enserchen
Middle English
/ɛnˈsɛːrtʃən/
verb
Definitions
- To search or seek, to try to find; to scour; to attempt to attain.
- (Late ME) To acquire knowledge or information; to make a discovery.
- (Late ME) To check, inspect or verify; to evaluate the certitude of something.
- (Late ME) To question.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French encerchier affix from Middle English serche (search, cut rock).
Origin
Middle English
serche
Gloss
search, cut rock
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ensearch English
- ensercher Middle English
- enserching Middle English
- serche Middle English
- serchen Middle English
- serches Middle English
- cerche Old French
- encercheor Old French
- encerchier Old French