I.a standing on end, standing erect, bristling.
I. Lit. (only poet. and very rare): “comarum,” Luc. 5, 154; Val. Fl. 1, 229: “pontus non horrore tremit,” i. e. was not ruffled, agitated, Luc. 5, 446; cf.: “montes horrore nivali semper obducti,” Amm. 15, 10, 1.—*
B. Trop., roughness, rudeness of speech: “veterem illum horrorem malim quam istam novam licentiam,” Quint. 8, 5, 34.—
II. Transf. (cf. horreo, II.).
A. A shaking, trembling.
1. In gen. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): “tremulo ramos horrore moveri,” Ov. M. 9, 345: “horror soli,” Flor. 2, 6.—
2. In partic.
a. A shaking, shivering, chill, coldfit, ague-fit (class.): “mihi frigidus horror Membra quatit,” Verg. A. 3, 29; cf. Val. Fl. 7, 563: “frigus voco ubi extremae partes membrorum inalgescunt: horrorem, ubi totum corpus intremit,” Cels. 3, 3: “Atticam doleo tam diu: sed quoniam jam sine horrore est, spero esse ut volumus,” Cic. Att. 12, 6 fin.: “horrorem tertianae et quartanae minuere,” Plin. 22, 25, 72, § 150.—
b. A shaking, shuddering, quaking, trembling with fright; dread, terror, horror (class.): “est ea frigida multa, comes formidinis, aura, quae ciet horrorem membris et concitat artus,” Lucr. 3, 291: “ea res me horrore afficit,” Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 16; cf. id. ib. 66: “di immortales, qui me horror perfudit! quam sum sollicitus, quidnam futurum sit!” Cic. Att. 8, 6, 3: “me luridus occupat horror Spectantem vultus etiamnum caede madentes,” Ov. M. 14, 198: “frigidus artus, Dum loquor, horror habet,” id. ib. 9, 291: “spectare in eadem harena feras horror est,” Plin. 28, 1, 2, § 4.—
c. A shaking or trembling with joy: “laetus per artus horror iit,” Stat. Th. 1, 494; cf.: “me quaedam divina voluptas percipit atque horror,” Lucr. 3, 29 sq.—
d. Dread, veneration, religious awe: “hic numinis ingens horror,” Val. Fl. 2, 433: “arboribus suus horror inest,” Luc. 3, 411: “animos horrore imbuere,” Liv. 39, 8, 4: “perfusus horrore venerabundusque,” id. 1, 16, 6. —
B. That which causes dread, a terror, horror (poet.): “serrae stridentis,” Lucr. 2, 411: “validi ferri natura et frigidus horror,” id. 6, 1011: “Scipiadas, belli fulmen, Carthaginis horror,” id. 3, 1034; “imitated by Sil.: jacet campis Carthaginis horror,” Sil. 15, 340.