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horrisonus

horrisonus

making a dreadful noise

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What it meant

1. horrisonus — de Vaan

horrisonus 'making a dreadful noise' (Lucr.+); abhorrere 'to shrink back from' (PL+), inhorrescere 'to become restless, become stiff5 (Pac.-f-). Pit *xors-e- 'to be stiff*. PIE *ghrs-ehr 'to be stiff, surprised'. IE cognates: Skt harsate, hrsyati 'to be delighted', pf. jahrsana- jptc.med.], caus. harsayati; hrsita- 'glad, excited', ghrsu'lively, agile', YAv. zarssiiamna- 'excited', Sogd. wys- 'to be glad'. The verb … — [de Vaan, s.v. horrisonus, p. 304]

2. horrĭsŏnus — Lewis & Short

horrĭsŏnus, a, um, adj.horreo-sonus,

I sounding dreadfully, that makes a horrid sound (poet.): fretum, Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 10, 23; cf. flatus, Luc. 2, 455: fragor, Lucr. 5, 109: fremitus, Verg. A. 9, 55: cardo, id. ib. 6, 573: buxus, Val. Fl. 2, 584: flagellum, id. 7, 149.

In the wild

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Where it came from

  • de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) Treated in de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) s.v. horrisonus (scan p. 304; entry #776). Root candidates: *ghers-.

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