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Inquere, Inqueir, v. Also: inqwere, -quer, -queyre, -queyer. [ME. inquere (14 … ), var. of enquere Enquere v. Cf. Inquire v.] intr. and tr. To enquire, make enquiry (of or as to something).(1) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 2887.
At his moder he gan inquere Quho was his fader 1449 Acts II. 36/1.
At the said schiref … inquere at ilk courte gif thar be ony that makis thaim fulis that ar nocht 1456 Hay I. 257/3.
To inquere … quhat God will do till a synfull man Ib. 285/32.
He suld … inquere how and quhare, and in quhat place, if and for quhat caus [etc] 1454 Rep. Southesk MSS. 8.
To serche, se, and inquere how the elderis … held the saidis landis 1465 Acts XII. 31/2.
To inquer gif any personis be untaxt 1545 Douglas Corr. 160.
I inqwerit … qwhat he belewit my Lord of Argyilis mynd wase c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus iv. 510.
Than Venus at Dame Vesta did inqueir, Madame, how ar ȝe pleisit of this cheir? c 1630 Bk. Carlaverock II. 123.
Send one over with warrand to inqueyer hother if my maister doeth inclyne to peace(2) a1400 Leg. S. xxi. 472.
Til Antyoche was send men sere For [al] wechis til inquere c1460 Wisd. Solomon 634.
Quhat profytis it to man till inquere of thing that pasis his wyt till wnderstand 1498 Montgomery Mem. 55.
We … ordanis and chargis our justice clerkis to inquer hereof 1513 Doug. ii. iii. 9.
Schaw trewly this a thing I inquer 1696 Wemyss of Bogie MS.
Goieng through the kuntray inqweiring for mor victuall(3) 1375 Barb. iv. 221.
Enclosit he had Ane spirit, that hym ansuer mad Of thingis that he vald inqueir 1396 Scot. Ant. XIV. 617.
Quhare that faylyheys of xl marcis inqueryt thru a lele inquest 1456 Hay I. 83/30.
To se and inquere the ground of lautee Ib. II. 41/3.
In all this suld [a] squyer be inquerit or he be knycht 1485 Acta Conc. *100/1.
Certain thingis that is to be inquerit at thaim 1513 Doug. xiii. vi. 62.
Eneas … of thar cummyng the causys … dyd inqueir 1562-3 Winȝet II. 57/19.
Perchanse sum man wil inqueir Suld thair be [etc.](4) c1460 Wisd. Sol. 631.
Till inquere our far in … materis of Godis priuate c1460 Consail Wys Man 116.
Tell him the suthe quhen he inqueris