querre

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See also: querré and quèrre

Middle English

Noun

querre

  1. Alternative form of quyrre (quarry)

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin quaerere.

Pronunciation

Verb

querre

  1. to seek; to search for
    • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 170, line 2077:
      quert li a beivre e a manger
      he searched for something for him to eat and drink

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem quier distinct from the unstressed stem quer, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • Bourguignon: queri
  • Champenois: queri
  • Franc-Comtois: tchri
  • Middle French: querir
  • Picard: queurre
  • Walloon: cweri