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inardescere [CL], inardēre 1 (intr.) to catch fire, burst into flame (fig.). b (trans.) to kindle, ignite (fig.). o quam spei caelestis fomes ‥ te in bonis permanente ~esceret Gildas EB 34; ardeo componitur exardeo, -es, et ~eo, -es. sic etiam ardesco componitur †inardeseo [MS: inardesco] Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 31.  b beatus Ebrulfus pure conscientie spiritum ~escens oravit ad Dominum Ord. Vit. VI 9 p. 56. 2 (intr.) to shine, glow. Venus ‥ / ‥ / accendis gelidam sine fratris lampade Pheben / mutato cohitu; quin totus inardeat isto / sidere, Mercurius non temperat astra galero Hanv. VII 149; simplex oculus dum sol inardescit / visus viget corporis Superst. Pharis. 37. 3 a to glow (with), be roused (by fervour, love, or sim.), yearn (for). b to burn (with indignation, hate, lust, or sim.), to rage. a calore novo semper inardet amor Alcuin Carm. 11. 2; fervore dilectionis tuae semper ~escamus [gl.: in biorne ue] Rit. Durh. 95; qui ad coelestia ~escunt et alios verbo accendere cupiunt, sunt multi sermones sanctorum Hon. Spec. Eccl. 1085D; quia incalesceret ‥ cor meum intra me, quo feliciter ~escit et liquescit anima illa J. Ford Serm. 58. 2; c1222 animus noster ‥ zelo caritatis amplius ~escit Dign. Dec. 20; quis nisi tu amoribus inardescit? J. Howd. Cant. 289.  b omnia quibus propensius divini furoris indignatio ~escat admittis Gildas EB 83; statimque furoris hostilis inarsit Frith. 935; guerra feraliter ~escens ‥ exorta est Ord. Vit. XII 37 p. 453; nec adversus fratrem suum zelo ultionis aut odio ~escat P. Blois Ep. 22. 79B; contra naturam in masculis masculi fedius ~escunt R. Niger Mil. IV 7; s1264 rex ad bellum ‥ ~escit (v. diffiduciatio). 4 (trans.) to burn with love for, to lust after. [rex] visam [sc. mulierem] ‥ inarsit W. Malm. GR II 157 p. 179.

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