horresco

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I begin to bristle up; my hair rises on end
  • I become terrified
  • I begin to shake
  • (transitive) I start to dread

Etymology

Suffix from Latin horreō (tremble, dread, I stand erect, stand on end, shiver, bristle with fear, I am afraid, move shakily, I tremble, I stand on end, I shudder, stand aghast).

Origin

Latin

horreō

Gloss

tremble, dread, I stand erect, stand on end, shiver, bristle with fear, I am afraid, move shakily, I tremble, I stand on end, I shudder, stand aghast

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The body

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