praefulgeo
Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prae-fulgĕo: si, 2, v. n.,
I to beam or shine forth, to shine greatly, to glitter before or in front of (rare before the Aug. per.).
I Lit.: nitor smaragdi collo praefulget tuo (sc. pavonis), Phaedr. 3, 18, 7: equus praefulgens unguibus aureis, Verg. A. 8, 553: equitatus phaleris praefulgens, Gell. 5, 5, 3.—
II Trop.: ne splendore praefulgeant, shine or glitter too much, Auct. Her. 3, 19, 32: militarium (rerum) praefulgent nomina, Vell. 1, 14, 1: praefulgebant Cassius atque Brutus, Tac. A. 3, 76: Poppaeus Sabinus consulari decore praefulgens, id. ib. 13, 45: enituit et praefulsit decori et honesti dignitas, Gell. 12, 5, 7.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
præfulgĕō,¹³ fulsī, ēre, intr., briller en avant : Virg. En. 8, 553 ; Gell. 5, 5, 3 || [fig.] briller en vedette, se faire remarquer : Tac. Ann. 3, 76 ; 13, 45 ; Gell. 12, 5, 7.
