enserchen

enserchen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• enserche, enserge, encherch, inserche, encerche, enseerchen, enserchun

Etymology

From Old French encerchier; equivalent to en- +‎ serche +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ənˈsɛːrtʃən/, /ənˈsɛrtʃən/, /ɛnˈsɛrtʃən/

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)

infinitive	(to) enserchen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	enserche	enserchede
2nd person singular	enserchest	enserchedest
3rd person singular	ensercheth, ensercheþ	enserchede
plural	enserchen	ensercheden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	enserche	enserchede
plural	enserchen	ensercheden
imperative	present
singular	enserche
plural	ensercheth, ensercheþ
participle	present	past
	enserchende, enserchinge	enserched, yenserched

Related terms

• enserche
• ensercher
• enserching

Descendants

• English: ensearch

References

• “enserchen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-10.