Enquere

En`quere´


v. i.1.To inquire.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Curiously, all instances of squire are round in the Cursor Mundi (14c), which also contains single occurrences of enquere and brere with [e:] retained, while the forms with [i:] of aisle chiefly belong to a set of documents from Yorkshire (vie, ile, ylle in Reg.
TABLEAU 1 Mode de transport utilise selon le motif de deplacement sur 24 heures (en pourcentage) Travail Etude Magasinage Loisir Automobile personnelle 74 21 70 73 Transport en commun (TC) 17 25 11 12 A pied et a velo 6 28 18 13 Automobile et TC 2 1 0 1 Autres 1 25 0 1 Total 100 100 100 100 Source: STCUM et MTQ, Enquere Origine-Destination, 1993.
While Troilus accuses Cassandra of false prophesy, he recognizes that he is helpless to prevent Criseyde's betrayal.(10) Without confirmation of her treachery, Troilus becomes a paragon of action, excelling on the battlefield as he seeks to exorcise Criseyde's memory and his grief: "And day by day he gan enquere and seche / A sooth of this with al his fulle cure; / And thus he drieth forth his aventure" (V.1538-40).
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