tortuthe
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin tortura (“a twisting, wreathing, of bodily pain, a griping colic; pain inflicted by judicial or ecclesiastical authority as a means of persuasion, torture”), from Latin tortus, past participle of torqueō, torquēre (“twist”).
Noun edit
tortuthe f (plural tortuthes)
Derived terms edit
- tortuther (“to torture”)