1. ŏlĕo — Lewis & Short
ŏlĕo, lŭi, 2 (collat. form ŏlo, ĕre;
I pres. subj. olat, Afran. ap. Non. 147, 2:
olant,Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 56; id. Most. 1. 3, 121; Pompon. ap. Non. 147, 5). v. n. and a. [root od-; cf. Gr. o)/zw; v. odor], to smell (class.; cf. odoro, fragro).
I To emit a smell, to smell of any thing.
A Lit., constr. absol. or with acc., less freq. with abl. of that of which any thing smells:
quid (jura) olant, nescias, nisi id unum, male ut olere intellegas,Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 120 sq.; id. Truc. 2, 4, 3: rosa recens a longinquo olet, sicca propius, Plin. 21, 7, 18, § 37:
olent, salsa sunt, ut tangere non velis,Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 35:
mulieres ideo bene olere, quia nihil olebant, videbantur,Cic. Att. 2, 1, 1; cf. Mart. 2, 12:
hesperis noctu magis olet,Plin. 21, 7, 18, § 39:
ceram crocum olere,of wax, Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 99:
olet unguenta,Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 37:
unguenta exotica,Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 41:
vina fere dulces oluerunt mane Camenae,Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 5.— With abl.:
cur nardo flammae non oluere meae?Prop. 5, 7, 32:
Arabo rore,Ov. H. 15, 76:
sulphure,id. M. 5, 405.—In a bad sense:
cui os oleat,i. e. who has a foul breath, Dig. 21, 1, 12; cf. Mart. 12, 87.—
B Trop., to smell of, savor of any thing; to indicate, betray any thing: quid igitur? quid olet? responde! Pen. Furtum, scortum, prandium, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 60:
nihil olere peregrinum,to savor of, betray, Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 44:
nihil ex Academiā,id. N. D. 1, 26, 72:
malitiam,id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20:
verba alumnum olent,betray, Quint. 8, 1, 3.—
II To betray itself or be observed by its smell:
aurum huic olet,i. e. he smells out, observes that I have money, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 39:
non olet, unde sit, quod dicitur cum illis?don't you perceive whence it comes? Cic. Or. 45, 154.—Hence, ŏlens, entis, P. a., smelling, odorous (mostly poet.).
A Sweet-smelling, fragrant, odoriferous:
rami olentes,Verg. G. 1, 188:
serpylla,Verg. G. 4, 30:
olentia pascua,Ov. A. A. 1, 95:
mentae,id. M. 10, 729:
Hymettus,Stat. Th. 12, 622.—
B Lit., Stinking, foul, rank:
leno,Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 111:
maritus (i. e. hircus),Hor. C. 1, 17, 7:
immundus olentia sudor Membra sequebatur,Verg. G. 3, 564:
Medi ora,id. ib. 2, 134:
fornix,Hor. S. 1, 2, 30:
stagna Palici, i. e. olentia sulphure,Ov. P. 2, 10, 25:
agri (from dead bodies),Luc. 7, 821.—
2 Trop.:
quaedam,musty, Tac. Or. 22 fin.