- undersécan
- irreg wv/t1b to examine, investigate, scrutinize
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
understand — (v.) O.E. understandan comprehend, grasp the idea of, probably lit. stand in the midst of, from under + standan to stand (see STAND (Cf. stand)). If this is the meaning, the under is not the usual word meaning beneath, but from O.E. under, from… … Etymology dictionary