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, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle undersought)

  1. 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
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