saumple

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sample, saumpel

Etymology

From Old French essample, from Latin exemplum. Doublet of exaumple.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsau̯mpəl/, /ˈsampəl/

Noun

saumple (plural saumples)

1. exemplar, illustration, demonstration
2. parable
3. sample, example
4. copy, duplicate

Descendants

• English: sample
• Scots: saumple

References

• “saumple, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-29.