I.to beam or shine forth, to shine greatly, to glitter before or in front of (rare before the Aug. per.).
I. Lit.: “nitor smaragdi collo praefulget tuo (sc. pavonis),” Phaedr. 3, 18, 7: “equus praefulgens unguibus aureis,” Verg. A. 8, 553: “equitatus phaleris praefulgens,” Gell. 5, 5, 3.—
II. Trop.: ne splendore praefulgeant, shine or glitter too much, Auct. Her. 3, 19, 32: “militarium (rerum) praefulgent nomina,” Vell. 1, 14, 1: “praefulgebant Cassius atque Brutus,” Tac. A. 3, 76: “Poppaeus Sabinus consulari decore praefulgens,” id. ib. 13, 45: “enituit et praefulsit decori et honesti dignitas,” Gell. 12, 5, 7.
