I.cold, coldness, coolness (for syn. cf.: algor, gelu, rigor, glacies, pruina).
I. Lit.
A. In gen. (class.): “nec calor (mihi obsistet) nec frigus metuo,” Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 19; “so opp. calor,” Lucr. 2, 517; 6, 371; Cic. Univ. 14 med.; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; Verg. G. 2, 344; 4, 35: “calidis torrescere flammis aut ... rigere Frigore,” Lucr. 3, 892: “cum esset vinctus nudus in aëre, in imbri, in frigore,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 40, § 87: “vix in ipsis tectis frigus vitatur,” id. Fam. 16, 8, 2: “fere matutinis temporibus frigus est,” coolness, Cels. 2, 1; cf.: “frigus captabis opacum,” Verg. E. 1, 53; Hor. C. 3, 13, 10; Ov. M. 10, 129: “quae frigore sola Dormiat,” in the cold night, Tib. 1, 8, 39: “cum Appius senatum coegisset, tantum fuit frigus ut coactus sit nos dimittere,” Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12, 1.—In plur.: “nec frigora quimus usurpare oculis,” Lucr. 1, 300: “ut tectis saepti frigora caloresque pellamus,” the cold, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151; cf.: “ex verna intemperie variante calores frigoraque,” Liv. 22, 2, 10: “tecta quibus frigorum vis pellitur,” Cic. Off. 2, 4, 13: “propter frigora ... frumenta in agris matura non erant,” Caes. B. G. 1, 16, 2: “Alpinae nives et frigora Rheni,” Verg. E. 10, 47: “Scythiae,” Ov. M. 2, 224: “Peligna,” Hor. C. 3, 19, 8: “matutina,” id. S. 2, 6, 45: “nocturna,” Liv. 40, 22, 7: “intolerabilia,” id. 21, 58, 1: “ficum frigoribus ne serito,” in cold weather, Col. 5, 10, 9: “quisquam picta colit Spartani frigora saxi,” i. e. the variegated cold marble floor, Mart. 1, 56, 5; Tac. Agr. 12; id. G. 16; Suet. Aug. 81.—
B. In partic. (poet.).
1. The cold of winter, winter (like calor for summer; “v. calor): lac mihi non aestate novum, non frigore defit,” Verg. E. 2, 22: “ante focum, si frigus erit,” id. ib. 5, 70: “quae frigore sola dormiat,” Tib. 1, 8, 39: “per medium frigus,” Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 5.—Plur.: “frigoribus parto agricolae plerumque fruuntur,” Verg. G. 1, 300: “frigoribus mediis,” id. E. 10, 65.—
2. A chill, fever: “tentatum frigore corpus,” Hor. S. 1, 2, 80.—
3. The coldness of death, death: “et gelidos artus in leti frigore linquit,” Lucr. 3, 401: “aeternum leti,” id. 4, 924: “letale,” Ov. M. 2, 611: “supremum animae,” Stat. S. 3, 3, 20: “ast illi solvuntur frigore membra Vitaque cum gemitu fugit,” Verg. A. 12, 951 (diff. from the foll.).—
4. A cold shudder produced by fear: “extemplo Aeneae solvuntur frigore membra, Ingemit, etc.,” Verg. A. 1, 92.—
II. Transf., a cold region or place: “frigus non habitabile,” Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 51: “et quodcumque jacet sub urbe frigus,” Mart. 4, 64, 14.—
III. Trop. (cf. frigeo and frigidus, II.; not in Cic.).
A. Coldness in action, inactivity: si Parthi vos nihil calfaciunt, nos hic frigore frigescimus, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 5; Ov. F. 2, 856.—
B. A cold or frigid reception of a person or thing, esp. a discourse; coolness, coldness, indifference, disfavor (perh. not ante-Aug.): “majorum ne quis amicus Frigore te feriat,” coolness, loss of favor, Hor. S. 2, 1, 62; cf.: “Montanus Julius et amicitia Tiberii notus et frigore,” Sen. Ep. 122: “et imperitia et rusticitas et rigor et deformitas afferunt interim frigus,” Quint. 6, 1, 37; Plin. Ep. 6, 15, 4; Quint. 5, 7, 31: “illud quaestionum et argumentorum apud corrupta judicia frigus evitant,” id. 2, 12, 6.
