aserchen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Anglo-Norman assercher, Old French acerchier, from a + cerchier (“to seek”); equivalent to a- + serchen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
aserchen
- (rare) To check; to search (into); to examine or investigate.
- 1382, John Wycliffe, Genesis XLIV 11-12:
- And so blyue doynge down into the erthe the sackis eche opnyde the which aserchinge, bigynnynge fro the more vnto the leeste, fonde the coppe in the sak of Beniamyn.
- And quickly each put the sacks down on the ground and opened them, which were searched beginning with the oldest and going in order until the youngest; the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
- (rare) To question or ask.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of aserchen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References edit
- “aserchen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-10.