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esprove (c.1136-65)
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esprove (c.1136-65)

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espreove,  espreve,  esproeve;  espreof,  esprof;  esprueve;  spruve  (esprue  Casus Plac 3)  
  FEW:  probare 9,406a Gdf:  esprove 3,553b GdfC:  esprueve 9,550c TL: esprueve 3,1263 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  épreuve  TLF:  épreuve  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1test, trial: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  E si nuls est ki ceo ne creit, Vienge a la esproeve que ceo seit  S Clem ANTS 10562
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  askans [...] sunt mult malveis kant vient al esprove  vegetius2 10.18
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Mais por ce que c’est fort a conoistre condicions, mours et manieres de gens sens longhe esprueve  Waterford busby 321.S156.5
♦test, experiment: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  ‘Ad Deu duné un asai e esprove?’, ço est a saveir un poi de repos e de peine  Joshua Sermons i 7
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Une esprove vous aprendrai  Pop Med 185.1161
2emotiontribulation: 
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Molt est Tristans en grant anguisse De cest amur que faire poisse, En grant estrif e en esprove  Trist thomas2 238
3experience: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Duitrenez (=a learned man) en rest [e] apris E par espreve l’ad enquis  Salemon 10604
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Iceste perte onc ne sentit [...] Neguns oem si com cil feseit Qui par esproeve la saveit  Dial Greg SATF 14366
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  […] come dient gentz de ancien esprove (=from past experience)  TREVET Cron1 111.16
4proof: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Dunc est esprove de Deu amer Quant l’om sun prosme en Deu ad cher  Mirur3 7635
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Esprove si l’en puet garir de menisun  Nov Chir ANTS 707 (rubr.)
en esprove
on trial, under test: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  de sa fei bien seur sui. Si ceo ne fust, plus demurreit, Kar en esproeve lung tens serreit  S Clem ANTS 6774
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