lymphaticus
οὕτως ἐξ ἐχθρῶν αὐτοκτόνα πέμπετο δῶρα, ἐν χάριτος προφάσει μοῖραν ἔχοντα μόρου → thus mutual gifts that bring death were bestowed by enemies, gifts that brought the lot of death in the name of a favor
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lymphātĭcus: a, um, adj. lympha; cf. hydrophobia; hence, in gen.,
I distracted, frantic, panic-struck: pavor, a panic, Liv. 10, 28, 10; 7, 17, 3: metus, Sen. Ep. 13, 9: somnia, Plin. 26, 8, 34, § 52: elleborum medetur melancholicis, insanientibus, lymphaticis, id. 25, 5, 24, § 60.—
II Transf.
A Comically: lymphatici nummi, that cannot keep quiet in one's purse, as if mad, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 135 Weise (al. lymphati).—
B lymphātĭcum, i, n., the disease of a lymphaticus, insanity: faxo actutum constiterit lymphaticum, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 136.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lymphātĭcus,¹⁵ a, um, qui a le délire, fou : Plin. 25, 60 ; lymphaticei nummi Pl. Pœn. 345, écus atteints de folie || [en parl. de frayeur] panique : Liv. 10, 28, 10 ; Sen. Ep. 13, 9.
Latin > German (Georges)
lymphāticus, a, um (lympha), I) wasserscheu, Hieron. epist. 69, 6. – II) übtr., wahnsinnig, wie besessen, besinnungslos, außer sich vor Schrecken usw., homo, Plin.: pavor, panischer Schrecken, Liv.: metus, Sen.: error, Wahnwitz, [[Ser.]] Samm.: nummus, scherzh. = unsinniger, der gern aus dem Beutel heraus will, Plaut.
