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tremebundus

tremebundus

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 19 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. tremebundus — de Vaan

tremebundus 'id.' (Lucn+), tremescere 'tot tremble' (Lucr.+); contremere 'to tremble violently' (Pac.+), contremulus 'shimmering' (Varro), contremescere 'to shake violently' (Enn.+). Pit. *trem-e/o- [pr.], *trom-eje- [prxaus.]- It. cognates: U. tremitu [3s.ipv.ll] maybe 'to scare' < *trem-eie-tdd, with -e- from the present.; O. turumiiad [3s,pr.sb.] 'may he tremble/suffer' (vel sim.) (but see also s.v. torqueo) . … — [de Vaan, s.v. tremebundus, p. 642]

2. trĕmĕbundus — Lewis & Short

trĕmĕbundus (trĕmĭb-), a, um, adj.tremo,

I trembling, quivering, shaking (mostly poet.): (Iphigenia) tremibunda ad aras Deducta est, Lucr 1, 95: tremebunda manu tangere, Cic. Dom. 52, 134; cf.: Caius a primā tremebundus luce, trembling with fear, Mart. 9, 93, 5: membra, Ov. M. 4, 133: leo, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 440: tremebundā voce, Auct. Her 3, 14, 25.—Comp.: (cucumis) effetae tremebundior ubere porcae, i.e. more flabby, softer, Col. poët. 10, 396. —
II Transf.: cornus (i.e. hasta), Sil. 10, 119: tela, id. 5, 628: oratio, Nazar. Pan. Const. 2.

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. tremebundus (scan p. 642; entry #1840). Root candidates: *trem-.

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