1(act of) proving, testing, checking:
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
Dui sunt li jugement Deu: Li uns par confessiun, li altre el dederrain jur par espruvement
69.71
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiiiex
) Beau fiz, ne loer tun ami, Enceis ke tu saches de fi S'il t'eime bien vereiement; Tul savras a l'espruvement
81.104
(
MS: s.xiiiex
) Së il est sains, ben lo verrat, Kar en color le remestrat. E si par tant ne rat color, N’est dunc mie sains li ostor. A cest esprovement savair Covent noiz de nuer avair, E le noel prendre e parer [...]
69.633
2experience:
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
Devant le pechiet
=of eating the apple sout huem bien par esprovement, aprés le pechié sout mal par escience
23.87
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