cerchier

Middle French

Verb

cerchier

  1. (uncommon) Alternative form of chercher

Conjugation
  • As parler except the additional i in the infinitive does not appear in many forms.
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of cerchier
infinitive simple cerchier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple cerchant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle cerchié
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present cerche cerches cerche cerchions cerchiez cerchent
imperfect cerchois, cerchoys cerchois, cerchoys cerchoit, cerchoyt cerchions, cerchyons cerchiez, cerchyez cerchoient, cerchoyent
past historic cercha cerchas cercha cerchasmes cerchastes cerchierent
future cerchierai, cerchieray cerchieras cerchiera cerchierons cerchierez cerchieront
conditional cerchierois, cerchieroys cerchierois, cerchieroys cerchieroit, cerchieroyt cerchierions, cerchieryons cerchieriez, cerchieryez cerchieroient, cerchieroyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present cerche cerches cerche cerchions cerchiez cerchent
imperfect cerchasse cerchasses cerchast cerchassions cerchassiez cerchassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — cerche — cerchions cerchiez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin circāre, from Latin circus.

Pronunciation
  • (classical) IPA(key): /t͡sɛɾˈt͡ʃjeːɾ/, (northern) /t͡sɛɾˈkeːɾ/

Verb

cerchier

  1. to search; to seek; to look for

Conjugation

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Descendants

References

Venetian

Etymology

From cerchio (“circle, hoop”) +‎ -er.

Noun

cerchier m (plural cerchieri)

  1. hooper, one who applies hoops to casks or barrels.

Further reading
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