formido

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

formīdo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. v. 2. formido,
I to fear, dread any thing; to be afraid, terrified, frightened (class.; syn.: metuo, timeo, vereor, trepido, tremo, paveo).
   (a)    With acc.: illum, Plaut. Capt. 4, 4, 5: et illud paveo et hoc formido, id. Cist. 2, 1, 58: malum (shortly after: metuo malum), id. Am. prol. 27: ipse se cruciat omniaque formidat, Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 53: illius iracundiam formidant, id. Att. 8, 16, 2: ἀπότευγμα formido et timeo, ne, etc., id. Q. Fr. 3, 2, 2: cum formidet te mulier, Hor. S. 2, 7, 65: fures, id. ib. 1, 1, 77: acumen judicis, id. A. P. 364: nocturnos tepores, id. Ep. 1, 18, 93. —In pass.: hic classe formidatus, Hor. C. 3, 6, 15: formidata Parthis Roma, id. Ep. 2, 1, 256: nautis formidatus Apollo (i. e. the temple of Apollo on the Leucadian promontory), Verg. A. 3, 275; cf.: nec formidatis auxiliatur aquis, i. e. the hydrophobia, Ov. P. 1, 3, 24: quo etiam satietas formidanda est magis, Cic. Or. 63, 213.—
   (b)    With inf.: si isti formidas credere, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 82; cf.: ad haec ego naribus uti Formido, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 46: meus formidat animus, nostrum tam diu ibi sedere filium, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 4.—
   (g)    With ut or ne: aliquem non formido, ut, etc., Vop. Tac. 2, § 2: formido miser, ne, etc., Plaut. As. 2, 4, 55.—
   (d)    With dat.: auro formidat Euclio: abstrudit foris, fears for the gold, Plaut. Aul. argum. 6.—（ε) With si: male formido, si hera mea sciat tam socordem esse quam sum, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 4.—（ζ) Absol.: intus paveo et foris formido, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 20: ne formida, id. Mil. 4, 2, 20; id. As. 2, 4, 56; 3, 3, 48; id. Mil. 3, 3, 20: neque prius desinam formidare, quam tetigisse te Italiam audiero, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 1.
formīdo: ĭnis, f. Sanscr. root dhar-, whence firmus; prop. the fear that makes rigid, Corss. Ausspr. 1, 148,
I fearfulness, fear, terror, dread (class.).
I Lit.: parasitus, qui me conplevit flagiti et formidinis, Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 3: popolo formidinem inicere, Furius ap. Macr. S. 3, 9, 8: Stoici definiunt formidinem metum permanentem, Cic. Tusc. 4, 8 fin.: ut aliqua in vita formido improbis esset posita, apud inferos antiqui supplicia constituta esse voluerunt, id. Cat. 4, 4, 8: quae tanta formido, id. Rosc. Am. 2, 5: neque miser me commovere possum prae formidine, Plaut. Am. 1. 1, 181: subita atque improvisa, Cic. Prov. Cons. 18, 43: formidinem suam alicui inicere, id. Verr. 2, 3, 28, § 68: formidinem inferre, Tac. H. 2, 15: intendere, id. ib. 2, 54: facere, id. ib. 3, 10: mortis, Cic. Rep. 1, 3; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 207: poenae, id. ib. 1, 16, 53: fustis, id. ib. 2, 1, 154.—In plur.: pericula intendantur, formidines opponantur, Cic. Quint. 14, 47: ex ignoratione rerum ipsa horribiles exsistunt formidines, id. Fin. 1, 19, 63: contra formidines pavoresque, Plin. 28, 8, 29, § 115.—
   B In partic., awe, reverence: (portae) religione sacrae et saevi formidine Martis, Verg. A. 7, 608; Sil. 1, 83.—
II Transf., concr., that which produces fear, a frightful thing, a fright, horror.
   A In gen.: alta ostia Ditis Et caligantem nigrā formidine lucum Ingressus, Verg. G. 4, 468; Front. de Fer. Als. 3: defensoribus moenium praemia modo, modo formidinem ostentare, Sall. J. 23, 1; 66, 1.—
   B In partic., a scarecrow made of differentcolored feathers, a bugbear: cum maximos ferarum greges linea pennis distincta contineat et in insidias agat, ab ipso effectu dicta formido, Sen. de 1ra, 2, 12 (cf. Nemes. Cyneg. 303 sq.): cervum puniceae septum formidine pennae, Verg. A. 12, 750; cf. Luc. 4, 437: furum aviumque Maxima formido, Hor. S. 1, 8, 4.—Personified, as a goddess, Hyg. Fab. prooem. p. 10 Munk.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) formīdō,¹¹ āvī, ātum, āre (formido 2), tr., redouter, craindre : Cic. Att. 8, 16, 2 ; Fin. 2, 53 ; [avec inf.] Pl. Ps. 316 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 46, hésiter à ; [avec ne ] craindre que... ne : Pl. Amph. 304 || alicui Pl. Amph. 1118 ; Acc. Tr. 354, craindre pour qqn.
(2) formīdō,⁹ ĭnis, f., crainte, peur, effroi, terreur : formidinem alicui injicere Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 68 ; inferre Tac. H. 2, 15, inspirer de l’effroi à qqn || formidines similium incommodorum Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 23, l’effroi de pareils dommages || ce qui inspire de l’effroi, épouvantail : Cic. Fin. 5, 31 ; Tusc. 1, 36 ; Virg. G. 4, 468 ; Sall. J. 23, 1 || épouvantail, corde garnie de plumes de couleur tendue devant les animaux pour les rabattre aux filets : Sen. Ira 2, 11, 5 ; Virg. En. 12, 750.

