cerchier

Middle French

Verb

cerchier

  1. (uncommon) alternative form of chercher

Conjugation

  • As parler except the additional i in the infinitive does not appear in many forms.
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of cerchier
infinitive simple cerchier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple cerchant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle cerchié
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present cerche cerches cerche cerchions cerchiez cerchent
imperfect cerchois, cerchoys cerchois, cerchoys cerchoit, cerchoyt cerchions, cerchyons cerchiez, cerchyez cerchoient, cerchoyent
past historic cercha cerchas cercha cerchasmes cerchastes cerchierent
future cerchierai, cerchieray cerchieras cerchiera cerchierons cerchierez cerchieront
conditional cerchierois, cerchieroys cerchierois, cerchieroys cerchieroit, cerchieroyt cerchierions, cerchieryons cerchieriez, cerchieryez cerchieroient, cerchieroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present cerche cerches cerche cerchions cerchiez cerchent
imperfect cerchasse cerchasses cerchast cerchassions cerchassiez cerchassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — cerche — cerchions cerchiez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin circāre, from Latin circus.

Pronunciation

  • (classical) IPA(key): /t͡sɛɾˈt͡ʃjeːɾ/, (northern) /t͡sɛɾˈkeːɾ/

Verb

cerchier

  1. to search; to seek; to look for

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of cerchier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive cerchier avoir cerchié
gerund en cerchant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle cerchant
past participle cerchié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present cerche cerches cerche cerchons cerchiez cerchent
imperfect cerchoie, cercheie, cerchoe, cerchieve cerchoies, cercheies, cerchoes, cerchieves cerchoit, cercheit, cerchot, cerchieve cerchiiens, cerchiens cerchiiez, cerchiez cerchoient, cercheient, cerchoent, cerchievent
preterite cerchai cerchas cercha cerchames cerchastes cerchierent
future cercherai cercheras cerchera cercherons cercheroiz, cerchereiz, cercherez cercheront
conditional cercheroie, cerchereie cercheroies, cerchereies cercheroit, cerchereit cercheriiens, cercheriens cercheriiez, cercheriez cercheroient, cerchereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present cerche cerches cerche cerchons cerchiez cerchent
imperfect cerchasse cerchasses cerchast cerchissons, cerchissiens cerchissoiz, cerchissez, cerchissiez cerchassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— cerche — cerchons cerchiez —

Descendants

References

Venetan

Etymology

From cerchio (“circle, hoop”) +‎ -er.

Noun

cerchier m (plural cerchieri)

  1. hooper, one who applies hoops to casks or barrels.

Further reading

  • Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “cerchier”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 160
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