asaumple

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• Sample — Sam ple, n. [OE. sample, asaumple, OF. essample, example, fr. L. exemplum. See {Example}, and cf. {Ensample}, {Sampler}.] 1. Example; pattern. [Obs.] Spenser. A sample to the youngest. Shak. [1913 Webster] Thus he concludes, and every hardy… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ensample — precedent, c.1300, variant of asaumple, from O.Fr. essample example (see EXAMPLE (Cf. example)). The survival of this variant form is due to its use in N.T. in K.J.V …   Etymology dictionary

• example — late 14c., partial re Latinization of earlier essample, asaumple (mid 13c.), from O.Fr. essemple sample, model, example, precedent, cautionary tale, from L. exemplum a sample, lit. that which is taken out, from eximere take out, remove (see… …   Etymology dictionary