horrens
Dictionary entries
- Entry →horreo, horrere, horrui, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
dread, shrink from, shudder at; stand on end, bristle; have rough appearance;
acc. sg. pres. act. part.nom. sg. pres. act. part.voc. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...nobis nunc magnus hiatus ille leonis obesset et horrens Arcadius sus, tanto opere officerent nobis Stymphala colentes? denique..."Agamemnon
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...Graecia hoc facinus feret? equos et arma classibusque horrens fretum propone et alto sanguine exundans solum et tota..."Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...uultus ille et ficta maiestas uiri atque habitus horrens, prisca et antiqua appetens, morumque senium triste et affectus..."
Liber Tertius
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...omnis Achivum. adglomerant latera et densis thoracibus horrens stat manus, aegisono quam nec fera pectore virgo dispulerit..."
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...Praeneste sacrum, nemus hos glaciale Dianae, Algidus aut horrens aut Tuscula protegit umbra, Tiburis hi lucos Anienaque frigora..."Aeneid IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Dardanus auctor, perfide, sed duris genuit te cautibus horrens Caucasus Hyrcanaeque admorunt ubera tigres. nam quid dissimulo..."Liber X
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...deos, hinc iuris iurandi adversus foedera suscepti exsecrationes horrens, inuitus iuraverit, oderit sacramentum, uno tempore deos, cives, hostes..."