undersechen

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Middle English

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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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