esercher (s.xii1)

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esercher (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  circare 2/i,695b Gdf:  escerchier 3,359a GdfC: TL: escerchier 3,823 DEAF:  cerchier (escerchier)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
escercer,  escercher,  escergier,  eschercher;  eserchier, 
ind.impf.1 escerçowe  87.76.6  

v.a.

1to search
( s.xiiim; MS: s..xiiiex )  eschercherent (var. (H: c.1335) echerchirent) toz les ostiels as pelerins  94.47
to examine, scrutinize
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  od mun quer parlowe, e escerçowe (Latin: scrutabar) mun espirit  135.LXXVI.6
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  molt covendreit a l’uisser Sun pensé tuertre e escergier, E sa quidance retenir Se ne la veit a ben vertir  560
to seek out
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  je en tut mun cuer escercherai les tuens comandemenz  117.118.69
to seek after
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Escerst li gablere tute la substance de lui  169.10

p.pr._as_s.

1 seeker, one who searches
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) defaillirent li escerchant par escerchement  78.63.6
asercher  eserchable  eserchement  ensercher  eserchour  eserchable  sercher#1 
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