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).
quaking (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. trĕmŭlus2. trĕmĕbundus (usu. poet.)3. trĕpĭdus4. Esp. by particips. trĕmens, trĕpĭdans, trĕmĕfactus • quaking (adj.): 1. trĕmŭlus: Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 44: tr. motus, Lucr. 3, 202: tr. horror, Prop. 1, 5, 15: a q. reed, tr. arundo, Ov. M. 11, 190. 2. trĕmĕbundus (usu. poet.): cf. (Iphigenia) tremebunda ad aras deducta est, Lucr. 1, 96: tr. membra, Ov. M. 4, 133: cf. to quake, fin. 3. trĕpĭdus: q. with fear, trepidi formidine, Virg. Aen. 9, 169: q. fear, tr. terror, Lucr. 5, 41. 4. Esp. by particips. trĕmens, trĕpĭdans, trĕmĕfactus: the quaking earth, tremefacta solo tellus, Virg. Aen. 10, 102.