I.to shed tears, to weep (syn.: fleo, ploro; class.).
I. Lit.
(α).
Form lacrimo: “ne lacruma, patrue,” Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 19: “nequeo quin lacrumem,” Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 25: “te lacrimasse moleste ferebam,” Cic. Att. 15, 27, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 39, 93: “lacrumo gaudio,” Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 55: “quid tu igitur lacrumas?” id. Hec. 3, 2, 20: “lacrumo, quae posthac futura'st vita,” id. ib. 3, 3, 45: “ecquis fuit quin lacrimaret?” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 46, § 121: “quia oculi sunt tibi lacrumantes, eo rogavi,” Plaut. As. 3, 3, 30: flentes, lacrumantes, Enn. ap. Diom. p. 442 P. (Ann. v. 107 Vahl.); cf. id. ap. Prisc. p. 824 P. (Ann. v. 175 id.): “oculis lacrimantibus,” Cic. Sest. 69, 144: “multa super nata lacrimans,” Verg. A. 7, 358.—Impers. pass.: “lacrimandum est,” Sen. Ep. 63, 1.—
(β).
Form lacrimor (postclass.), Hyg. Fab. 126; Tert. Poen. 9; Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 3, 35; 2, 10, 71; Vulg. Tob. 7, 19 al.—
B. Act., to beweep, bewail, lament a thing (very rare): “num id lacrumat virgo?” Ter. Eun. 5, 1, 13; cf.: “lacrimo quae posthac futura est vita, quom,” id. Hec. 3, 3, 45: “Argos exsequiis lacrimandus eat,” Stat. Th. 9, 99 (but illacrimarit is the true reading, Nep. Alc. 6, 4); cf. also the foll. no.—
II. Transf., to weep, drop, distil, of plants which exude a gum (poet. and post-Aug.): “lacrimantes calami,” Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 107: “lacrimat sua gaudia palmes, Ven. Carm. 3, 9, 18: lacrimatas cortice myrrhas,” dropped, distilled, Ov. F. 1, 339.
