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lympha, ae, f. [νύμφη],

  1. I. water; esp. clear river or spring water (poet.): lymphae puteales, Lucr. 6, 1178: fluviali spargere lympha, Verg. A. 4, 635; Ov. M. 2, 459: vulnera lymphis abluere, id. ib. 13, 531.
    Also, the water in dropsical persons: lympha intercus, Ser. Samm. 27, 501.
  2. II. Personified: Lympha.
    1. A. A rural deity, the goddess of water, Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6.
    2. B. Lymphae, i. q. Nymphae, Hor. S. 1, 5, 97; Inscr. Orell. 1639.