rigesco

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Latin

Etymology

rigeō (to be stiff) +‎ -scō

Pronunciation

Verb

rigēscō (present infinitive rigēscere, perfect active riguī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to stiffen, harden
  2. to grow numb

Conjugation

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References

  • rigesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rigesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • rigesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.