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provocher (s.xii1)

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The form provucher is a cross reference to the following entry:

provocher (s.xii1)

porvocher,  provocer,  provochier,  provucher,  provoquier,  purvocer,  purvocher,  purvochier,  purvoucher,  purvucher,  purvuchier, 
(p.p. purnoychiez (l. purvoychiez)  275.279 (var.))  
  FEW:  provocare 9,448a Gdf: GdfC:  provoquer 10,440b TL: provochier 7,2022 DEAF:  provochier  DMF:  provoquer  TLF:  provoquer  OED:  provoke v.  MED:  provoken v.  DMLBS:  provocare 1234b

v.trans.

1to encourage, incite
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 )  si somonent et porvochent seinte glise qu’ele vot en eals, ço est qu’ele vienge en lur secte et en lur doctrine  152.46
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Glotonie ffet home jangler e provuche abhuminaciun  124.49
emotionto arouse (emotion), provoke
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiiin )  A trestute malice tristur purvoucherad  123
med.(of bodily processes) to instigate, provoke
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  mais se il trueve l'estomac monde d'umours, bon est a defire et loable sanc engendre. Le cors purge de mavaises humours, orine provoce  294.S117.19
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Un deble q’est assés petit A provocer son appetit  5198
2 emotion to provoke, aggravate
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Purvochat noste Seignur li peccherre (Latin: Exacerbavit Dominum peccator )  47.9.25
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mi fil me p[ro]vochent  44.194
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Pource q’en ire ont provocé Leur dieu  3999
provocher a (+inf)
to encourage to
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Sicume li aigles purvocanz a voler ses pulcins [...] espandit ses eles, e prist els e portad en ses escables  136.VI.15

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See also:

provocacion 
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provucher