aibaitre

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Old French abatre, from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

Verb

aibaitre

  1. to butcher; to slaughter for meat
  2. to shoot dead
    L'houme ât étai aibaitu d'aivô ein feuzi.
    The man was shot dead with a rifle.
  3. to cut down (a tree)
  4. to destroy or demolish (a wall)
  5. (reflexive) to fall down, especially of tall things, such as trees
    Quand l'âbre ât tombai, ai s'ât aibaitu sur lai maizon en faice.
    When the tree fell down, it fell on the building in front.
  6. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to descend upon with violence or furor
    Lai côleire de Dei s'ât aibaitue sur Israiël et ses fis.
    The wrath of God descended upon Israel and its sons.
  7. (takes a reflexive pronoun, of lightning) to strike

Conjugation

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