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English
Verb
espie
- Obsolete form of espy.
1551, Thomas More, “The Fyrste Boke of the Communycacion of Raphaell Hythlodaye Concernynge the Best State of a Commen Wealthe”, in Raphe Robynson [i.e., Ralph Robinson], transl., A Fruteful, and Pleasaunt Worke of the Best State of a Publyque Weale, and of the Newe Yle Called Utopia: , London: [Steven Mierdman for] Abraham Vele, , →OCLC, signatures B.ij., verso – B.iij., recto:[…] I chaunced to eſpie thys foraſyde Peter talkynge wyth a certeyne ſtraunger a man well ſtryken in age wyth a blake sonne burned face, a longe bearde and a cloke catſe homely about hys ſhoulders, whom by hys fauour & apparrel forthwythe I iudged to be a maryner.
1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Joshua 14:7, column 2:Fortie yeeres olde was I when Moſes the ſeruant of the Lord ſent me from Kadeſh Barnea, to eſpie out the land, and I brought him worde againe, as it was in mine heart.
1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Jeremiah 48:19, column 2:O inhabitant of Aroer, ſtand by the way, and eſpie; aſke him that fleeth, and her that eſcapeth, and ſay, VVhat is done?
1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, “.] Sermon III. The Descending and Entailed Curse Cut Off.”, in ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ . A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. , 2nd edition, London: Richard Royston , published 1654, →OCLC, pages 29–30:VVe keep company vvith Harlots and polluted perſons: vve are kind to all Gods Enemies, and love that vvhich he hates: […] And therefore God is inquiſitive; he looks for that vvhich he fain vvould never finde; God ſets ſpies upon us; he looks upon us himſelf through the Curtains of a cloud; and he ſends Angels to eſpie us in all our vvayes, […]
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
espie
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of espiar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Old French
Etymology
See the verb espier. Compare also Italian spia, Spanish espía.
Noun
espie oblique singular, m (oblique plural espies, nominative singular espies, nominative plural espie)
- spy
c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:Dez ke Richart le sout, un espie enveia
Saveir u Thiebaut ert, e combien gent il a.- As soon as Richard knew about it, he sent a spy
to know where Thibalt was, and how many people he had with him.
Descendants
Portuguese
Verb
espie
- inflection of espiar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative