"enquere" meaning in Middle English

See enquere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} enquere
  1. enquire, inquire
    Sense id: en-enquere-enm-verb-3I5eafHQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

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          "english": "‘So long as he can find God's plenty there,\nOf the rest he needs not enquire.’",
          "ref": "late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Miller's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3165-3166",
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          "ref": "late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Wife of Bath's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 315-316",
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