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lympha, ae, f. [νύμφη],

  1. I. water; esp. clear river or spring water (poet.): lymphae puteales, Lucr. 6, 1178: fluviali spargere lympha, Verg. A. 4, 635; Ov. M. 2, 459: vulnera lymphis abluere, id. ib. 13, 531.
    Also, the water in dropsical persons: lympha intercus, Ser. Samm. 27, 501.
  2. II. Personified: Lympha.
    1. A. A rural deity, the goddess of water, Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6.
    2. B. Lymphae, i. q. Nymphae, Hor. S. 1, 5, 97; Inscr. Orell. 1639.

lymphācĕus, a, um, adj. [lympha], clear as water, clear as crystal, Mart. Cap. 6, § 569.

lymphātĭcus, a, um, adj. [lympha; cf. hydrophobia; hence, in gen.],

  1. 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.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Comically: lymphatici nummi, that cannot keep quiet in one’s purse, as if mad, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 135 Weise (al. lymphati).
    2. B. lymphātĭcum, i, n., the disease of a lymphaticus, insanity: faxo actutum constiterit lymphaticum, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 136.

lymphātĭo, ōnis, f. [lympho], distraction, frenzy, Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 61; 34, 15, 44, § 151.

1. lymphātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., v. lympho.

2. lymphātus, ūs, m. [lympho], madness, Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 146.

lympho, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [lympha].

  1. I. To water, dilute with water: admixto vino lymphato, id est, aqua temperato, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3, 68.
  2. II. To drive out of one’s senses, to distract with fear, to make mad: urbem, Val. Fl. 3, 47: urbes incursibus, Stat. Th. 7, 113: hac herba pota lymphari homines, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 164.
    As neutr.: lymphantes animi, driven crazy, mad, Plin. 27, 12, 83, § 107.
    Hence, lymphātus, a, um, P. a., distracted, crazy, beside one’s self, mad: exercitum pavor invasit: quippe lymphati trepidare coeperunt, Curt. 4, 12, 14: lymphati et attoniti, Liv. 7, 17, 3: repente lymphati destrictis gladiis invadunt, Tac. A. 1, 32: lymphatis caeco pavore animis, id. H. 1, 82: sine more furit lymphata per urbem, Verg. A. 7, 377: pectora, Ov. M. 11, 3: mens, Hor. C. 1, 37, 14: urbs, Stat. Th. 10, 557: lymphato cursu ruere, Sil. 1, 459.