cohorresco
From LSJ
τὸ μὴ γενέσθαι κρεῖσσον ἢ φῦναι βροτοῖς → not existing is better for mortals than being born, not to be born is better than life for mortals
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cŏ-horresco: horrui, 3,
I v. inch. n., to shudder, shake, or shiver with fear or cold: nisi cohorrescit corpus meum, Aug. ap. Suet. Tib. 21.—In perf.: quem ubi agnovi, equidem cohorrui, Cic. Rep. 6, 10, 10; id. Att. 5, 21, 12; 7, 1, 1: ex quo (sudore) cum cohorruisset, id. de Or. 3, 2, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cŏhorrēscō,¹⁵ horruī, ĕre (cum, horresco), intr., se mettre à frissonner de tout son corps, éprouver des frissons [pr. et fig.] : Cic. de Or. 3, 6 ; Rep. 6, 10 ; Att. 5, 21, 12 ; 7, 1, 1.
