praestinguere

praestinguere [CL prae-+stinguere] 1 to stab in front or beforehand. sacrum corpus ferro degustante prestinxit [v. l. percussit] Gosc. Edith 271. 2 to mark at the front. †961 (12c) ego Eadgar rex hanc munificentiam signo crucis prestrinxi CS 1073.