sulpureus

sulpureus, sulphureus (sulfureus) [CL], that contains sulphur, derived from sulphur, sulphurous (also fig.); b (w. ref. to fumes or odour); c (w. ignis, w. ref. to lightning). d (in gl.). cum Aetnaei montis incendia ‥ bullirent ~fureisque [gl.: sweflenum] flammarum globis fervida torrentum flumina ‥ crepitarent Aldh. VirgP 41; 799 epistolam tuam ‥ nidore ~fureo horrificam ‥ accepimus Ep. Alcuin. 182; omnes ‥ ~fureo flagrarent incendio donec ab impietatis scoria ‥ purgarentur Gosc. Aug. Maj. 49A; in ~fuream voraginem inferni demersus sum W. Malm. GR III 237; terram radendo suffyreasque venas torrendo ignem generat Bern. Comm. Aen. 8; si [terra] ~phurea sit, nunquam postea extinguitur Quaest. Salern. P 56; in fornace gehennalis incendii ~phurea P. Blois Opusc. 1083A; doluit quod R. ‥ et ejus progenies ex fonte ~phurio non coinquinarentur Oxnead Chr. 195.  b 1173 montes ignem infernalem semper evomunt, et fetorem ~phureum evaporant P. Blois Ep. 46; permixtim rotabantur fumus ~fureus, nebula fetoris immensi, flamma etiam Ad. Eyns. Visio 24; omnia balnea calida naturaliter ~fureum vel aluminosum protendunt odorem Quaest. Salern. B 176.  c c793 ve carni, quae non timet ~phureos quinque urbium ignes vel potius perpetuas infernalium tormentorum flammas Alcuin Ep. 65; Pentapolis ‥ igne ~phureo celitus emisso ‥ exusta est Gir. TH II 9.  d 7‥ sulforia, sueflsueart WW.