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horresces

Dictionary entries

  • horresco, horrescere, horrui, -:

    Verb · 3rd conjugation

    Frequency:
    Lesser

    = dread, become terrified; bristle up; begin to shake/tremble/shudder/shiver;

    Entry →
    sg. fut. act. ind. 2nd

Examples

  • T

    Liber VI

    Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX

    "...primis ipse repletus, in terra quoque ut horrescant ac tecta requirant. sic igitur supera nostrum caput esse putandumst..."
  • P

    Aeneid III

    P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid

    "...requies ea certa laborum. nec tu mensarum morsus horresce futuros: fata viam invenient aderitque vocatus Apollo. has autem..."

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