inhorresco

Latin

Etymology

From inhorreō (I shudder) +‎ -scō (inchoative).

Pronunciation

Verb

inhorrēscō (present infinitive inhorrēscere, perfect active inhorruī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to begin to bristle (up); one's hair starts to stand on end
  2. to start to quiver, tremble or shudder (at)

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References

  • inhorresco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inhorresco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • inhorresco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.