quake (v. n.) Copy link Outline 1. trĕmo, ŭi, 32. the incept. trĕmisco, ŭi, 33. the trans. trĕmĕfăcĭo, 3 (make to q.4. horrĕo, ŭi, 25. mŏvĕo, mōvi, mōtum, 2 • quake (v. n.): (differs from to shake, to shiver, to shudder, to tremble, to quiver, in being scarcely used of the mere motion, but, (1) of persons and animals moved by fear, and hence fig. (2) of things which seem to tremble before a superior power): 1. trĕmo, ŭi, 3: (1) of persons: Join: tremit atque extimuit, Pl. Mil. 4, 6, 57 Join: tr. et exalbescere, Cic. Acad. 2, 15, 48: with nom. of members affected, membra miserae tremunt, Pl. Cas. 3, 5, 2: abl. of same; corde et genibus tr., Hor. Od. 1, 23, 8: acc. of same, his limbs q., tr. artus, Lucr. 3, 488: Virg. G. 3, 84: with abl. of cause; your bones q. with fear, tremis ossa pavore, Hor. S. 2, 7, 57: cf. "The creeping flesh along my bones did quake," (Byron). *Horrescens corpus tremuit super ossa pavore. (2) of things: Africa terribili tremit horrida terra tumultu., Enn. Ann. 7, 64: tum sonitu Prochyta alta tremit, Virg. Aen. 9, 715: the sea-shore q.ing beneath the lashing waves, trementes verbere ripas, Hor. Od. 3, 27, 23. Used also trans. with acc. of obj.: to q. before, cf. neque iratos trementi regum apices neque militum arma, ib. 3, 21, 19. Join: tr. atque horreo: virgas atque secures dictatoris tr. atque horr., Liv. 22, 27. Comp. intrĕmo, 3: cf. (of Enceladus beneath Etna) Et, fessum quoties mutet latus, intremere omnem Murmure Trinacriam (q.s with a thundering sound), Virg. Aen. 3, 581: with acc.: Hannibalem intr., Sil. 16, 664 (al. Hannibali). Rarely contrĕmo, 3: Lucr. 5, 1220: Poet. in Cic. de Or. 3, 39. 2. the incept. trĕmisco, ŭi, 3: I bid the mountains to q., jubeoque tremiscere montes, Ov. M. 7, 205: with abl. of cause; tonitruque tremiscunt Ardua terrarum et campi, Virg. Aen. 5, 694: with acc. of obj.; sonitumque pedum vocemque tremisco, Virg. Aen. 3, 648. Rarely compd. contrĕmisco (to q. all over): Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 121 (trans. tremble): cf. the earth q. before Him, a facie ejus c. terra, Vulg. Joel ii. 10: with acc. of obj.: Hannibalem Italia contremuit, Just. 12, 4, 14. 3. the trans. trĕmĕfăcĭo, 3 (make to q.: cf. pass. totum Olympum nutu tr., Virg. Aen. 10, 115: totum coelum supercilio et nutu, Arn. 4, 140), is used reflect. for the n. v.: the earth quaked, se tremefecit tellus, Poet. in Cic. Div. 1, 11, 18. (Note: trĕpĭdo, 1: is rarely, if ever, used in the exact sense of to quake: v. to tremble; to quiver; to fear.) 4. horrĕo, ŭi, 2: my body q.s, my heart goes pit-a-pat, horret corpus, cor salit, Pl. Cist. 2, 3, 9: with acc. of obj.; strictas trepida cervice secures h.: Sil. Ital. 6, 695: cf. quake (subs.): incept. horresco, ŭi, 3: v. to shudder. 5. mŏvĕo, mōvi, mōtum, 2: used intr., only and rarely, of an earthquake: the earth q.d during (there was an earthquake lasting) 38 days, terra dies duodequadraginta movit, Liv. 35, 40: and in pass. Sen. Q. N. 6, 21, 2 (v. inf. s. v. quake, subs.): the earth did q., terra mota est, Vulg. Matt. xxvii. 51: compd. (late) commŏvēri: the mountains q. at him, montes commoti sunt ab eo, id. Nah. i. 5: cf. 1 Reg. xiv. 15, conturbata est terra: and Heb. xii. 21, Moses said, I exceedingly fear and q., Moyses dixit, exterritus sum et tremebundus. Phr.: to make any one q. with fear, terrorem alicui injicere, Cic. Prov. Cons. 18, 43: and reflect. Phr.: ea res me horrore afficit, Pl. Am. 5, 1, 16.
quake Copy link Outline I. 1. trĕmor, ōris, m.2. horror, ōris, m.II. Esp. a quaking of the earth, an earthquake1. trĕmor, ōris, m. (sc. terrae), the ancient and proper word, cf. Sen. Q. N. 6, 21, 22. terrae mōtus, ūs, m. • quake and quaking (subs.): I. 1. trĕmor, ōris, m.: cf. tremor occupat artus, Ov. M. 3, 40: v. trembling. 2. horror, ōris, m.: cf. frigidus artus, dum loquor, horror habet, Ov. M. 9, 291: cf. shudder, shivering. The Vulg. uses also conturbatio, f. (non-class. in this sense), Ezek. xii. 18; and terror, Dan. x. 7. Phr.: I'm all of a q., Join: totus tremo horreoque, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 4. II. Esp. a quaking of the earth, an earthquake: 1. trĕmor, ōris, m. (sc. terrae), the ancient and proper word, cf. Sen. Q. N. 6, 21, 2: duo genera sunt ... quibus movetur terra: utriusque nomen est proprium: altera succussio est (sequitur defin.) altera inclinatio (seq. def.): ego et tertium illud existimo, quod nostro vocabulo signatum est: non enim sine causa tremorem dixere majores, etc. etc. (N.B. Succussio--whence Fr. secousse--and inclinatio, are not found elsewhere in this sense.) Usu. alone: Lucr. 5, 587: id. 6, 287: Ov. M. 6, 699: earthquakes affecting the city (e. g. the earthquake of Lisbon), urbis tremoribus, Plin. 36, 10, 15: with terrae, Plin. Ep. 6, 20, 3: the earthquake grew violent, invaluit, id. ib. 2. terrae mōtus, ūs, m.: Cic. Div. 1, 18, 35: Curt.: there was a great earthquake, terrae motus factus est magnus, Vulg. Matt. xxviii. 2: id. Act. xvi. 26: cf. to quake, No. 5: (the Vulg. has also commotio terrae, Is. xxix. 6: and comm. alone, 3 Reg. xix. 11, 12).