flamma

flamma, ae (archaic gen. sing. flammaï, Lucr. 1, 725; 900; 5, 1099), f. [for flagma, v. flagro; cf. Gr. φλέγμα, from φλέγω], a blazing fire, a blaze, flame (cf. ignis).

• I Lit.: fana flammā deflagrata, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 116 ed. Vahl.); Lucr. 6, 1169: dicere aiunt Ennium, flammam a sapiente facilius ore in ardente opprimi quam bona dicta teneat, Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 222: flammam concipere, to take fire, Caes. B. C. 2, 14, 2: flammā torreri, id. B. G. 5, 43, 4: flamma ab utroque cornu comprehensa, naves sunt combustae, id. B. C. 3, 101, 5: circumventi flammā, id. B. G. 6, 16, 4: effusa flamma pluribus locis reluxit, Liv. 30, 6, 5: flammam sedare, Cic. Rep. 1, 42 fin.: lumina illa non flammae, sed scintillis inter fumum emicantibus similia, Quint. 8, 5, 29: solis flammam per caeli caerula pasci, the blazing light, Lucr. 1, 1090: erat is splendidissimo candore inter flammas circulus elucens, i.e. among the blazing stars, Cic. Rep. 6, 16: polo fixae flammae, Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 15: deum genitor rutilas per nubila flammas Spargit, i.e. flashing lightnings, id. F. 3, 285: flammam media ipsa tenebat Ingentem, i.e. a torch, Verg. A. 6, 518; so, armant picis unguine flammas, Val. Fl. 8, 302; for ignis: modum ponere iambis flammā, Hor. C. 1, 16, 3: flamma ferroque absumi, by fire and sword, Liv. 30, 6; Juv. 10, 266.—
• • • • b Provv.
      • • α Flamma fumo est proxima: Fumo comburi nihil potest, flamma potest, i.e. the slightest approach to impropriety leads to vice, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 53 (53). —
        • β E flamma cibum petere, to snatch food from the flames, i. e. to be reduced to extremities for want of it, Ter. Eun. 491 (cf. Cat. 59).—
        • γ Prius undis flamma (sc. miscebitur), sooner will fire mingle with water, of any thing impossible, Poët. ap. Cic. Phil. 13, 21, 49.—
        • δ Unda dabit flammas, Ov. Tr. 1, 8, 4.—
        • ε flamma recens parva sparsa resedit aqua, = obsta principiis, Ov. H. 17, 190.—
  • B Transf.
  • • 1 Of color, flame-color: reddit flammam excellentis purpurae, Plin. 35, 6, 27, § 46: stant lumina (i. e. oculi) flammā, his eyes glare with fire, Verg. A. 6, 300; cf.: rubrā suffusus lumina flammā, Ov. M. 11, 368.—
    • 2 Fever-heat, Ov. M. 7, 554.—
• II Trop., viz., acc. as the notion of glowing heat or of destructive power predominates (cf. flagro, II.).—
• • A The flame or fire of passion, esp. of love, the flame or glow of love, flame, passion, love: amoris turpissimi, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 35, § 92: cuncto concepit pectore flammam Funditus, Cat. 64, 92; cf.: excute virgineo conceptas pectore flammas, Ov. M. 7, 17: digne puer meliore flammā, Hor. C. 1, 27, 20: ira feri mota est: spirat pectore flammas, Ov. M. 8, 355; Sil. 17, 295: omnis illa vis et quasi flamma oratoris, Cic. Brut. 24, 93; cf.: scilicet non ceram illam neque figuram tantam vim in sese habere, sed memoria rerum gestarum eam flammam egregiis viris in pectore crescere, Sall. J. 4, 6.—
  • B A devouring flame, destructive fire, suffering, danger: incidi in ipsam flammam civilis discordiae vel potius belli, Cic. Fam. 16, 11, 2: invidiae, id. de Or. 3, 3, 11: is se tum eripuit flammā, id. Brut. 23, 90: implacatae gulae, i.e. raging hunger, Ov. M. 8, 849.—
  • C Flamma Jovis, the name of a red flower, Plin. 27, 7, 27, § 44.

