sarcher

Champenois

Alternative forms

• charcher

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cerchier, from Late Latin circāre, from Latin circa, circus. Cognate with French chercher, Bourguignon charchai, Franco-Provençal chèrchiér and Occitan cercar.

Verb

sarcher

1. (Vallage) to search

References

• Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
• Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887