abbatre

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Old French abatre.

Verb

abbatre

  1. to knock down
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 64:
      si le ferit si durement qu'il l'abatit a terre
      then he hit him so forcefully that he knocked him to the ground

Descendants
  • French: abattre

References
  • abattre on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
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