verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
glīscō
glīscō (present infinitive glīscere)
Meaning
- to swell, spread, blaze up
- to increase
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
crēscō ut ignisglīscō -ere — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 15
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | glīscō | glīscēbam | glīscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | glīscis | glīscēbās | glīscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | glīscit | glīscēbat | glīscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | glīscimus | glīscēbāmus | glīscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | glīscitis | glīscēbātis | glīscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | glīscunt | glīscēbant | glīscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | glīscam | glīscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | glīscās | glīscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | glīscat | glīsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | glīscāmus | glīscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | glīscātis | glīscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | glīscant | glīscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | glīsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | glīscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | glīscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | glīscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | glīscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | glīscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | glīscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | gliscisse | — |
| present participle | glīscēns | — |
| future participle | — | gliscenda gliscendā, gliscendae, gliscendam, gliscendārum, gliscendās, gliscende, gliscendīs, gliscendōrum, gliscendōs, gliscendus |
gerundglīscendī, glīscendō, glīscendum
glisco, ĕre, v. n. perh. kindred with cresco, Paul. ex Fest. s. h. v. p. 98 Müll.; cf. Doed. Syn. 1, p. 21,
I. to grow up, swell up, spread, blaze up, burst out (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf. crebresco).
I. Lit.:
ignis Alexandri Phrygio sub pectore gliscens, kindling, Lucr. 1, 474; so of fire, Sil. 14, 308; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 12, 9: gliscit, ut ignis oleo, Cic. Hortens. Fragm. ap. Non. 22, 21 (Cic. 10, p. 63 Kays.): suffusa veneno Tenditur, ac sanie gliscit cutis, swells, Stat. Th. 1, 107: asellus paleis gliscit, i. e. grows stout, fat, Col. 7, 1, 1: turtur difficulter, id. 8, 9, 1; cf. Fest. s. v. reglescit, p. 278 Müll.; Col. 2, 5, 1: immensum aucto mari et vento gliscente, Sall. H. 3, 31 Dietsch.—II. Trop., to swell, grow, increase, augment, spread:
spectat atrox hostile caput, gliscitque tepentis Lumina torva videns, Stat. Th. 8, 756: hos ubi velle acies et dulci gliscere ferro Dux videt, i. e. ardently long for, id. ib. 12, 639: cf. with inf. (like gestio): gliscis regnare superbus, id. ib. 3, 73: ad juvenilem libidinem copia voluptatum gliscit, ut ignis oleo, * Cic. Hortens. Fragm. ap. Non. 22, 22: gaudium, Pac. ib. 18; Lucr. 5, 1061: furor in dies, id. 4, 1069: clamor, singultus, jurgia, id. 3, 480: rabies, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 26: proelium, id. As. 5, 2, 62: seditio, Liv. 42, 2, 2: invidia, id. 2, 23, 2: ne glisceret primo neclegendo bellum, id. 29, 2, 2: saevitia, Tac. A. 6, 19: adulatio, id. ib. 1, 1: flagitia et infamia, id. ib. 14, 15: gloria et pericula, id. ib. 15, 23: multitudo gliscit immensum, grows, increases, id. ib. 4, 27; cf.: gliscerent numero et aliquando minuerentur, id. ib. 4, 5 fin.: postquam eo magnificentiae venerit (res publica), gliscere singulos, grow in wealth, id. ib. 2, 33: gliscentibus negotiis duo praetores additi, id. ib. 11, 22: fama gliscit gressu, Sil. 4, 6.!*? In pass.: ut major invidia Lepido glisceretur, may grow, increase, Sempron. Asellio ap. Non. 481, 5: cum te salvum video, gliscor gaudio, Turp. ap. Non. 22, 13 (Com. Fragm. v. 191 Rib.).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
glīscō —, —, ere
cf. glaesum, to swell, spread gradually, grow imperceptibly : invidia gliscens, L.: seditio, L.: (multitudo) gliscit immensum, increases , Ta.: numero legiones, Ta.: gliscit violentia Turno, V.: gliscere alqm pati, to grow in power , Ta.
Origins
Uncertain; proposed derivations include: * From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”). Cognate with Latin gilvus, helvus and Ancient Greek χλιάω (khliáō, “to be warm”). * From Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“form into a ball; ball”). Cognates include Latin glaeba, glomus and English clump.