enserchen
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French encerchier; equivalent to en- + serche + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnˈsɛːrt͡ʃən/, /ɛnˈsɛrt͡ʃən/
Verb
enserchen
- To search or seek, to try to find; to scour; to attempt to attain.
- To scrutinise oneself; to perform introspection.
- To attempt to unveil or reveal a malfeasance or wrong.
- (Late Middle English) To comb through texts; to research or seek information.
- (rare) To scrutinise; to look at intently or in-depth.
- (Late Middle English, rare) To look at that which is off-limits; to disturb.
- (Late Middle English) To acquire knowledge or information; to make a discovery.
- (Late Middle English, rare) To check, inspect or verify; to evaluate the certitude of something.
- (Late Middle English, rare) To question.
Conjugation
Conjugation of enserchen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) enserchen, enserche | ||
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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 |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: ensearch
References
- “enserchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-10.
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