esgratigner

Middle French

Etymology

Old French esgratigner.

Verb

esgratigner

  1. (transitive) to scratch
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 32:
      une damoiselle qui esgratignoit son viz
      a young lady who was scratching her face

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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