I.e long, Lucr. 1, 857; 1063; 5, 280; Prop. 4 (5), 8, 44; Ov. M. 6, 212; 10, 18; 180; id. R. Am. 611; Juv. 12, 54; Phaedr. 3, 18, 15 al.; “prob., also,” Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 54, and Ter. Hec. prol. alt. 39; v. the art. re), v. n., to fall back (class., and very freq., esp. in the trop. signif.; but not found in Virg. or Hor.).
A. Lit.: neque posse e terris in loca caeli Recidere inferiora, Lucr. 1, 1063: “quia et recidant omnia in terras et oriantur e terris,” Cic. N. D. 2, 26, 66: “ramulum adductum, ut remissus esset, in oculum suum reccidisse,” had sprung back, recoiled, id. Div. 1, 54, 123: “quem (discum) libratum in auras Misit ... Recidit in solidam longo post tempore terram Pondus,” Ov. M. 10, 180: “etiam si recta recciderat (navis),” Liv. 24, 34; Prop. 4 (5), 8, 44.et saep.: “in collum Benjamin,” Vulg. Gen. 45, 14.— Absol.: “amictum recidentem,” Quint. 11, 3, 162.—
B. Trop., to fall back, return: “in graviorem morbum recidere,” to relapse, Liv. 24, 29; “so alone: ab his me remediis noli in istam turbam vocare, ne recidam,” Cic. Att. 12, 21, 5; cf.: “(quartanae) ne recidant,” Plin. 28, 16, 66, § 228: “post interitum Tatii cum ad eum (sc. Romulum) potentatus omnis reccidisset,” Cic. Rep. 2, 8, 14: “praestat in eandem illam recidere fortunam,” id. Sest. 69, 146; cf.: “Syracusae in antiquam servitutem recciderunt,” Liv. 24, 32 fin.: “quippe celebratam Macedonum fortitudinem ad ludibrium reccidisse verebatur,” Curt. 9, 7, 23: “in invidiam,” Nep. Alcib. 7, 1.—So freq. of an evil, to fall back, recoil upon any one, esp. upon the author of it: omnes in te istaec recident contumeliae, * Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 54: “ut hujus amentiae poena in ipsum familiamque ejus recidat,” Cic. Phil. 4, 4, 10: “suspicionem in vosmet ipsos recidere,” id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79: hunc casum ad ipsos recidere posse demonstrant, * Caes. B. G. 7, 1: “quae in adversarios recidunt,” Quint. 9, 2, 49: “quod in ipsam recidat,” Ov. M. 6, 212: “consilia in ipsorum caput recidentia,” Liv. 36, 29; cf. Curt. 9, 5, 25: “periculosa et adversa cuncta in illos recasura,” Suet. Aug. 96: “in me haec omnia mala recciderunt,” Vulg. Gen. 42, 36. —
II. (With the idea of cadere predominating.) To fall somewhere, to light upon, happen, occur, = redigi; constr. with ad, in, or an adv. of direction.
(α).
With ad: “ex laetitiā et voluptate ad ludum et lacrimas,” Cic. Sull. 32, 91: ex liberatore patriae ad Aquilios se Vitelliosque reccidisse, had sunk to a level with the Aquilii and Vitellii, i. e. had come to be regarded as a traitor, Liv. 2, 7: sinere artem musicam Recidere ad paucos, to fall into the possession of a few, Ter. Hec. prol. alt. 39: “tantum apparatum ad nihilum recidere,” to come to naught, Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 27: “ad nilum,” Lucr. 1, 857; Cic. Or. 70, 233: “ad nihil,” id. Att. 4, 16, 12.—
(β).
With in, Lucr. 5, 280: “quae (tela), si viginti quiessem dies, in aliorum vigiliam consulum reccidissent,” Cic. Planc. 37, 90; cf. id. Att. 1, 1, 2; id. Phil. 13, 9, 19: “rex ut in eam fortunam recideret,” Liv. 44, 31 fin.: “omnis impensa in cassum recidat,” Col. 4, 3, 5: “mundi, In quem reccidimus, quidquid mortale creamur,” Ov. M. 10, 18.—
(γ).
With an adv. of direction: “huccine tandem omnia recciderunt, ut civis Romanus ... in foro virgis caederetur,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 63, § 163: “eo regiae majestatis imperium,” Liv. 4, 2: “eo res,” Quint. 2, 10, 3: “illuc, ut, etc.,” Juv. 12, 54: “ex quantis opibus quo reccidissent Carthaginiensium res,” Liv. 30, 42: “pleraque, quo debuerint, reccidisse,” id. 25, 31; cf. id. 4, 2: “quorsum responsum recidat,” Cic. Rosc. Com. 15, 43.
