terdre

See also: térdre

Old French

Etymology

From Latin tergere, present active infinitive of tergō.

Verb

terdre

to wipe, by extension, to clean
- circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette':
  Le sanc jus de ses plaies tert
  He wiped up the blood spurting from the wound

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (terdre)

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