enquerre

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin inquīrere, present active infinitive of inquīrō.

Verb

enquerre

1. to ask; to demand; to inquire

Old French

Etymology

From Latin inquīrere, present active infinitive of inquīrō.

Verb

enquerre

1. to ask; to demand; to inquire

Conjugation

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		enquerre			avoir enquis
gerund		en enquerant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		enquerant
past participle		enquis
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	enquier	enquiers	enquiert	enquerons	enquerez	enquierent
	imperfect	enqueroie, enquereie	enqueroies, enquereies	enqueroit, enquereit	enqueriiens, enqueriens	enqueriiez, enqueriez	enqueroient, enquereient
	preterite	enquis	enqueṣis	enquist	enqueṣimes	enqueṣistes	enquisdrent
	future	enquerrai	enquerras	enquerra	enquerrons	enquerroiz, enquerreiz, enquerrez	enquerront
	conditional	enquerroie, enquerreie	enquerroies, enquerreies	enquerroit, enquerreit	enquerriiens, enquerriens	enquerriiez, enquerriez	enquerroient, enquerreient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	enquiere, enquierge	enquieres, enquierges	enquiere, enquierge	enquerons, enquiergiens, enquierjons	enquerez, enquiergiez	enquierent, enquiergent
	imperfect	enqueṣisse	enqueṣisses	enqueṣist	enqueṣissons, enqueṣissiens	enqueṣissoiz, enqueṣissez, enqueṣissiez	enqueṣissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	enquier	—	enquerons	enquerez	—

    Conjugation of enquerre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

Quotations

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Descendants

• English: inquire, enquire
• French: enquérir (archaic)