flamma, ae, f. (st. flag-ma, zu flag-ro), die lodernde Flamme, das helle Feuer, I) eig.: 1) im allg.: cum flamma vitio virentium lignorum crepat, Sen.: effusa flamma pluribus locis reluxit, Liv.: flammam concipere, Feuer fangen, Caes.: se flammā eripere (im Bilde = der Beurteilung entgehen), Cic. – Sprichw., e flamma petere cibum, seine Nahrung aus dem Feuer holen (wir »seine Nahrung im Auskehricht aufsuchen«), von den hungrigsten und niedrigsten Menschen, Ter. eun. 491: prius undis flamma (sc. misceatur), griech. θασσον πῦρ ὕδατι μιχθήσεται, »eher wird sich Feuer mit Wasser vermischen« = eher wird etwas Unmögliches geschehen, Poëta b. Cic. Phil. 13, 49: ebenso unda dabit flammas, Ov. trist. 1, 8, 4. – 2) meton.: a) = flammende Sterne, -Blitze, Verg. u. Ov. – b) = daß Feuer, der Glanz, galea flammas vomens, Verg.: stant lumina flammā, Verg.: rubrā suffusus lumina flammā, Ov.: fl. purpurae, Plin. – II) übtr.: 1) im allg.: fl. belli, fl. invidiae, Cic. – 2) insbes., die Flamme, das Feuer = die Heftigkeit, fl. amoris, Cic.; u. bl. flamma, Hor. u. Ov.: vis et quasi fl. oratoris, Cic.: fl. gulae, Heißhunger, Cic.: ea fl. crescit, Feuer, d.i. heftiger Trieb, Ehrbegierde usw., Sall.: ultrix fl., brennende Rache, Verg. – ➳ Alter Genet. flammai, Lucr. 1, 725 u. 5, 1097.

1 flamma v. 2 flamen(1a)

2 flamma [CL] 1 flame. ~is crepitantibus Gildas EB 24; torrentes lampadarum ~as Aldh. VirgP 47; Aegaeon ‥ unoquoque ore ignem vomens, crepitantes eructabat ~as Lib. Monstr. I 48; cerno omnia ‥ fastigia ~arum plena esse spiritibus hominum qui instar favillarum cum fumo ascendentium, nunc ad sublimiora proicerentur, nunc retractis ignium vaporibus relaberentur in profunda Bede HE V 12 p. 305; omnia flammarum fastigia cerno repleri / spiritibus hominum miseris, qui more favillae / cum flammis pariter scandebant atque cadebant Alcuin SS Ebor 932; c794 sicut ~a potest videri, tangi autem non potest ‥ Id. Ep. 39; ebenus ~as non emittit quia, licet comburatur, nunquam tamen potest esse adeo aptum combustioni ut ~am emittat quemadmodum et alia ligna Ib; ~a est materia ignea in substantia aerea accensa Bart. Angl. X 4. 2 (collect.) fire (esp. as destructive agency); b (fig.). c (ferro et ~a) with fire and sword (i. e. the weapons of devastation). d the fires of Hell. e a conflagration, blaze. Aldh. VirgV 2620 (v. crepitare a); nutricis suae habitacula ab urente ~a ‥ custodivit V. Cuthb. II 7; civitas ‥ per culpam incuriae igni correpta crebrescentibus coepit ~is consumi Bede HE II 7.  b ~a persecutionis ergo [? l. erga] Christianos incanduit per universum orbem J. Furness Kentig. 27 p. 208.  c cum cuncta quae poterat ferro ~aque perderet Bede HE III 17; Guasconiam ‥ ferro et ~a depopulans G. Mon. IX 11; injurias suas ferro et ~a graviter ultus est Ord. Vit. X 10 p. 60; s1321 partes boreales Anglie ‥ ~a et gladio destruxit Fordun Cont. XIII 4 (cf. Plusc. IX 21: ~a et ferro).  d manus non tam venerabilibus aris quam ~is inferni ultricibus dignas Gildas EB 67; Felix Guthl. 31 (v. fluctuare 1b); 933 edacibus innumerabilium tormentorum ~is sine defectu periturum CS 694; ignis sulphureus, ~a tartarea Anselm (Medit. 2) III 82; sulphuris in puteo flammaque saeva furit; / flamma perennis ibi fervet nec lucet, adurit / nec consumit L. Durh. Dial. IV 180–1.  e quamvis nostrorum diligencia ex post ad ignis furentis extinccionem, ut potuit, laboravit per duos tamen vel tres dies ~a plene non potuit supprimi G. Hen. V 7 p. 46. 3 fire as a means of refining or purifying; b (fig.). aurum ut flamma probat Alcuin Carm. 9. 89; ~a illa consumpsit lepram illius hominis et protinus surrexit sanissimus Holy Rood-Tree 47.  b ~a ‥ compunctionis que cor illius concremaverat Turgot Marg. 12. 4 fire as a source of light, firelight; b (fig.). c gleam, radiance. 1220 dicit quod ‥ in ~a vidit plagas post ubi jacuit CurR VIII 383.  b multorum donec fidei pia flamma reluxit Alcuin WillV 2. 5; ut ‥ audiant quanta Christianitatis ~a refulsit illis diebus Byrht. HR 13.  c ast quidam dominae mensam quae nobilis ortu / gemmarum flammis et fulvo vestit in auro Æthelwulf Abb. 642. 5 fiery or luminous object. mentitur stellam facies nova, flammea, fulgens, / adducit formas ignea flamma novas Neckam DS I 332. 6 (fig.) burning (of) passion, ardour (in good or bad sense). sed mens virgineis ardescens torrida flammis Aldh. VirgV 1986; amator ~is carnalibus succensus Id. VirgP 45; p793 noli torrem de incendio raptum disperare sed paenitentiae fonte extingui quatenus qui in ~a libidinis exarsit, in ~a caritatis et munditiae luceat in conspectu Dei Alcuin Ep. 283; 800 mox iracundiae ~is incanduit Ib. 200; vitiorum nostrorum ~as [AS: lego] extinguere Rit. Durh. 64.

