horior

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *herjō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-. Cognate with Ancient Greek χαίρω (khaírō). The active was lost.

Verb

horior (present infinitive horī); third conjugation -variant, deponent, no perfect or supine stems

  1. (archaic, hapax legomenon) to encourage, urge

Conjugation

The only attested form of this verb is horitur, appearing once in Ennius:

  • 239 BCE – 169 BCE, Ennius, Annales 432:
    [] prandēre iubēt horiturque
    he orders and encourages them to break their fast

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • horior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • horior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.