See also: querré and quèrre

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin quaerere.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

querre

  1. to seek; to search for
    • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 170, line 2077:
      quert li a beivre e a manger
      he searched for something for him to eat and drink

Conjugation edit

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem quier distinct from the unstressed stem quer, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants edit

  • Middle French: querir
    • French: quérir
      • Sabir: quérir