1 flamma, (7) æ, f. (flagro), flamme, feu : Cic. de Or. 2, 222 ; flammam concipere Cæs. C. 2, 14, 2, prendre feu ; flamma ferroque Liv. 30, 6, par le fer et le feu || [prov.] flamma fumo est proxima Pl. Curc. 53, v. fumus || [fig.] : amoris Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 92, feux de lʼamour ; oratoris Cic. Br. 93, le feu de lʼorateur || flamma civilis discordiæ Cic. Fam. 16, 11, 2, le feu de la discorde civile || couleur de feu, éclatante : Plin. 35, 46 ; Virg. En. 6, 300 ; Ov. M. 11, 368.

flamma , ae. f.
火焰。愛。欲。— judicii 被審之險。— gulae 貪饕。Assumere novas flammas 另發私愛。E flamma petere te cibum posse arbitror 固知汝爲老饕而善騙也。

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flamma, ae, f.: fuoco, fiamma; ● incendio; uti (∨ ut) flammam conciperent Ces affinché prendessero fuoco; honores in quos nihil flammis liceat Plin G onori contro i quali nulla è consentito alle fiamme del rogo (i.e. alla morte); incĭdi in ipsam flammam civilis discordiae Cic son caduto proprio in mezzo all'incendio della lotta civile

se tum eripuit flammā Cic allora si sottrasse al pericolo

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flamma ae, f

• 2 FLAG-, a blazing fire, blaze, flame: undique flammā torrerentur, S.: flammam concipere, take fire, Cs.: circumventi flammā, Cs.: effusa flamma pluribus locis reluxit, L.: inter flammas circus elucens, blazing stars: flammam tenebat Ingentem, a torch, V.: flammas cum puppis Extulerat, V.: extrema meorum, funeral torch, V.: modum Ponere iambis flammā, H.: flammā ferroque absumi, fire and sword, L.: mixta cum frigore, heat, O.: stant lumina flammā, glare, V.: flammae latentis Indicium rubor est, fever, O.— Provv.: E flammā petere cibum, i. e. suffer extreme hunger, T.: Prius undis flamma (sc. miscebitur), sooner will fire mingle with water: Unda dabit flammas, O.—Fig., the flame of passion, fire of love, glow, flame, passion, wrath: amoris: conceptae pectore flammae, O.: Digne puer meliore flammā, H.: oratoris: ultrix, V.—A devouring flame, danger, destruction, ruin: qui ab aris flammam depellit: ex illā flammā evolavit: implacatae gulae, i. e. raging hunger, O.