madesco
madesco, to become moist, be wet
madēscō, maduī, 3, inc. n.: to become wet; drip, be drenched, 5.697. (madeō)
mădesco, dŭi, 3, v. inch. n. [madeo], to become moist or wet (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
- I Lit.: semiusta madescunt Robora, Verg. A. 5, 697: tellus Nubibus assiduis pluvioque madescit ab austro, Ov. M. 1, 66: multā terra madescit aquā, id. F. 6, 198: nec madescimus nisi umore, * Quint. 6, 2, 28: spectare oportet, num tempora paulum madescant, become moist, i. e. perspire, Cels. 3, 6 med.—Poet.: quibus invito maduerunt sanguine dextrae, have killed, Val. Fl. 3, 391; cf.: nati maduere paterno Sanguine, Luc. 2, 149.—*
- B In partic., to get drunk, become intoxicated: quem (Chrysippum) cotidie ferunt madescere solitum, Front. de Fer. Als. 3 Mai.—
- II Transf., to become soft: ne umore madescant ungulae, Col. 6, 30; 11, 3, 23; id. poët. 10, 398: triticum madescit dulci aquā ligneis vasis, Plin. 18, 7, 17, § 76.
madēsco, maduī, ere (Inchoat. zu madeo), naß-, ganz feucht werden, I) im allg.: semusta madescunt robora, Verg.: iuga montium stagnis madescunt, werden bewässert, Solin.: ut superiores partes madescant, Cels.: nec madescimus nisi umore, Quint.: spectare oportet, num tempora partesve corporis aliae paulum madescant, quae sudorem venturum esse testentur, Cels. – poet., quibus invito maduerunt sanguine dextrae, trieften vom unfreiwilligen Blutbad, -Mord, Val. Flacc. 3, 391. – II) insbes.: 1) betrunken werden, Frontin. de fer. Als. 3. p. 227, 2 N. – 2) übtr., weich werden, Colum. u. Plin.
mădēscō, (14) mădŭī, ĕre (madeo), intr., sʼhumecter, sʼimbiber : Virg. En. 5, 697 ; Ov. M. 1, 66 ; Val. Flacc. 3, 391 || madescere paulum Cels. Med. 3, 6, transpirer un peu || sʼamollir, se macérer : Col. Rust. 6, 30 ; Plin. 18, 76 || sʼenivrer : Fronto Fer. Als. 3.
- 1. (poët.) nat, vochtig worden; ➤ comae maduerunt nardo; musta madescunt robora;
- 2. week, zacht worden.
madēscō duī, —, ere, inch.
- madeo, to become moist, be wet: madescunt Robora, V.: oculi lacrimis maduere, O.