tergeres
Dictionary entries
- Entry →tergeo, tergere, tersi, tersus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
rub, wipe; wipe off, wipe dry; clean, cleanse;
sg. imperf. act. subj. 2nd - Entry →tergo, tergere, tersi, tersus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
rub, wipe; wipe off, wipe dry; clean, cleanse (sometimes tergeo);
sg. imperf. act. subj. 2nd
Examples
- M
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..." - Q
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..." - T
Liber XLIV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...alii gladios, alii galeas bucculasque [scutorum], alii loricas tergere, alii aptare corpori arma experirique sub his membrorum agilitatem..." - T
Liber XXVI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...milium spatio decurrerunt; secundo die arma curare et tergere ante tentoria iussi; tertio die rudibus inter..."