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[sperimenter] (s.xiii1)

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

[sperimenter] (s.xiii1)

spermenter  
  FEW:  experimentum *3,309b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  espermenter (*)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

to examine, test through experiencing
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiv2 ) il jurouent e grant serement faiseient que ço fut tut veritét e que un puint ne mentirent de quanque il distrent. Pur ço voil espermenter si issi fust cum il me distrent. E mi ami e mi co[m]painun me loerent bien que jo i alasse, ne pur nul travail ne pur hahan ne laissasse a veer e a spermenter chose si digne de conuistre  Merveilles Inde 480

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esperimenter 
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