1to spy out:
(
s.xiiim;
MS: c.1275
)
[...] si nul hom soit si hardi Ke [...] vienge ici Espigucer e aguaiter Si le cors vus peusset embler [...] Tut par mi la gule le prendrez
(C) 401
♦
to investigate, pry into:
(
c.1230;
MS: 1275-85
)
Li sages quis espigucerent
(=the stars) [...] Lur nun[s] de bestes lur donerent
2323
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