enserchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French encerchier; equivalent to en- +‎ serche +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛnˈsɛːrt͡ʃən/, /ɛnˈsɛrt͡ʃən/

Verb

enserchen

  1. To search or seek, to try to find; to scour; to attempt to attain.
    1. To scrutinise oneself; to perform introspection.
    2. To attempt to unveil or reveal a malfeasance or wrong.
    3. (Late Middle English) To comb through texts; to research or seek information.
    4. (rare) To scrutinise; to look at intently or in-depth.
    5. (Late Middle English, rare) To look at that which is off-limits; to disturb.
  2. (Late Middle English) To acquire knowledge or information; to make a discovery.
  3. (Late Middle English, rare) To check, inspect or verify; to evaluate the certitude of something.
  4. (Late Middle English, rare) To question.

Conjugation

Conjugation of enserchen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) enserchen, enserche
present tense past tense
1st-person singular enserche enserched
2nd-person singular enserchest enserchedest
3rd-person singular ensercheth enserched
subjunctive singular enserche
imperative singular —
plural1 enserchen, enserche ensercheden, enserchede
imperative plural ensercheth, enserche —
participles enserchynge, enserchende enserched, yenserched

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: ensearch

References

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