horresco, horrescere, horrui, -:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
dread, become terrified; bristle up; begin to shake/tremble/shudder/shiver;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | horresco | horrescimus |
| 2 | horrescis | horrescitis |
| 3 | horrescit | horrescunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | horrescere |
| active | perfect | horruisse |
| passive | present | horresci |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | horresce, horresc | horrescite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | horrescito | horrescitote |
| 3 | horrescito | horrescunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | horrescere | horrescimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | horrescitor | — |
| 3 | horrescitor | horrescuntor |
Participles
Present Active Participle
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | horrescentia |
| Acc. | horrescens | horrescentia |
| Voc. | — | horrescentia |
Examples
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...obsecro, tace, Diniarche. D. Quid iam? AST. Horresco misera, mentio quotiens fit partionis, ita paene nulla tibi fuit..."Adelphoe
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...purgem me. accedam ad fores. perii: horresco semper, ubi pultare hasce occipio miser. heus heus! Aeschinus..."Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...scindit unius sacri discors fauilla—genitor, horresco intuens: libata Bacchi dona permutat cruor ambitque densus regium fumus caput..."