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esercher (s.xii1)
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esercher (s.xii1)

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escercer,  escercher,  escergier,  eschercher;  eserchier, 
(ind.impf.1 escerçowe  Oxf Ps ANTS 87.76.6)  
  FEW:  circare 2/i,695b Gdf:  escerchier 3,359a GdfC: ∅ TL: escerchier 3,823 DEAF:  cerchier (escerchier)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to search: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s..xiiiex )  eschercherent (var. (H: c.1335) echerchirent) toz les ostiels as pelerins  Legendary 94.47
♦to examine, scrutinize: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  od mun quer parlowe, e escerçowe (Latin: scrutabar) mun espirit  Camb Ps 135.LXXVI.6
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  molt covendreit a l’uisser Sun pensé tuertre e escergier, E sa quidance retenir Se ne la veit a ben vertir  Salemon 560
♦to seek out: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  je en tut mun cuer escercherai les tuens comandemenz  Oxf Ps ANTS 117.118.69
♦to seek after: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Escerst li gablere tute la substance de lui  Oxf Ps1 169.10

p.pr. as s.

seeker, one who searches: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) defaillirent li escerchant par escerchement  Oxf Ps ANTS 78.63.6

See also:

asercher  eserchable  eserchement  ensercher  eserchour  eserchable  sercher1 
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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