horrueritis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →horreo, horrere, horrui, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
dread, shrink from, shudder at; stand on end, bristle; have rough appearance;
pl. futperf. act. ind. 2ndpl. perf. act. subj. 2nd - Entry →horresco, horrescere, horrui, -:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
dread, become terrified; bristle up; begin to shake/tremble/shudder/shiver;
pl. futperf. act. ind. 2ndpl. perf. act. subj. 2nd
Examples
IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...narrasse captivi, nescio quem in me monstruosi vultus horruere conspectum. non tela iaciebam, non iaculabar ictus; furialibus miser..."Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...motis alta dedit quercus: pavido mihi membra timore horruerant, stabantque comae; tamen oscula terrae roboribusque dedi..."
