serchen
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛːrtʃən/, /ˈsɛrtʃən/, /ˈsɛːrdʒən/
Verb
serchen
- To search, to try to find; to scour:
- To scrutinise; to look at intently or in-depth.
- To verify or check; to perform an inspection or checkup.
- To comb through (in order to find something or investigate something).
- To find a way or a means of performing an action.
- To scout out or investigate.
- (rare) To forcibly question a captive.
- To research; to examine a line of study in-depth.
- To loot, despoil, or ravage.
- (rare) To take or perform measurements or readings.
- (rare) To siege; to launch an assault.
- (rare) To follow; to keep in mind.
Conjugation
Conjugation of serchen (weak)
infinitive | (to) serchen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | serche | serchede |
2nd person singular | serchest | serchedest |
3rd person singular | sercheth, sercheþ | serchede |
plural | serchen | sercheden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | serche | serchede |
plural | serchen | sercheden |
imperative | present | |
singular | serche | |
plural | sercheth, sercheþ | |
participle | present | past |
serchende, serchinge | serched, yserched |
References
- “sē̆rchen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-10.
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