ignio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

ignĭo, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4, v. a. [ignis],

I to ignite , set on fire , make red-hot (post-class.): ut igniverint, Prud. στεφ. 10, 1077.

II —Hence, ignītus , a, um, P. a., fiery , glowing.

A Lit.: liquor, Serv. Verg. A. 6, 33: aether, App. de Mundo, p. 57: tela, id. ib. p. 61.— Comp. : quod vinum natura esset ignitius, Gell. 17, 8, 10.— Sup. : draconis effigies ignitissima, Jul. Var. Rer. Gest. Alex. 3, 56.—

B Trop.: ingenium, Prud. Ham. 546; Sid. Ep. 1, 11.