terget
Dictionary entries
- Entry →tergeo, tergere, tersi, tersus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
rub, wipe; wipe off, wipe dry; clean, cleanse;
sg. pres. act. ind. 3rd - Entry →tergo, tergere, tersi, tersus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
rub, wipe; wipe off, wipe dry; clean, cleanse (sometimes tergeo);
sg. fut. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...diverso motu radentes corpora tractim, aridus unde auris terget sonus ille diuque ducitur, exierunt donec regionibus artis..."
Liber Nonus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...maerens etiamnum lubrica tabo ora uiri terget lacrimis dextraque reponit. 'tune meos hostes hucusque exosus, et ultra sospes..."
Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...lacus; ipsa coronat emeritos Diana canes et spicula terget et tutas sinit ire feras, omnisque pudicis Itala terra..."
