ungulare

ungulare [CL ungula+-are] 1 (trans.) to use one's claws on, to claw (at). dextra ‥ ad lupum demissa ei blandiendo caput et aures leniter palpabat et ~abatur Arthur & Gorlagon 12. 2 (intr.) to prance, trot. s1300 venit filius regis, cum sua cohorte, et ipse coram vado ~abat perspiciens qualiter sagittarent mutuo alternatim Ann. Ed. I 441.