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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈsɛrtʃ(ə)/, /ˈsɛːrtʃ(ə)/ Forms: serches [plural], cerche [alternative], serch [alternative], serge [alternative], sarche [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French cerche (“search”), from cerchier (“to search”); compare serchen. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|search}}, {{bor+|enm|fro|cerche|t=search}} Borrowed from Old French cerche (“search”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} serche, {{enm-noun}} serche (plural serches)
  1. A search or investigation of an area.
    Sense id: en-serche-enm-noun-MZA-Y18e
  2. An investigation of goods entering a country.
    Sense id: en-serche-enm-noun-Sb40zZL~ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 18 17 21 14 5 11
  3. The privilege to investigate crime (usually violations of guild code)
    Sense id: en-serche-enm-noun-7s8Ch032 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Law enforcement Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 18 17 21 14 5 11 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 10 12 22 12 12 12 10 8
  4. A supervisor of a convent (monastery for women).
    Sense id: en-serche-enm-noun-4SCGLsIO Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 18 17 21 14 5 11
  5. (rare, Late Middle English) An inspection or inquest of goods or products. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-serche-enm-noun-ZZQcOhQp Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Building materials, Monasticism Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 18 17 21 14 5 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 9 13 8 43 4 6 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 9 24 6 40 4 5 7 Disambiguation of Building materials: 7 8 16 8 43 6 6 8 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 4 6 18 12 41 8 4 7
  6. (rare, Late Middle English) An in-depth conversation. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-serche-enm-noun-bjFGQjji Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 18 17 21 14 5 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈsɛrtʃ(ə)/, /ˈsɛːrtʃ(ə)/ Forms: serches [plural], seerch [alternative], serge [alternative], sergh [alternative], skerche [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French cerche (“edge, margin”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|cerche|t=edge, margin}} Borrowed from Old French cerche (“edge, margin”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} serche, {{enm-noun}} serche (plural serches)
  1. A cut or carved stone.
    Sense id: en-serche-enm-noun-enm:cut_rock
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈsɛrtʃ(ə)/, /ˈsɛːrtʃ(ə)/
Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} serche
  1. Alternative form of serchen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: serchen
    Sense id: en-serche-enm-verb-hOXmHISU Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Rocks, Talking, Trading Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 18 17 21 14 5 11 Disambiguation of Rocks: 13 12 12 15 11 5 13 19 Disambiguation of Talking: 13 12 12 15 11 5 13 19 Disambiguation of Trading: 9 16 9 11 16 5 11 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A cut or carved stone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ],
        [
          "carved",
          "carved"
        ],
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "enm:cut rock"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛrtʃ(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛːrtʃ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serche"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Building materials",
    "enm:Law enforcement",
    "enm:Monasticism",
    "enm:Rocks",
    "enm:Talking",
    "enm:Trading"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "serche",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "serchen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of serchen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "serchen",
          "serchen#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛrtʃ(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛːrtʃ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serche"
}

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