pavescere

pavescere [CL] 1 to become afraid, take fright. consideratis Domini in carne apparentis operibus, fideliter timet et ~it Bede Hab. 1254. 2 (tr.) to begin to fear, tremble at; b (w. ad & acc.). sic cruor exsuperat quem ferrea massa pavescit Aldh. Aen. 9 (Adamas) 4; talia sed timidus dictator tela pavescat Id. VirgV 2849; quam speciosam super filias Jerusalem angeli venerantur, homines desiderant, ~it tartarus Osb. V. Dunst. 40 p. 118; justiciarii ‥ subito pallidi et †pavesci [l. pavescentes] metu ‥ dicentes ‥ se ‥ mortem ‥ subituros Chr. Kirkstall 127. b ~o et contremisco ad nomen pastoris Ailr. OP 2. 3 (w. inf.) to begin to fear to. 1410 qui de me falsa dicere non ~unt FormOx 427.

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