requere

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Middle English

Verb

requere

  1. to require
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Wife of Bath's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1009-1012:
      ‘Plighte me thy trouthe, heer in myn hand,’ quod she,
      ‘The nexte thing that I requere thee,
      Thou shalt it do, if it lye in thy might;
      And I wol telle it yow er it be night.’
      ‘Pledge me thy word here in my hand,’ she said,
      ‘The next thing that I require of thee,
      Thou shalt do it, if it lies in thy power;
      And I will tell it to you before it is night.’

Old French

Verb

requere

  1. Alternative form of requerre

Conjugation

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

Portuguese

Verb

requere

  1. (Brazilian Portuguese spelling) second-person singular imperative of requerer