verb frequentative intransitive

păvĭto

2nd PP păvĭtāre · conj. 1st

v. freq. n. and a. [paveo].

to tremble; quake with fear; to be very fearful poetic ••

In gen., to tremble or quake with fear, to be very fearful, be greatly afraid; to tremble at (ante-class. and poet.): quae pueri in tenebris pavitant, Lucr. 2, 58: prosequitur pavitans, Verg. A. 2, 107: effusis pavitantem fletibus, Val. Fl. 7, 410: pavitante gressu sequere fallaces vias, Sen. Oed. 1047.—

to shake; shiver with the ague; to have the ague

In partic., to shake or shiver with the ague, to have the ague, Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 41.

Perseus ID: n34242 Key: pavito