apricus

ā̆prīcus, a, um, adj. [qs. contr. from apericus, from aperio, Doed. Syn. III. p. 170; for the long i, cf. antīcus, postīcus; acc. to others, kindr. with old Germ. ābar; mid. Germ. aeber, = dry, warm], orig.,

• lying open, uncovered, or, acc. to the second etymol., warm: Qui tulit aprico frigida castra Lare, under the open heaven, Prop. 5, 10, 18, where Müller reads e parvo.—Hence, with esp. ref. to the warmth of the sun, exposed to the sun or to the warmth of the sun, open to the sun, sunny.
• • I.A Of places (class. in prose and poetry): loci ... opaci an aprici, Cic. Part. Or. 10 fin.: hortus, id. Fam. 16, 18 (perh. not elsewhere in Cic.): colles, Liv. 21, 37: campus, Hor. C. 1, 8, 3; id. A. P. 162: rura, id. C. 3, 18, 2: agger, id. S. 1, 8, 15 et saep.—
  • B Subst.: ā̆prīcum, i, n., a sunny spot, place.
  • • 1 Lit.: buxus amat aprica, Plin. 16, 16, 28, § 71: aprica Alpium, id. 21, 7, 20, § 43.—And
    • 2 * Trop.: in apricum proferre, to bring to light, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 24 (= in apertum, Cruq.).—
  • C Poet., of other objects exposed to the sun, delighting or growing in the sunshine: arbor, Ov. M. 4, 331: mergi, basking in the sun, Verg. A. 5, 128: flores, Hor. C. 1, 26, 7: senes, Pers. 5, 179 al.—
• II Transf.
• • A Clear, pure (only in Col.): caeli status, Col. 11, 3, 27: apricissimus dies, id. 9, 14, 13.—
  • B Coming from the sunny quarter, i.e. from the south: flatus, the south wind, Col. 1, 5, 8—Comp., Col. 11, 3, 24.—Adv. not used.

aprīcus, a, um, Adi. m. Compar. u. Superl. (aus apericus von aperio), urspr. geöffnet, unbedeckt; dah. der milden Sonnenwärme ausgesetzt (wie apertus dem Sonnenlichte ausgesetzt), an der Sonne befindlich, sonnig, I) eig., v. Örtl. (Ggstz. opacus), locus, hortus, Cic.: colles, Liv.: rura, Hor.: apriciora loca, Col. – subst., apricum, ī, n., der sonnige Platz, gew. im Plur. aprica, Plin.: proferre in apricum, an das Licht bringen (bildl.), Hor. ep. 1, 6, 24. – II) übtr.: 1) (poet.) gern der Sonnenwärme ausgesetzt, die Sonnenwärme-, den Sonnenschein liebend, flores, Hor. carm. 1, 26, 7: arbor, Ov. met. 4, 331: mergi, Verg. Aen. 5, 128: senes, Pers. 5, 179 (Vgl. Schol. Bern. Verg. georg. 2, 522). – 2) sonnig = heiter, caeli status, Col.: mensis, Col.: apricissimus dies, Col. – od. warm, sol, Apul.: Spiritus, Amm.: aprici flatus, Südwinde, Col.

apricus [CL] , sunny. b sheltering. c benign, genial. ~a, aestiva, calens GlC A 674; ~am, calor sine vento Ib. 675; ~um, locus temperatus Ib. 678; 10‥ ~us locus, hleowstede WW; hiis dantur vici, campi colles et aprici Garl. Mor. Scol. 108.  b fruitur foliis pro aprico tegmine pepli Aldh. VirgV 784; 10‥ pro ~o, for ðære wearman WW.  c 1346 sis rex ‥ pius atque pudicus, / justus munificus, clemens, moderatus, apricus (In Franciam) Pol. Poems I 39; s1346 [eum] littera magnificum reddebat, sensus apricum, / munera munificum (R. Syrestone de T. Hatfeld) Hist. Durh. 2 p. 133.

aprīcus, (12) a, um ¶ 1 exposé au soleil : Cic. Part. 36 ; Rep. 1, 18 || apricum, ī, n. , a) place ensoleillée : Plin. 16, 71 ; b) [fig.] grand jour : Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 24 ¶ 2 qui aime le soleil : Virg. En. 5, 128 ; Ov. M. 4, 331 ¶ 3 ensoleillé = clair, pur : Col. Rust. 11, 3, 27 || = chaud : Col. Rust. 1, 5, 8.

➳ apricior Col. Rust. 11, 3, 24 ; -issimus Col. Rust. 9, 14, 13.

apricus , a, um. adj. c. s.
晒煖者。好晒。 — dies 煖天。Haec in apricum proferet aetas 此等情日久必顯明矣。In aprico spatiari 于煖所散步。 Apricus senex 好煖之老。

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aprīcus adj.,

• exposed to the sun, warmed by sunshine, sunny: hortus: campus, H. — As subst: in apricum proferre, to bring to light, H.—Poet., delighting in sunshine: arbor, O.: mergi, V.: flores, H.