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esprouver
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Middle French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French esprover, from Latin probāre.
Verb
esprouver
- to verify; to check
- to prove
- (reflexive or intransitive) to prove oneself, as in, to be brave, noble, etc.
- 1383-86, Froissart, Chroniques
- li Englés s'i esprouvoient trop vaillamment
- the English proved themselves to be valiant
- 1383-86, Froissart, Chroniques
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of esprouver
Descendants
- French: éprouver
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (esprover)
- esprouver on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
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