† vesteyev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To inspect, examine.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > investigate, examine [verb (transitive)]
underseekc897
speerc900
lookeOE
askOE
seeOE
teem witnessc1200
seeka1300
fand13..
inquirec1300
undergoc1315
visit1338
pursuea1382
searcha1382
examinec1384
assay1387
ensearchc1400
vesteyea1425
to have in waitc1440
perpend1447
to bring witnessc1475
vey1512
investigate?1520
recounta1530
to call into (also in) question1534
finger1546
rip1549
sight1556
vestigatea1561
to look into ——1561
require1563
descry?1567
sound1579
question1590
resolve1593
surview1601
undersearch1609
sift1611
disquire1621
indagate1623
inspect1623
pierce1640
shrive1647
in-looka1649
probe1649
incern1656
quaeritate1657
inquisite1674
reconnoitre1740
explore1774
to bring to book1786
look-see1867
scrutate1882
to shake down1915
sleuth1939
screen1942
a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxx If his lymer be dislaue, late him vesteye it with his eye.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [noun] > action of investigating
vesteyinga1425
exquisitionc1430
investigationa1450
inspect1490
exploration1544
prosecution1564
indagation1583
investigating1598
searchant1635
explorement1646
eyeballing1959
security check1970
a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxxiii And if þe lymer ouershete, or kan not put it forth, euery hunter þat þere is, ought to go somedele a broode forto se yf þei may fynde þe reghtes with vesteynge of eye.
a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxv It is to weten þat ofte tyme a deere is herbored with vestoynge of mannys eye.
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