English → Latin
“bristle” in Latin
saetaa bristle, (rough) hair on an animal; silk (the meaning of most descendants in modern languages)horrēscōto begin to bristle up; one's hair rises on end; to become terrified; to begin to shiver, shake, tremble, shudderhorreōto stand erect, stand on end; to tremble, shiver; to dread, be afraid of
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bristle
seta. His bristles rise, setae horrescunt. A boar’s back with the bristles set up, terga horrentia rigidis setis.
bristle v.
horrescere, horrere. setas erigere. The hair bristles upon his arms, brachia horrescunt villis. A phalanx bristling with spears, phalanx horrens hastis. Bristling spears, hastae horrentes.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bristle?
- The usual Latin words for “bristle” are saeta, horrēscō, horreō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.