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Gĕla, ae, f., = Γέλα,

  1. I. a city on the southern coast of Sicily, at first called Lindos, and afterwards Gela, from the River Gela or Gelas, on which it stood, now Terranova (acc. to others Alicata), Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 73; 31, 7, 41, § 86; Verg. A. 3, 702; Sil. 14, 218.
    Gĕla, ae, m., the river Gela, now Fiume di Terranova, Ov. F. 4, 470; also Gelas, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89.
  2. II. Derivv.:
    1. A. Gĕ-lōus, a, um, adj., = Γελῷος, of or belonging to Gela: campi, Verg. A. 3, 701.
    2. B. Gĕlenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Gela, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 103; 2, 4, 33, § 73.
    3. C. Gĕlāni, ōrum, m., the same, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.

1. gĕlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [gelu].

  1. I. Act., to cause to freeze, to congeal.
    Pass.,
    to be frozen, to freeze.
    1. A. In gen.: si gelent frigora, quarto die premendam (olivam), Plin. 15, 6, 6, § 21: fluvius, qui ferrum gelat, Mart. 1, 50, 12.
      Pass.: quae (alvearia fictilia) et accenduntur aestatis vaporibus et gelantur hiemis frigoribus (shortly before: nec hieme rigent, nec candent aestate), Col. 9, 6, 2.
      Esp. freq. in the part. perf.: amnes gelati lacusque, Plin. 8, 28, 42, § 103: lac, Col. poët. 10, 397: caseus, id. 7, 8, 7: manus Aquilone, Mart. 5, 9, 3.
    2. B. In partic., to freeze, chill, stiffen with fright, horror, etc.; in pass., to be frozen, chilled; to be numbed or stiff (cf.: gelu and gelidus): gelat ora pavor, Stat. Th. 4, 497: timent pavidoque gelantur Pectore, Juv. 6, 95: sic fata gelatis Vultibus, Stat. Th. 4, 404: gelato corde attonitus, Luc. 7, 339: gelati orbes (i. e. oculi emortui), id. 6, 541.
  2. II. Neutr., to freeze: pruinae perniciosior natura, quoniam lapsa persidet gelatque, Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 222: venae, Stat. Th. 4, 727: vultus Perseos, i. e. to be petrified, Luc. 9, 681.
    Impers.: non ante demetuntur quam gelaverit, Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 39; Vulg. Sir. 43, 21.

2. Gĕlo or Gĕlon, ōnis, m., = Γέλων, king of Syracuse, son of Hiero II., Liv. 23, 30; 24, 5; Just. 23, 4; Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 144.

Gĕlōn, ontis, m. [γελῶν, laughing], a fountain in Phrygia whose water caused laughter, Plin. 31, 2, 16, § 19.

Gĕlōni, ōrum, m., = Γελωνοί,

  1. I. a Scythian people, on the Borysthenes, in the modern Ukraine, Mel. 2, 1, 13; Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 88; Verg. G. 2, 115; id. A. 8, 725; Hor. C. 2, 9, 23; 2, 20, 19; 3, 4, 35.
    In sing.: Gĕlō-nus, i, m., the Gelonian, collect., Verg. G. 3, 461.
  2. II. Deriv.: Gĕlōnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Geloni, Gelonian: canes, Grat. Cyneg. 195.

gĕlōtŏphye, ēs, f., = γελωτοφυή, a plant, called also batrachion, App. Herb. 8.

gĕlōtŏphyllis, ĭdis, f., = γελωτόφυλλις, a plant that causes laughter, probably a sort of crow-foot, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 164.

Gĕlōus, a, um, v. Gela, II. A.