assaiement (c.1170)
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assaiement (c.1170)

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  FEW:  exagium *3,256b Gdf:  essaiement 3,564c GdfC: ∅ TL: essaiement 3,1285 DEAF:  essai (essaiement)  DMF:  assaiement  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  essaiamentum 803c
asayment;  essaiement  

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1trial, test(ing): 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Or ne poet faire Horn mes nul atargement […] Mes encor en frad ainz un fier essaiement  4284
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Meis mes Deus pri, Mahun e Tervagant, K'uncore eie de li assaiement, K'un colp li duinse de m'espee trenchant  720
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Kar sachez, le dreyt celaunt homme ne dira pur nul amur ne pur asayment ço ke ly est dist en counseyl  52.68
assai  assaiance  assaier  assaiour 
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