querre

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See also: querré and quèrre

Middle English

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Noun

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querre

  1. Alternative form of quyrre (quarry)

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin quaerere.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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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

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