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
- T
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...obsecro, tace, Diniarche. D. Quid iam? AST. Horresco misera, mentio quotiens fit partionis, ita paene nulla tibi fuit..." - P
Adelphoe
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...purgem me. accedam ad fores. perii: horresco semper, ubi pultare hasce occipio miser. heus heus! Aeschinus..." - L
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..."