to tremble to fear, be afraid 23 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Semantic evolution
language 1 Ancient Greek
language 2 Modern Greek
lexeme φρίσσω
meaning 1 to tremble, to quiver, to shiver
meaning 2 to be afraid
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comment cf. also loanwords: Alb. frikë ‘worry, fear’, Rum. frică ‘fear’
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme τρέμω
meaning 1 to tremble τρέμε δ᾽ οὔρεα
the mountains trembled (Homer)
meaning 2 to be afraid πόσιν τρέμοσα, μὴ δόμων νιν ἐκβάλη
fearing that her husband would kick her away
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comment LSJ 1813. The same in the verb τρομέω
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Armenian
lexeme srsp(h)al
meaning 1 to tremble
meaning 2 to be afraid
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comment АрмРС 620
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Burmese
lexeme тоун
meaning 1 to vibrate, to tremble
direction
meaning 2 to be afraid
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comment Novikov et al. 1976, 251
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Erzya
lexeme сорномс
meaning 1 to tremble
direction
meaning 2 to be afraid
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comment ЭрзРС 603
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Semantic evolution
language French
lexeme craindre
meaning 1 to tremble
direction
meaning 2 to be afraid
reference Doza 1956: 201
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme trembler
meaning 1 to tremble trembler de peur
to tremble with fear
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meaning 2 to be afraid Il tremblait d'apprendre la vérité.
He was afraid to find out the truth.
reference Larousse online
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Geez
lexeme rəʕda
meaning 1 tremble, quake rəʕdat wa-ʔadlaḳlaḳat mədr 'the earth quaked and shook' (Ps. 17:8)
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meaning 2 shudder wa-farhat yəʔəti bəʔəsit wa-rəʕdat 'and this woman was frightened and shook' (Mark 5:33)
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comment (LGz. 459).
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Geez
lexeme dangaḍa
meaning 1 to tremble, to shake wawwəʕu ʔəsrāʔel baʕabiy ḳāl wa-dangaḍat mədr (1 Reg. 4:5)

And the Israelites shouted in a loud voice and the earth shook.

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meaning 2 to tremble from terror, fear, to be terrified, frightened dangiḍomu gʷayyu (Judith 15:2)

Having been frightened, they fled.

reference LLA: 1119-20
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ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme schaudern
meaning 1 to tremble (with cold)
meaning 2 to be terrified, to shudder
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comment
NEW Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Hill Mari
lexeme цӹтӹрӓш
meaning 1 to tremble
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meaning 2 tremble with fear
reference Savatkova 2008
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NEW Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Komi
lexeme зӧрксьӧдны
meaning 1 to tremble
direction
meaning 2 to be afraid, to fear
reference Beznosikova et al. 2000
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme pavito, -are
meaning 1 to tremble, to be feverish
direction
meaning 2 to be afraid
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comment Glare 1312-1313
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Semantic evolution
language 1 Latin
language 2 French
lexeme 1 tremo, -ere
lexeme 2 craindre
meaning 1 to tremble
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meaning 2 to be afraid
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comment Glare 1969
ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme
meaning 1 to wave, to vaccilate
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meaning 2 to tremble, to quiver (e.g. heart)
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comment БКРС 5189
ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Nganasan
lexeme ңонiрмӱся
meaning 1 to shudder, to startle
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meaning 2 to be scared
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comment НМС 2059
NEW Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme содрогание
meaning 1 to tremble


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meaning 2 fear, horror

Нельзя было без содрогания представить того беспросветного будущего, которое их ждало


It was impossible to imagine the hopeless future that awaited them without shuddering

reference NRC
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ACCEPTED Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme vyath
meaning 1 to tremble
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meaning 2 to be afraid of
reference MW
comment MW1031, Кочергина 626
ACCEPTED Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme tras
meaning 1 to tremble , quiver
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meaning 2 to be afraid
reference MW
comment MW 457, Кочергина 249
ACCEPTED Realization 20
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme sisim[u]ka
meaning 1 to tremble sisimuka kwa baridi
to tremble with cold
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meaning 2 to shudder, to get scared
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comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 21
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme papa
meaning 1 to beat, to pulsate
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meaning 2 to be anxious, to worry moyo unampaра
He is worried
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comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 22
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme tänḳäṭḳäṭä
meaning 1 to tremble, shiver
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meaning 2 shudder, quiver, shake with fright ʔabboʔu nəḥawu kiharrəmo məsrəʔe bəzuḥ tänḳäṭḳäṭä 

He trembled a lot when he saw his father beat his brother.

reference TED: 1046
comment Cf. also tänḳäṭḳaṭi 'timid, one who is frightened and trembles easily; tremblor, earthquake' (TED 1046).
ACCEPTED Realization 23
type Polysemy
language Udmurt
lexeme куалектыны
meaning 1 to shudder, to startle
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meaning 2 to be frightened
reference Kirillova 2008
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