undersecan

Pronunciation: /ˌun.derˈseː.t͡ʃɑn/

“undersecan” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

verb

to investigate

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *undersōkijan (literally “to search under or between”). Cognate with Old High German *untarsuohhen → German untersuchen. Equivalent to under- + sēċan.

More Old English words

undernsang
underntid
underntima
undersceotan
undersmeagan
understandan
understandennes
understanding

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