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trouvère

[ troo-vair; French troo-ver ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural trou·vères [troo-, vairz, t, r, oo-, ver].

one of a class of medieval poets who flourished in northern France during the 12th and 13th centuries, wrote in langue d'oïl, and composed chiefly the chansons de geste and works on the themes of courtly love.

trouvère

/ truvœr; truvɛr; truːˈvɛə /

any of a group of poets of N France during the 12th and 13th centuries who composed chiefly narrative works

1785–95; < French; Old French troveor, equivalent to trov ( er ) to find, compose ( trover ) + -eor < Latin -ātor -ator

C19: from French, from Old French troveor , from trover to compose; related to troubadour

Goose-Skin runs after the trouvere, and imitating the gestures of the deaf-and-dumb, indicates that he pledges himself to silence.

The trouvere walks rapidly towards the hedge, holding Florette by the hand.

The trouvere re-enters the garden and speedily issues out of it with Florette, whom he has wrapped in his cloak.

Foulques of Bercy, on his part, surprised at seeing the trouvere suddenly armed, remains for a moment in perplexity.

The witnesses to the combat hurry to bring aid to the vanquished, and for an instant forget the trouvere.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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