undersechen

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English undersēcan (“to examine, investigate, scrutinize”), equivalent to under- +‎ sechen.

Verb

undersēchen (third-person singular simple present undersēcheth, present participle undersēchinge, simple past and past participle undersought)

to examine, investigate, scrutinize, seek out, look for
Wiþ þat come Sadok prikeing, Þe douke Segyn vnder-secheing. — The Romance of Guy of Warwick, c1330

Descendants

English underseek

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.