tergerer
Dictionary entries
- Entry →tergeo, tergere, tersi, tersus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
rub, wipe; wipe off, wipe dry; clean, cleanse;
sg. imperf. pass. subj. 1st - Entry →tergo, tergere, tersi, tersus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
rub, wipe; wipe off, wipe dry; clean, cleanse (sometimes tergeo);
sg. imperf. pass. subj. 1st
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...suffragetur, quasi faucibus aliquid obstiterit insonare; in adversum tergere nares, obambulare sermone inperfecto, resistere subito et laudem silentio..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...posito pavone velis quin hoc potius quam gallina tergere palatum, corruptus vanis rerum, quia veneat auro rara avis..."Liber XLIV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...alii gladios, alii galeas bucculasque [scutorum], alii loricas tergere, alii aptare corpori arma experirique sub his membrorum agilitatem..."Liber XXVI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...milium spatio decurrerunt; secundo die arma curare et tergere ante tentoria iussi; tertio die rudibus inter..."