. Fratr. Arval., of the time of the emperor Alexander Severus, in Inscr. Orell. 961) [cf. Sanscr. ghar = to shine. Sonne foll. by Curt.], to take fire, to kindle; hence,
I. Lit., to be on fire, to burn, blaze (syn.: “ardesco, exardeo, flagro, incendor, uror): Nam multis succensa locis ardent sola terrae,for the soil is on fire in different places, Lucr. 2, 592: “tecta ardentia,id. 3, 1064: Ultimus ardebit, quem etc., i. e. His home will burn last, whom etc., Juv. 3, 201: “ardente domo,Tac. A. 15, 50 fin.: “radii ardentes,Lucr. 6, 618: circumstant cum ardentibus taedis, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89 (Trag. v. 51 Vahl.): “caput arsisse Servio Tullio dormienti,Cic. Div. 1, 53, 121: “vis ardens fulminis,Lucr. 6, 145: “Praeneste ardentes lapides caelo decidisse,Liv. 22, 1: “rogum parari Vidit et arsuros supremis ignibus artus,Ov. M. 2, 620; 2, 245; 14, 747: “arsurae comae,Verg. A. 11, 77: “videbat quod rubus arderet,Vulg. Exod. 3, 2; ib. Deut. 5, 23; ib. Joan. 15, 6.—
II. Trop.
A. Of the eyes, to flash, glow, sparkle, shine (syn.: “fulgeo, inardesco, mico): ardent oculi,Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 62; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66; 2, 5, 62; cf.: “oculi ejus (erant) ut lampas ardens,Vulg. Dan. 10, 6.—
B. Poet., transf. to color, to sparkle, glisten, glitter, dazzle: “Tyrio ardebat murice laena,Verg. A. 4, 262: “campi armis sublimibus ardent,id. ib. 11, 602. —
C. In gen., of any passionate emotion or excitement, to burn, glow, be inflamed, usu. with abl. (dolore, irā, studio, invidiā, etc.), but often without an abl.; to be strongly affected, esp. with love; to be inflamed, burn, glow, to blaze, be on fire, be consumed, etc. (syn.: ardesco, exardeo, furo).
(α). With abl.: “quippe patentia cum totiens ardentia morbis Lumina versarent oculorum, expertia somno,they rolled around the open eyeballs glowing with heat, Lucr. 6, 1180: “In fluvios partim gelidos ardentia morbo Membra dabant,their limbs burning with the heat of fever, id. 6, 1172: “ardere flagitio,Plaut. Cas. 5, 3, 1: “amore,Ter. Eun. 1. 1, 27; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 47: “iracundiā,Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 12: “curā,Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 9: “dolore et irā,Cic. Att. 2, 19: “cupiditate,id. Pis. 24: “studio et amore,id. ad Q. Fr. 1, 2: “desiderio,id. Mil. 15; id. Tusc. 4, 17, 37: “podagrae doloribus,to be tormented with, id. Fin. 5, 31, 94: “furore,Liv. 2, 29 fin. et saep.: “cum arderet Syria bello,Cic. Att. 5, 6; id. Fam. 4, 1; Liv. 28, 24 fin. al.—
(β). Without an abl.: “ipse ardere videris,Cic. de Or. 2, 45, 188 (incensus esse, B. and K.); cf. Quint. 11, 3, 145: “omnium animi ad ulciscendum ardebant,were fired, eager, Caes. B. G. 6, 34: “Ardet,Ov. M. 6, 609: “ultro implacabilis ardet,Verg. A. 12, 3: “ardet in arma,id. ib. 12, 71; so, “in caedem,Tac. H. 1, 43.—Poet. with inf. as object (cf. infra), to desire ardently to do a thing: “ruere ardet utroque,Ov. M. 5, 166: “Ardet abire fugā dulcīsque relinquere terras,Verg. A. 4, 281; 11, 895; Val. Fl. 6, 45.—Esp., to burn with love (syn. uror): “ex aequo captis ardebant mentibus ambo,Ov. M. 4, 62: “deus arsit in illā,id. ib. 8, 50 (cf.: “laborantes in uno Penelopen vitreamque Circen,Hor. C. 1, 17, 19): “arsit Virgine raptā,Hor. C. 2, 4, 7; cf. id. ib. 3, 9, 6; and with acc. of the object loved (as supra, in constr. with the inf.): formosum pastor Corydon ardebat Alexin, Corydon had a burning passion for, etc., Verg. E. 2, 1: “comptos arsit adulteri Crines,Hor. C. 4, 9, 13: “delphini pueros miris et humanis modis arserunt,Gell. 6, 8; cf. Arusian. Mess. p. 209 Lind. !*? * Pass. arsus, roasted, Plin. Val. 2, 9.—ardens , entis, P. a., prop. on fire, burning; hence, glowing, fiery, ardent, hot, etc., lit. and trop.
B. Trop.
1. Of the eyes: “oculi,glowing, Verg. G. 4, 451.—
2. Of color: “ardentissimus color,Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 16: “apes ardentes auro,glowing, glittering as with gold, Verg. G. 4, 99; so id. A. 10, 262.—
3. Of wounds, burning, smarting: “ardenti morsu premere dolorem,with burning bite, Lucr. 3, 663.—
4. Of wine, strong, fiery: “ardentis Falerni Pocula,Hor. C. 2, 11, 19; cf. Mart. 9, 7, 45.—
5. Of passion or strong feeling, burning, glowing, eager, impatient, ardent: “avaritia ardens,Cic. Fin. 3, 11, 36: “mortem ardentiore studio petere,id. ib. 2, 19, 61: “ardentes in eum litteras ad me misit,id. Att. 14, 10 fin.: “ardentissimus dux,Flor. 4, 2, 42; 1, 8, 2: “ardentissimus amor,Vulg. 3, Reg. 11, 2: “studia,Ov. M. 1, 199: “Nonne cor nostrum ardens erat in nobis,Vulg. Luc. 24, 32: “furor,ib. Isa. 30, 27: “miserere ardentis (sc. amore),Ov. M. 14, 691.—Poet. with gen.: “ardens caedis,Stat. Th. 1, 662.—In Cic. freq. of passionate, excited discourse: “nec umquam is qui audiret, incenderetur, nisi ardens ad eum perveniret oratio,Cic. Or. 38, 132: “verbum,id. ib. 8, 27 (cf. id. Brut. 24 fin.): “nisi ipse (orator) inflammatus ad eam (mentem) et ardens accesserit,id. de Or. 2, 45, 190: “orator gravis, acer, ardens,id. Or. 28, 99 al.Adv. ardenter , only trop., in a burning, fiery, eager, passionate manner, ardently, eagerly, passionately: “ardenter aliquid cupere,Cic. Tusc. 4, 17, 39; Plin. Ep. 2, 7, 6.— Comp.: “ardentius sitire,to have a more burning thirst, Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16: “ardentius diligere,Plin. Ep. 7, 20, 7, id. Pan. 85, 7: “ardentius amare,Suet. Calig. 25.—Sup.: “ardentissime diligere,Plin. Ep. 6, 4, 3; Suet. Dom. 22.
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