refrico

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ frico.

Pronunciation

Verb

refricō (present infinitive refricāre, perfect active refricuī, supine refricātum); first conjugation

  1. to rub open again, to chafe again
  2. to tear open
  3. to gall or fret
  4. to excite afresh, renew, refresh

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Galician: refregar

References

  • refrico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • refrico”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • refrico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to open an old wound: refricare vulnus, cicatricem obductam