Archaic spelling and form of 'inquire,' meaning to ask questions or seek information.
From Old French 'enquerre,' from Latin 'inquirere' (in- + quaerere, to seek). This spelling variant was used before modern standardization of English spelling.
Medieval and early modern texts are full of spelling variations like this—'enquere,' 'inquere,' 'enquire' were all acceptable because English spelling wasn't standardized until much later.
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