Middle French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French esprover, from Latin probāre.

Verb edit

esprouver

  1. to verify; to check
  2. to prove
  3. (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

Conjugation edit

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants edit

  • French: éprouver

References edit

  • 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)