I.a.
I. Neutr., to flow out or over, to overflow (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
A. Lit.: “fons,” Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 229: “per quos (rivos) exundat piscina,” Col. 8, 17, 6: “trunco cruor exundat,” Sen. Agam. 903.—
B. Transf.
1. To be washed up, thrown out by the waves: “tura balsamaque vi tempestatum in adversa litora exundant,” Tac. G. 45.—
2. To pour forth abundantly, to rush forth; to overflow with any thing: “flammarum exundat torrens,” Sil. 14, 62; cf.: “exundant diviso vertice flammae,” Stat. Th. 12, 431: “spiritus (morientis) exundans perflavit campum,” Sil. 5, 455: “inde Medusaeis terram exundasse chelydris,” id. 3, 316: “exundans ingenii fons,” Juv. 10, 119: “exundat et exuberat eloquentia,” Tac. Or. 30: temperare iram; eoque detracto quod exundat, ad salutarem modum cogere, which superabounds, is in excess, Sen. de Ira, 1, 7.—*
II. Act., to pour forth abundantly: “fumum,” Sil. 2, 631.
