Infinitive
aserchen; to aserchen; aserche
Participles
| Present | aserchynge; aserchende |
| Past | aserched; yaserched |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | aserche |
| 2nd sing. | aserchest |
| 3rd sing. | asercheth |
| 1st plur. | aserchen; aserche; asercheth |
| 2nd plur. | aserchen; aserche; asercheth |
| 3rd plur. | aserchen; aserche; asercheth |
Past
| 1st sing. | aserched; aserchede |
| 2nd sing. | aserchedest |
| 3rd sing. | aserched; aserchede |
| 1st plur. | asercheden; aserched; aserchede |
| 2nd plur. | asercheden; aserched; aserchede |
| 3rd plur. | asercheden; aserched; aserchede |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | aserche |
| 2nd sing. | aserche |
| 3rd sing. | aserche |
Past
| 1st sing. | aserched; aserchede |
| 2nd sing. | aserched; aserchede |
| 3rd sing. | aserched; aserchede |
Imperative
| Singular | aserche |
| Plural | asercheth; aserche |
Verbs conjugated like aserchen
syflen,
seisen,
cristenen,
snyten,
snowen,
snewen,
saucen,
sarsen,
whelven,
whelpen,
whelmen,
smoren,
smaken,
sliken,
sotten,
solven,
skyren,
bekenen,
beteren,
bewrien, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman assercher, Old French acerchier, from a + cerchier (“to seek”); equivalent to a- + serchen.
Sample Sentences
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And so blyue doynge down into the erthe the sackis eche opnyde the which aserchinge, bigynnynge fro the more vnto the leeste, fonde the coppe in the sak of Beniamyn. (And quickly each put the sacks down on the ground and opened them, which were searched beginning with the oldest and going in order until the youngest; the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.) [1382, John Wycliffe, Genesis XLIV 11-12:]
Cognates
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