sulfur

sulfur
sulfur (in MSS. also sulphur and sulpur ), ŭris, n. ( masc., Tert. adv. Prax. 16; Veg. Vet. 1, 38 med. ), brimstone, sulphur.
I.
Lit., Plin. 35, 15, 50, § 174; Cato, R. R. 39, 1; Col. 8, 5, 11:

vivum,

 Liv. 39, 13, 12; Ov. F. 4, 739; Lucr. 6, 221; 6, 748; 6, 807; Tib. 1, 5, 11; Prop. 4 (5), 8, 86; Ov. M. 5, 405 et saep.— Plur.:

viva,

 Verg. G. 3, 449:

vivacia,

 Ov. M. 3, 374:

lurida,

 id. ib. 14, 791; 15, 351; Quint. 12, 10, 76 Spald. N. cr.; used as a cement, Juv. 5, 48.—
II.
Transf., poet., lightning (so called from its sulphureous smell):

aethereum,

 Luc. 7, 160:

satrum,

 Pers. 2, 24.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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