subnervo, āvi, 1, v. a. [sub-nervus, to cut the sinew beneath], to hamstring, hough (post-class.).
I Taurum, Tert. adv. Jud. 10 med. : equos, Vulg. Jos. 11, 6: jugales, id. 2 Reg. 8, 4.—*
II Trop., to invalidate , refute : calumnias, Ap. Mag. p. 327.