prospre (s.xii1)

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prospre (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 9,467a prosper; Gdf: 6,442c prospre; GdfC: 10,437a prospere; TL: 7,1998 prospre; DEAF:  prospre; DMF:  prospère; TLF:  prospère; OED:  prosper adj.; MED:  prospre adj.; DMLBS: 2529a prosperus ]
 

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1favourable, successful
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  E la foille de lui ne decurrat, e tuit ceo que il ferat serat feit prospre (Latin: quod fecerit prosperabitur)  1.I.4
vent prospre
1meteo.ship.favourable wind (for sailing)
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  De tens attendent suautume, En havene sunt bien lungement Pur atendre le prospre vent  876
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Beaus ert li tens e pur li eir, Prospres li venz [...]  2003
( 1394; MS: s.xv1 )  je me teigne seure que si tost come le vent soit prospre vous averiéz sufficeantment de niefs et a grande plentiee  69.26
prosperer  prosperité  prosprement 
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