Old English · verb
undersecan
Normalised undersēċan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ˌun.derˈseː.t͡ʃɑn/
- Syllables
- ˌun · der · ˈseː · t͡ʃɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- underseekinvestigate
Meaning
-
to investigate
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | undersēċe | undersōhte |
| 2nd singular | undersēċestundersēcst | undersōhtest |
| 3rd singular | undersēċeþundersēcþ | undersōhte |
| Plural | undersēċaþ | undersōhton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | undersēċe | undersōhte |
| Plural | undersēċen | undersōhten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | undersēċan |
| Inflected infinitive | undersēċenne |
| Imperative singular | undersēċ |
| Imperative plural | undersēċaþ |
| Present participle | undersēċende |
| Past participle | undersōht |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *undersōkijan (literally “to search under or between”). Cognate with Old High German *untarsuohhen → German untersuchen. Equivalent to under- + sēċan.
Descendants
underseek
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