adjective

in-somnis

neut. in-somne

2. in-somnus

sleepless poetic

sleepless (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

Of living beings, Hor. C. 3, 7, 8: juventus, Pers. 3, 54: insomnes magis, quam… •

Of living beings, Hor. C. 3, 7, 8: juventus, Pers. 3, 54: insomnes magis, quam pervigiles, Tac. A. 1, 65: draco, Ov. M. 9, 190.—

Of things: oculi, Stat. Th. 3, 328: dens, i. e. of the dragon, from which armed… ••

Of things: oculi, Stat. Th. 3, 328: dens, i. e. of the dragon, from which armed men sprung, Luc. 4, 552: nox, Verg. A. 9, 167: cura, Luc. 2, 239.

Perseus ID: n23899 Key: insomnis