melleus

mellĕus, a, um, adj. [mel], of or belonging to honey, honey- (post-Aug.).

• I Lit.: sapor, Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 51: color, id. 11, 16, 16, § 48: sardonyches, id. 37, 6, 23, § 89: sucus, id. 36, 19, 33, § 140: crustum, Aus. Eph. Parecb. 12.—
• II Transf., honeysweet, delightful, charming (post-class.): moduli, Ap. Met. 6, 6, 12; adulatio, Aus. Ep. 18 fin.

melleus, a, um (mel), I) aus Honig, crustum, Auson. ephem. parecb. 12. p. 4 Schenkl: corpus, Chalcid. Tim. 227. – II) übtr., wi Honig, honigartig, sapor, Plin.: color, Plin. – bildl., honigsüß, lieblich, moduli, Apul.: eloquium, Auson.: modo intellego, quae mellea res sit oratio, Auson.

melleus [CL] 1 of or proper to honey. b resembling honey. c of the colour of honey. aliud est ~ee dulcedinis cupidum in ejus acquisitione pro viribus laborare Ailr. Spec. Car. II 18. 567B; ~eum ‥ saporem Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 357 (v. melanites); cum mel in melleo globo reconditur / mellis globositas major efficitur Walt. Wimb. Carm. 18.  b tum ‥ illa ~ea pignora fulsere circumstantium oculis Gosc. Lib. Mild. 19 p. 87; c1220 non est totum melleum quod est instar mellis (Contra Avaritiam 7) Pol. Songs 14.  c color ‥ ~eus significat frigiditatem et siccitatem et differenter mobilitatem, ut patet inferius J. Foxton Cosm. 30. 1. 2 full of honey (fig.). fons es lactis nunquam arens, / puteusque fundo carens / et abissus mellea, / paradisi fragrans rosa, / vestis verbi non corrosa / corruptele tinea Walt. Wimb. Virgo 109. 3 delightful as honey, honey-sweet (fig.). mellea carnalis contemnens ludicra luxus Aldh. VirgV 1713; ~eo quodam lapsu ex ejus ore fluit oratio W. Malm. GP I 67 p. 126; eadem ‥ villa Honestanestun ‥ cujus nomen pulchre interpretationi aptatur ~ee etenim petre villa sonat G. Font. Inf. S. Edm. 5; mellifluis verbis describens mellea dona Neckam DS IX 243; ac si ~ei cujusdam aspergine roris infundas J. Ford Serm. 37. 5; Maria, loquere nam tua labia / torrentes mellios sunt distilancia Walt. Wimb. Carm. 13.

mellĕus, a, um (mel), de miel : Plin. 14, 51 ; 36, 140 || [fig.] doux, suave : Aus. Ep. 18 ; Apul. M. 6, 6.

melleus , a, um. adv. (mel.)
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