sercher

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French cercheor; equivalent to serchen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛːrtʃər/, /ˈsɛrtʃər/, /ˈsɛrtʃeːr/, /ˈsɛrtʃuːr/

Noun

sercher (plural serchers)

  1. A searcher; a investigator or scrutiniser.
  2. One who performs checkups or quality control:
    1. An individual employed by a guild to ensure adherence to guild guidelines.
    2. An individual who levies duties and examines the quality of trade goods.
    3. (rare) A investigator of watches or postings.
  3. A medical implement used to extract or examine.

Descendants

References

Old French

Verb

sercher

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of cerchier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of sercher (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive sercher avoir serché
gerund en serchant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle serchant
past participle serché
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present serche serches serche serchons serchez serchent
imperfect serchoie, sercheie, serchoe, sercheve serchoies, sercheies, serchoes, sercheves serchoit, sercheit, serchot, sercheve serchiiens, serchiens serchiiez, serchiez serchoient, sercheient, serchoent, serchevent
preterite serchai serchas sercha serchames serchastes sercherent
future sercherai sercheras serchera sercherons sercheroiz, serchereiz, sercherez sercheront
conditional sercheroie, serchereie sercheroies, serchereies sercheroit, serchereit sercheriiens, sercheriens sercheriiez, sercheriez sercheroient, serchereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present serche serches serche serchons serchez serchent
imperfect serchasse serchasses serchast serchissons, serchissiens serchissoiz, serchissez, serchissiez serchassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— serche — serchons serchez —

References
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