I.to weep at or over a thing, to bewail, lament (not freq. till after the Aug. period).
I. Lit.
(α).
With dat.: “quid dicam de Socrate? cujus morti illacrimari soleo Platonem legens?” Cic. N. D. 3, 33, 82: perge, aude, nate; “illacrima patris pestibus, id. poët. Tusc. 2, 9, 21: casu (i. e. casui),” Nep. Alc. 6, 4: qui meo infelici errori unus illacrimasti, Liv. 40, 56, 6; Ov. Tr. 5, 8, 6; Suet. Vesp. 15.—*
(γ).
With quod, Plin. Ep. 3, 7, 13. —
(δ).
Absol.; “qui (Milo) aspexisse lacertos suos dicitur illacrimansque dixisse, etc.,” Cic. de Sen. 9, 27; Suet. Aug. 66: “sparge, et si paulum potes, illacrimare,” Hor. S. 2, 5, 103: “illacrimasse dicitur gaudio,” Liv. 25, 24, 11; Cels. 2, 6, 6.—
II. Poet. transf., of things, to weep, i. e. to drip, drop, distil: “et maestum illacrimat templis ebur aeraque sudant,” Verg. G. 1, 480; Col. poët. 10, 25; cf.: “oculi lumen refugiunt et illacrimant,” Cels. 2, 6, 6.