Latin > German (Georges)

(1) formīdo¹, āvī, ātum, āre (2. formido), I) intr. sich grausen, Grausen empfinden, sich heftig fürchten, in Angst sein, ne formida, Plaut.: et intus paveo et foris formido, Plaut.: auro (für das G.) formidat Euclio, Plaut.: neque prius desinam formidare, quam etc., Cael. in Cic. ep. 8, 10, 1. – II) tr. vor etw. grausen, Grausen empfinden, sich heftig fürchten, eius valentiam, Naev. fr.: omnia, Cic.: illius iracundiam, Cic.: malos fures, Hor.: nocturnos tepores, Hor.: ubi intravit animum pavor, id solum metuunt, quod primum formidare coeperunt, Curt.: nimis illum, Plaut.: aquae formidatae, Wasserscheu, Ov.: m. folg. Infin., si isti formidas credere, dich sträubst, Plaut. Pseud. 316: ad haec ego naribus uti formido, Hor. ep. 1, 19, 45: has (delicias), quibus delectabatur, relinquere formidabat, Augustin. serm. 38, 7 (u. so m. Infin. auch Augustin. epist. 43, 8; de civ. dei 1, 9, 1. p. 14, 31 D.² Veget. mil. 2. praef. extr. p. 33, 4 L.). – m. folg. ut u. Konj., alqm non formido, ut etc., Vopisc. Tac. 2. § 2. – mit folg. ne u. Konj., Plaut. Amph. 304 u.a. – m. folg. si u. Konj., Plaut. cist. 673.
(2) formīdo², inis, f. (griech. μορμώ, Schreckgespenst, μορμολύττομαι, setze in Furcht), das Grausen, die peinigende Furcht, I) eig.: A) im allg., Cic. u.a.: formidine nullā imbuti, Hor.: formidinem alci inicere, Cic. – Plur. formidines, Cic. Quinct. 47; Verr. 5, 23 u.a. Liv. 30, 28, 8. Plin. 28, 115 (s. Neue-Wagener Formenl.³ 1, 637). – B) insbes., religiöse Scheu, heiliger Schauer, heilige ergreifende Ehrfurcht, Heiligkeit, prisca, Tac.: divom, Lucr.: religio et ex ea formido quaedam incussa est, Curt.: templum patriā formidine cultum, Sil.: exsistunt horribiles formidines, Cic. – II) meton., das Grausen-, peinigende Furcht erregende Schreckbild, die Scheuche, Cic. u.a.: bes. (wie δειμα) das Wild und die Vögel zu scheuchen, die Vogelscheuche, der Federlappen, Sen. u.a. (auch Test. Galli im Corp. inscr. Lat. 13, 5708 = Bruns fontes p. 275): formido furum aviumque, v. Priapus, Hor. sat. 1, 8, 4. – III) personif., als allegorisches Wesen, Verg. Aen. 12, 335.

Latin > English

formido formidare, formidavi, formidatus V :: dread, fear, be afraid of; be afraid for (the safety of) (w/DAT)
formido formido formidinis N F :: fear/terror/alarm; religious dread/awe; thing/reason which scares, bogy/horror
formido formido formidinis N F :: rope strung with feathers used by hunters to scare game