abbatre
Middle French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
abbatre
- 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 edit
- French: abattre
References edit
- abattre on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)