rigeo

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

rigeō —, —, ēre

REG-, to be stiff, be numb, stiffen : frigore (opp. uri calore): omnia rigentia gelu, L.: prata rigent, H.— To be stiff, be rigid, stand on end, bristle, stand erect : gelido comae terrore rigebant, O.: ardua cervix, O.: Cerealia dona rigebant, i. e. hardened into gold , O.: vestes auroque ostroque, stand out , V.— To stand stiff, stand upright, rise : (pars summa scopuli) riget, O.: sine frondibus arbos, O.

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