† pruancen.
Obsolete. rare.
Prowess.
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the mind > emotion > courage > valour > [noun]
earlshipOE
prowessc1325
pruancec1330
valiantisec1330
wightshipc1330
valure?a1350
wightness1377
orpednessa1398
orpedshipc1400
valiantness1470
valiance1475
fierceness1490
priceheadc1540
valiancy1574
valor1586
valencea1604
valeur1646
valorousness1727
c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) 8150 (MED) Wawain him ȝaue a dent of howe And cleued him to þe sadel-bowe, Y no miȝt it nouȝt fulrede, Þe pruaunce of Wawaines dede.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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