اثعلوا

, said of guests, They were, or became, numerous, or many, (K, TA,) and straitened, or crowded, one another: (TA:) so, too, said of men coming to water. (K, TA.)

اثعلوا عَلَيْنَا They acted contrarily, or adversely, to us; they opposed us. (Lth, S, K.)

اثعل said of a recompense, or reward, It was, or became, great. (K.)

And said of an affair, It was so great that one knew not how to apply himself to it: (K:) it implies incongruity. (TA.)