tergeret
Dictionary entries
- Entry →tergeo, tergere, tersi, tersus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
rub, wipe; wipe off, wipe dry; clean, cleanse;
sg. imperf. act. subj. 3rd - Entry →tergo, tergere, tersi, tersus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
rub, wipe; wipe off, wipe dry; clean, cleanse (sometimes tergeo);
sg. imperf. act. subj. 3rd
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...meam redemi, ne qui in illius capillis manus tergeret; mille denarios pro capite solvi; sevir gratis factus..."Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...reus agente in eum Calvo frontem candido sudario tergeret idque ipsum accusator in invidiam vocaret: "quamvis reus..."