prøve

Danish

/prøːvə/

noun
Definitions
  • trial, test, examination
  • ordeal
  • rehearsal, audition of actors and artists
  • sample, specimen
  • pattern, swatch of cloth
  • taste

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German prōve derived from Old French prueve derived from Latin proba.

Origin

Latin

proba

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