Prurio

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Latin-English

prūr|ĭō, -īre, —, —. (ˈpru.ri.o) v. intrans.

  1. To itch.
  2. To long for, to be itching for.
  3. To be lustful.


Loci

  • αʹ Martial, Epigrammata 9.73:
Rūmpĭs ĕt | ārdēnt|ī mădĭd|ūs crȳs|tāllă Fă|lērnō
ēt prū|rīs dŏmĭ|nī || cūm Găny̆|mēdĕ tŭī.
Drunken with burning Falernian wine, you shatter the crystal wineglasses and flirt with your master's Ganymede.