I.“not in Hor.: si quis antiquos secutus fervĕre brevi media syllaba dicat, deprehendatur vitiose loqui, etc.,” Quint. 1, 6, 7), v. n. root φρυ-, to wave, flicker; Sanscr. bhur-, be restless; cf. φρέαρ, Germ. Brunnen, Lat. fretum; v. Fick, Vergl. Wört. p. 140; Georg Curtius Gr. Etym. p. 304, to be boiling hot, to boil, ferment, glow (class.; most freq. in poets.; syn.: calere, aestuare, ebullire, ardescere, ignescere; ardere, flagrare, tepere).
I. Lit.
(α).
Form ferveo: “cum aliqua jam parte mustum excoctum in se fervebit,” Col. 12, 19, 5: “quaecumque immundis fervent allata popinis,” steam, smoke, Hor. S. 2, 4, 62: “bacas bullire facies: et ubi diu ferbuerint,” Pall. Jan. 19: “exemptusque testa, Qua modo ferbuerat Lyaeus,” Stat. S. 4, 5, 16: “stomachus domini fervet vino,” Juv. 5, 49.—
(β).
Form fervo: fervit aqua et fervet: fervit nunc, fervet ad annum, Lucil. ap. Quint. 1, 6, 8: quando (ahenum) fervit, Titin. ap. Non. 503, 5: facite ut ignis fervat, Pomp. ap. Non. 504, 27: “postea ferve bene facito (brassicam): ubi ferverit, in catinum indito,” Cato, R. R. 157, 9: “sol fervit,” is hot, Gell. 2, 29, 10.—
II. Poet. transf.
1. To boil up, foam, rage: “omne Excitat (turbo) ingenti sonitu mare, fervĕre cogens,” Lucr. 6, 442: “omnia tunc pariter vento nimbisque videbis Ferĕre,” Verg. G. 1, 456.—
2. To be in a ferment, to swarm with numbers; to come forth in great numbers, to swarm forth: fervĕre piratis vastarique omnia circum, Varr. ap. Non. 503, 22: “Marte Fervĕre Leucaten,” Verg. A. 8, 677; cf.: “opere omnis semita fervet ... Quosque dabas gemitus, cum litora fervĕre late Prospiceres,” id. ib. 4, 407 sq.: “fora litibus omnia fervent,” Mart. 2, 64, 7: “forte tuas legiones per loca campi fervere cum videas,” Lucr. 2, 41: “fervere classem,” id. 2, 47; Att. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 78 Müll. (Trag. v. 483 Rib.): “fervent examina putri De bove,” Ov. F. 1, 379; Val. Fl. 6, 588; Sil. 6, 317; 9, 243 al.—
III. Trop., to burn or glow, to be heated, inflamed or agitated, to rage, rave.
(α).
Form ferveo: “usque eo fervet efferturque avaritia, ut, etc.,” Cic. Quint. 11, 38; cf.: “fervet avaritiā miseroque cupidine pectus,” Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 33: “et fervent multo linguaque corque mero,” Ov. F. 2, 732: “animus tumida fervebat ab ira,” id. M. 2, 602: “fervet immensusque ruit profundo Pindarus ore,” rages, Hor. C. 4, 2, 7: fervet opus redolentque thymo fragrantia mella, glows, i. e. is carried on briskly, Verg. G. 4, 169; Lucil. Aetna, 167: “inter vos libertorumque cohortem Pugna fervet,” Juv. 5, 29: “equus cui plurima palma fervet,” shines, id. 8, 59.—Poet., with inf.: sceptrumque capessere fervet, burns, i. e. eagerly desires, Claud. ap. Ruf. 2, 295: “stagna secare,” id. B. Gild. 350.—
(β).
Form fervo: heu cor irā fervit caecum, amentiā rapior ferorque, Att. ap. Non. 503, 7; cf.: “cum fervit maxime,” Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 18 (Prisc. p. 866 P.): hoc nunc fervit animus, hoc volo, Afran. ap. Non. 503, 9: “domus haec fervit flagiti,” Pomp. ib. 8: “se fervere caede Lacaenae,” Val. Fl. 7, 150; cf.: “hostem fervere caede novā,” Verg. A. 9, 693.—Pass. impers.: quanta vociferatione fervitur! Afran. ap. Non. 505, 25.— Hence, fervens , entis, P. a., boiling hot, glowing, burning.
A. Lit.: “foculi,” Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 67: “aqua,” Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 67; cf.: “ferventissima aqua,” Col. 12, 50, 21: ferventes fusili ex argilla glandes, * Caes. B. G. 5, 43, 1: “rotae,” swift, Sil. 2, 199; cf. Ov. P. 1, 8, 68: “aurum,” shining, Mart. 10, 74, 6: “in cinere ferventi leniter decoquere,” Plin. 25, 8, 50, § 90: “saxa vapore,” Lucr. 1, 491: “cera,” Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 127: “dictamnum fervens et acre gustu,” id. 25, 8, 53, § 92: “horae diei,” id. 17, 22, 35, § 189: “vulnus,” smoking, warm, Ov. M. 4, 120: “ferventia caedibus arva,” Sil. 9, 483: “(fluvius) Spumeus et fervens,” raging, Ov. M. 3, 571: “vultus modesto sanguine,” glowing, blushing, Juv. 10, 300.— Subst.: “si ferventia os intus exusserint,” Plin. 30, 4, 9, § 27.—
2. Transf., of sound, hissing: “(sono) resultante in duris, fervente in umidis,” Plin. 2, 80, 82, § 193.—
B. Trop., hot, heated, inflamed, impetuous: “fortis animus et magnus in homine non perfecto nec sapiente ferventior plerumque est,” too ardent and impetuous, Cic. Off. 1, 15, 46: ferventes latrones, violent, furious, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 3: “quale fuit Cassi rapido ferventius amni Ingenium,” impetuous, Hor. S. 1, 10, 62: “meum Fervens difficili bile tumet jecur,” id. C. 1, 13, 4: “fervens ira oculis,” sparkling, Ov. M. 8, 466: “mero fervens,” drunken, Juv. 3, 283.—Sup.: “in re ferventissima friges,” Auct. Her. 4, 15, 21.— Hence, adv.: ferventer , hotly, warmly: ferventer loqui, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 2; cf.: “ferventissime concerpi,” id. ib. 8, 6, 5: “ferventius,” Aug. de Genes. ad Lit. 2, 5.
