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purquere (c.1136-65)
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purquere (c.1136-65)

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porquere,  porquerre,  purquerre  
  FEW:  quaerere 2/ii,1409a Gdf:  porquerre 6,306a GdfC: ∅ TL: porquerre 7,1555 DEAF:  querre (porquerre)  DMF:  pourquérir  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  proquaerere 2522a

v.trans.

1to seek out, search for: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Entre freres porquiert mellee Dunt eglise seit contorbee  Salemon 10387
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  il veult en estrange terre Aler e lur sucurs purquerre  Waldef BB 860
( 1371 )  les mariners en grante partie ont lessé cel labour et purquis lour vivres en autre manere  Rot Parl1 ii 307
2to wish upon, desire to cause to: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Mes li malveis, li adverser, [...] Li purquist une grant turmente  Mir N-D 183.69

v.refl.

to provide for oneself: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Kar si en esté ne se porqueort, Mes[a]aisez en iver ert  Salemon 4157

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See also:

parquere  purquerur  quere1 
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