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φρενώλης
φρέω
φρήν
φρικαλέος
φρίκη
φρικτός
φρικώδης
φριμάσσομαι
φριξοκόμης
φρίξ
φρίσσω
φροιμιάζομαι
φροιμιαστέος
φροίμιον
φρονέω
φρόνημα
φρονηματίζομαι
φρονηματίας
φρόνησις
φρονητέος
φρόνιμος
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φρίσσω
φρίσσω to be rough or uneven on the surface, to bristle, Lat. horrere, of a corn-field, Il., Eur.; of a line of battle, Il.; of hair or bristles, to bristle up, stand on end, Hes., Theocr.;—c. acc. cogn., φρίσσειν λοφιήν to set up his bristly mane, Od.; φρ. νῶτον Il.; χαίτην Ar. φρίσσοντες ὄμβροι, like Virgilʼs horrida grando, Pind. ἄσθματι φρίσσων πνοάς ruckling in his throat, of one just dying, Pind. of a feeling of chill, when oneʼs skin contracts and forms what we call goose-skin, or when the hair stands up on end: of the effect of cold, to shiver, Hes. of the effect of fear, to shiver, shudder, Aesch., Soph.: c. acc. to shudder at one, Il., Soph.; πέφρικα Ἐρινὺν τελέσαι I tremble at the thought of her accomplishing, Aesch.;—so c. dat., ἐρετμοῖς φρίξουσιν they shall shudder at the oars, Orac. ap. Hdt.:—also c. part., πέφρικα λεύσσων I shudder at seeing, Aesch.; and c. inf. to fear to do, Dem. to thrill with passionate joy, Soph.

ShortDef

to be rough; bristle; shudder

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Headword:
φρίσσω
Headword (normalized):
φρίσσω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
φρισσω
IDX:
35190
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35230
Key:
fri/ssw

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