es|py

es|py «ehs PY», transitive verb, -pied, -py|ing.

1. to see at a distance; catch sight of: »

He espied the castle from afar.

SYNONYM(S): spy, descry.

2. Archaic. to spy on: »

Now question me no more; we are espied (Shakespeare).

╂[< Old French espier < Germanic (compare Old High German spëhōn)]