[enserchour] (s.xii1)
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[enserchour] (s.xii1)

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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; 
nom.sg.sometimes escerchiere  

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1ven.searcher, tracker (during a hunt): 
( MS: s.xiv )  Preter hec etiam venatorum numerum, general iter quadripartitum, considerare hillarius iocundabar vestigatores, indagatores gloss: encerchurs, 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
3tax-gatherer: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  escerst li escerchiere (Latin: exactor) tutes les choses que il at  205.CVIII.12
esercher  eserchour  serchour 
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