Etymology

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Today it means: To search; to try to find something. Full definition →

Middle English enserchen ← Old French encerchier
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  1. Old French · derived fromencerchier
  2. Middle English · inherited fromenserchen
  3. English todayensearch

From Middle English enserchen, from Old French encerchier. See search.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.