单词 | aspy |
释义 | † aspyn. Obsolete. = spy n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one who sees > [noun] > spy or scout showerOE spierc1275 aspy1297 overlookerc1484 spial1548 scout1585 speculationa1616 spion1615 spotter1867 spot1893 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 557 Hii adde gode aspies, hou hii hom þo bere. 1380 Sir Ferumb. 5232 To þe Amerel þe aspye aȝen is went. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. xi. 6 Wicked men in ther aspies shal be take. 1467 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 335 He..sendyth dayly aspies to vnderstand what felesshepe kepe the place. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). † aspyv. Obsolete. = espy v. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > succeed in seeing aspya1250 discernc1450 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > succeed in seeing or catch sight of underyetec1000 aspya1250 kenc1275 ofyetec1275 choosea1300 akenc1300 descrivec1300 ofkenc1300 readc1300 espyc1320 descryc1330 spyc1380 discernc1405 discover1553 scan1558 scry1558 decern1559 describe1574 to make out1575 escry1581 interview1587 display1590 to set sight of (in)c1595 sight1602 discreevec1650 glance1656 to catch a glimpse of1679 steal1731 oversee1735 glimpse1779 twig1796 to clap eyes on1838 spot1848 sky1900 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make attack [verb (intransitive)] > lie in wait siteOE wait?c1225 aspya1250 awaita1250 keepc1275 to sit in wait(s)a1300 lurkc1300 bush1330 to lie at (the) waitc1440 to lie on waitc1440 to lie wait1445 lay one's wait1535 hugger1567 to lie at (on, upon the) lurch1578 couch1582 ambuscade1592 to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu1624 to lie at (or upon the) snap1631 ambush1638 to hole up1912 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > lie in wait for keepc1000 waitc1200 aspya1250 awaita1250 wait onc1390 to wait on ——1390 forestall1413 belay1470 to lay fora1513 waylay1513 forelay1548 ambush1555 counterwait1562 to lie for1611 set1670 a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 87 Iðe wildernesse heo aspieden us to slean. c1420 Pallad. on Husb. Where the swarmes dwell is crafte to aspie. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. ix. xix. f. 124/1 He was aspyit makand derision. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1297v.a1250 |
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