enserchour (1267)

enserchour (1267)

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  FEW:  circare *2/i,695a Gdf:  encercheor 3,89b GdfC: TL: encerchëor 3,178 DEAF:  cerchier (encercheor)  DMF:  enchercheur  TLF: OED:  ensearcher n.  MED:  ensercher n.  DMLBS:
encerchur;  enserchur  

s.

1ven.searcher, tracker (during a hunt)
( MS: s.xiv )  Preter hec etiam venatorum numerum, general iter quadripartitum, considerare hillarius iocundabar vestigatores, indagatores gloss: encerchurs (var. (TLL ii 39.79 (C): s.xiiiex) enserchours ), alatores, pressores  i 173.79 and ii 58.79
2searcher, prober
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  net en pensee san folur Dust estre chescun, ke enserchur Est de quers (Latin: cordis inspector, cordis scrutator) cil (=J.C.) k'il receit  9206
enserche#1  enserchement  ensercher  eserchour  serchour 
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