Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

I. Lit., shaking, quaking, quivering, trembling, tremulous (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): “anus,” Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 3; cf.: “incurvus, tremulus, labiis demissis, gemens,” Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 45: “manus annisque metuque,” Ov. M. 10, 414; so, “anni,” Prop. 4 (5), 7, 73. “tempus,” Cat. 61, 161: “passus (senilis hiemis),” Ov. M. 15, 212: “artus,” Lucr. 3, 7: “manus,” Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 142: “guttur, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 8, 14: ut mare fit tremulum, tenui cum stringitur aura,” Ov. H. 11, 75: “harundo,” id. M. 11, 190: “canna,” id. ib. 6, 326: “cupressus,” Petr. 131: flamma, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 110; Verg. E. 8, 105; cf.: “jubar ignis,” Lucr. 5, 696: “ignes,” id. 4, 405: “lumen,” Verg. A. 8, 22: “motus,” Lucr. 3, 301: “horror,” Prop. 1, 5, 15: “lorum,” Luc. 4, 444: “colores,” Claud. in Ruf. 2, 356: “equi,” i.e. restless, spirited, Nemes. Cyn. 256 (cf. Verg. G. 3, 84 and 250).— Subst.: sacopenium sanat vertigines, tremulos, opisthotonicos, i.e. shaking or trembling in the joints, Plin. 20, 18, 75, § 197; 20, 9, 34, § 85; 23, 4, 47, § 92.—In neutr., adverb.: “(puella) tam tremulum crissat,” tremblingly, Mart. 14, 203, 1. —

II. Transf., act., that causes one to shake or shiver: “frigus,” Cic. Arat. 68.—* Adv.: trĕmŭlē , tremblingly, App. M. 5, p. 168, 28.