rigeō -, -, ēre REG-, to be stiff, be numb, stiffen: frigore (opp. uri calore): omnia rigentia gelu, L.: prata rigent, H.

—To be stiff, be rigid, stand on end, bristle, stand erect: gelido comae terrore rigebant, O.: ardua cervix, O.: Cerealia dona rigebant, i. e. hardened into gold, O.: vestes auroque ostroque, stand out, V.

—To stand stiff, stand upright, rise: (pars summa scopuli) riget, O.: sine frondibus arbos, O.