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esquere (s.xii1)

The form exquerre is a cross reference to the following entry:

esquere (s.xii1)

esquier,  esquire;  exquere; 
p.p. esquis,  exquis  
  FEW:  quaerere 2/ii,1408b / exquisitus 3,317b Gdf:  esquerre 3,557ba GdfC:  exquis 9,585c TL: esquerre 2 3,1273 DEAF:  esquerre 2  / esquerre 2 (esquis)  DMF:  esquérir  / exquis  TLF:  exquis  OED:  exquire v.  / exquised a.  MED: DMLBS:  exquirere 863c

v.trans.

1to examine closely, scrutinze
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Esquier mei (Latin: Scrutare me), Deus, e si conuis mun cuer  Camb Ps 248.CXXXVIII.25
2 to beseech, implore
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Je esquis nostre Seignur, e exoit mei  Oxf Ps ANTS 60.33.4
3to seek
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Pur ce qu'il posent en Deu lur esperance, e ne oblient les ovres Deu, e les cumandemenz de lui exquergent  Oxf Ps ANTS 88.77.9
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  En tut men quer je esquis tei (Latin: exquisivi te)  Camb Ps 219.CXVIII.10
to search for, attempt to find
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 ) Espiez e veez tuz les repostailles [...]; jo l'esquerrai od tut l'ost de Juda  Liv Reis1 47.23
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  A lui devorer fut esquis Un ours a desmesure hisdous  Dial Greg SATF 9302
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 ) [...] Kar charité n’ert ja esquis (M.E. for charite ne mai never al be soȝt)  Mirur2 486
4 to ask for, request
( c.1170; MS: s.xiii1 ) Merlins i fud mandé, ki en l’ost iert venuz, Le conseil de icel signe fud esquis e tenuz  Brut Harley3 185.1233

p.p. as a.

1 exquisite, of choice, beautiful
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) Deça le liu de paradis Sunt deserz de tuz biens esquis, Pleins de serpens e de draguns  Pet Phil 526
2unusal, out of the ordinary
( 1435 )  nostre dit adversaire n’a eu jusques a cy [...] contencion de venir a paix resonable [...] mais de nous et de nos aultres subgez perdre par trahisons, conspirations et inhumaines cruautés et aultres voies exquises  Lett Rois 434
3informed
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii2 ) Dacien esteit suspris E de cunseil mult esquis  S Geo 1271
( 1312; MS: s.xiv1 )  Dunt ma pensé est enquise (var. (U: s.xiv1/4) esquis) Ke si est mené seint Eglise E si gardé  Plainte Am 406 (var.)

See also:

enquere  esqueste  exquisite  quere1 
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