"cerchier" meaning in Old French

See cerchier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /t͡sɛɾˈt͡ʃjeːɾ/ (note: classical), /t͡sɛɾˈkeːɾ/ [Northern] (note: classical)
Etymology: From Late Latin circāre, from Latin circus. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|LL.|circo|circāre}} Late Latin circāre, {{der|fro|la|circus}} Latin circus Head templates: {{head|fro|verb}} cerchier Inflection templates: {{fro-conj-ier}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], cerchier [infinitive], avoir cerchié [infinitive, multiword-construction], en cerchant [gerund], gerund of avoir + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction], cerchant [participle, present], cerchié [participle, past], cerche [first-person, indicative, present, singular], cerches [indicative, present, second-person, singular], cerche [indicative, present, singular, third-person], cerchons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], cerchiez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], cerchent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], cerchoie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], cercheie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], cerchoe [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], cerchieve [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], cerchoies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], cercheies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], cerchoes [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], cerchieves [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], cerchoit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], cercheit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], cerchot [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], cerchieve [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], cerchiiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], cerchiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], cerchiiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], cerchiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], cerchoient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], cercheient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], cerchoent [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], cerchievent [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], cerchai [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], cerchas [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], cercha [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], cerchames [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], cerchastes [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], cerchierent [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], cercherai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], cercheras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], cerchera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], cercherons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], cercheroiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], cerchereiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], cercherez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], cercheront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], cercheroie [conditional, first-person, singular], cerchereie [conditional, first-person, singular], cercheroies [conditional, second-person, singular], cerchereies [conditional, second-person, singular], cercheroit [conditional, singular, third-person], cerchereit [conditional, singular, third-person], cercheriiens [conditional, first-person, plural], cercheriens [conditional, first-person, plural], cercheriiez [conditional, plural, second-person], cercheriez [conditional, plural, second-person], cercheroient [conditional, plural, third-person], cerchereient [conditional, plural, third-person], present tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], preterite tense of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future tense of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional tense of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], cerche [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], cerches [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], cerche [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], cerchons [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], cerchiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], cerchent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], cerchasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], cerchasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], cerchast [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], cerchissons [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], cerchissiens [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], cerchissoiz [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], cerchissez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], cerchissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], cerchassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], cerche [imperative, second-person, singular], cerchons [first-person, imperative, plural], cerchiez [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to search; to seek; to look for Synonyms: cercer, cercher, cergier, cerquer, chercher, sercheer, serchere, serchier, secher, sericher
    Sense id: en-cerchier-fro-verb-P4HoUUkE Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French verbs ending in -ier, Old French verbs with weak-a2 preterite, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "args": {
            "1": "roa-brg",
            "2": "sarchai",
            "3": "charchai"
          },
          "expansion": "Bourguignon: sarchai, charchai",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bourguignon: sarchai, charchai"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "roa-cha",
            "2": "charcher",
            "3": "sarcher"
          },
          "expansion": "Champenois: charcher, sarcher",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Champenois: charcher, sarcher"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "frm",
            "2": "chercher",
            "3": "cercher"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle French: chercher, cercher"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "chercher"
          },
          "expansion": "French: chercher",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "French: chercher"
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "serchen",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
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      "text": "→ Middle English: serchen, cerchen, scherchen, seerchen, seergyn, serce, serche, serchyn, serge, sergen\nEnglish: search\nScots: sairch"
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  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin circāre, from Latin circus.",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "fro-conj-ier",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "cerchier",
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        "indicative",
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        "indicative",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cerchoe",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
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      "form": "cercheies",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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        "indicative",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "cercheient",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "cerchievent",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "cerchai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "cerchames",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cerchastes",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cerchierent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "cercherai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "cercheras",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchera",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercherons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "cercheroiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchereiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercherez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheront",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheroie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchereie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheroies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchereies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheroit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchereit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheriiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheriens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheriiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheriez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheroient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchereient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preterite tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "cerche",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerches",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerche",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchasses",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchissons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchissiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchissoiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchissez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchissiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchassent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerche",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
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        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "cerchier",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fro-conj-ier"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French verbs ending in -ier",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French verbs with weak-a2 preterite",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to search; to seek; to look for"
      ],
      "id": "en-cerchier-fro-verb-P4HoUUkE",
      "links": [
        [
          "search",
          "search"
        ],
        [
          "seek",
          "seek"
        ],
        [
          "look for",
          "look for"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cercer"
        },
        {
          "word": "cercher"
        },
        {
          "word": "cergier"
        },
        {
          "word": "cerquer"
        },
        {
          "word": "chercher"
        },
        {
          "word": "sercheer"
        },
        {
          "word": "serchere"
        },
        {
          "word": "serchier"
        },
        {
          "word": "secher"
        },
        {
          "word": "sericher"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɛɾˈt͡ʃjeːɾ/",
      "note": "classical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɛɾˈkeːɾ/",
      "note": "classical",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cerchier"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-brg",
            "2": "sarchai",
            "3": "charchai"
          },
          "expansion": "Bourguignon: sarchai, charchai",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bourguignon: sarchai, charchai"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-cha",
            "2": "charcher",
            "3": "sarcher"
          },
          "expansion": "Champenois: charcher, sarcher",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Champenois: charcher, sarcher"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "frm",
            "2": "chercher",
            "3": "cercher"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle French: chercher, cercher",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle French: chercher, cercher"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "chercher"
          },
          "expansion": "French: chercher",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: chercher"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "serchen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle English: serchen, cerchen, scherchen, seerchen, seergyn, serce, serche, serchyn, serge, sergen\nEnglish: search\nScots: sairch",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle English: serchen, cerchen, scherchen, seerchen, seergyn, serce, serche, serchyn, serge, sergen\nEnglish: search\nScots: sairch"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "circo",
        "4": "circāre"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin circāre",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "circus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin circus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin circāre, from Latin circus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fro-conj-ier",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchier",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avoir cerchié",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en cerchant",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gerund of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchant",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchié",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerche",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerches",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerche",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchoie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchoe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchieve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchoies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchoes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchieves",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchoit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchot",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchieve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchiiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchiiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchoient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchoent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchievent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercha",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchames",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchastes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchierent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercherai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheras",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchera",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercherons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheroiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchereiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercherez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheront",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheroie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchereie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheroies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchereies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheroit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchereit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheriiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheriens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheriiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheriez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cercheroient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchereient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preterite tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerche",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerches",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerche",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchasses",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchissons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchissiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchissoiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchissez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchissiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchassent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerche",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cerchiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "cerchier",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fro-conj-ier"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old French first group verbs",
        "Old French lemmas",
        "Old French terms derived from Late Latin",
        "Old French terms derived from Latin",
        "Old French terms inherited from Late Latin",
        "Old French verbs",
        "Old French verbs ending in -ier",
        "Old French verbs with weak-a2 preterite",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to search; to seek; to look for"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "search",
          "search"
        ],
        [
          "seek",
          "seek"
        ],
        [
          "look for",
          "look for"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɛɾˈt͡ʃjeːɾ/",
      "note": "classical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɛɾˈkeːɾ/",
      "note": "classical",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cercer"
    },
    {
      "word": "cercher"
    },
    {
      "word": "cergier"
    },
    {
      "word": "cerquer"
    },
    {
      "word": "chercher"
    },
    {
      "word": "sercheer"
    },
    {
      "word": "serchere"
    },
    {
      "word": "serchier"
    },
    {
      "word": "secher"
    },
    {
      "word": "sericher"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cerchier"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old French dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (df33d17 and 4ed51a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.