I.v. inch. n. and a. [horreo], to rise on end, stand erect, to bristle up, grow rough.
I. Lit. (mostly poet.; cf. “horreo): rettulit ille gradus horrueruntque comae,” Ov. F. 2, 502: “tum segetes altae campique natantes Lenibus horrescunt flabris,” Verg. G. 3, 199: “bracchia coeperunt nigris horrescere villis,” Ov. M. 2, 478; cf.: “setis horrescere coepi,” id. ib. 14, 279: horrescit telis exercitus asper utrimque, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4 (Ann. v. 385 Vahl.); cf.: “arma rigent, horrescunt tela,” id. ib. (Trag. v. 177 ib.): “mollis horrescit coma,” Sen. Agam. 711: horrescit mare, becomes ruffled, rough, Varr. ap. Non. 423, 7: “ut ille qui navigat, cum subito mare coepit horrescere,” Cic. Fragm. ib. 4 (Rep. 1, 40 Mos.).—
II. Transf.
A. To fall a shaking, trembling: “(puella) Horruit, ut steriles, agitat quas ventus, aristae,” Ov. A. A. 1, 553.—
2. In partic., to begin to shake, shudder, or tremble for fear, to become frightened, terrified (class.).
(α).
Absol.: “horresco misera, mentio quoties fit partionis,” Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 93; cf. id. As. 4, 1, 4; Ter. Ad. 4, 4, 23: “quin etiam ferae, sibi injecto terrore mortis, horrescunt,” Cic. Fin. 5, 11, 31: “horresco referens,” Verg. A. 2, 204: “horrescit visu subito,” id. ib. 6, 710; 12, 453. —
(β).
With acc.: “dum procellas Cautus horrescis,” Hor. C. 2, 10, 3: “morsus futuros,” Verg. A. 3, 394: “nullos visus,” Val. Fl. 6, 453: “mortem,” Stat. Th. 3, 70.—
