abbatre

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old French abatre, from Late Latin abbattō, from Latin ad- + battō.

    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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