"espier" meaning in Old French

See espier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Vulgar Latin *spiō (“to spy, espy”), from Frankish *spehōn (“to spy, watch”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|VL.|*spiō||to spy, espy}} Vulgar Latin *spiō (“to spy, espy”), {{der|fro|frk|*spehōn||to spy, watch}} Frankish *spehōn (“to spy, watch”) Head templates: {{head|fro|verb}} espier Inflection templates: {{fro-conj-er}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], espier [infinitive], avoir espïé [infinitive, multiword-construction], en espiant [gerund], gerund of avoir + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction], espiant [participle, present], espïé [participle, past], espi [first-person, indicative, present, singular], espïes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], espïe [indicative, present, singular, third-person], espions [first-person, indicative, plural, present], espïez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], espïent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], espioie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], espïeie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], espioe [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], espïeve [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], espioies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], espïeies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], espioes [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], espïeves [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], espioit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], espïeit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], espiot [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], espïeve [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], espiiiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], espiiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], espiiiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], espiiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], espioient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], espïeient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], espioent [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], espïevent [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], espiai [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], espias [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], espia [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], espiames [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], espiastes [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], espïerent [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], espïerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], espïeras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], espïera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], espïerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], espïeroiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], espïereiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], espïerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], espïeront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], espïeroie [conditional, first-person, singular], espïereie [conditional, first-person, singular], espïeroies [conditional, second-person, singular], espïereies [conditional, second-person, singular], espïeroit [conditional, singular, third-person], espïereit [conditional, singular, third-person], espïeriiens [conditional, first-person, plural], espïeriens [conditional, first-person, plural], espïeriiez [conditional, plural, second-person], espïeriez [conditional, plural, second-person], espïeroient [conditional, plural, third-person], espïereient [conditional, plural, third-person], present tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], preterite tense of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future tense of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional tense of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], espi [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], espis [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], espit [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], espions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], espïez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], espïent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], espiasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], espiasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], espiast [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], espiissons [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], espiissiens [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], espiissoiz [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], espiissez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], espiissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], espiassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], espïe [imperative, second-person, singular], espions [first-person, imperative, plural], espïez [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to watch Synonyms: esguarder, reguarder, aspier, espeier, espoier Related terms: espie

Alternative forms

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            "1": "roa-ang",
            "2": "échaupier"
          },
          "expansion": "Angevin: échaupier",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Angevin: échaupier"
    },
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      ],
      "text": "Bourbonnais-Berrichon: épiger (Berrichon, Bourbonnais)"
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "frm",
            "2": "espier"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle French: espier",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Middle French: espier"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "épier"
          },
          "expansion": "French: épier",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: épier"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ht",
            "2": "espyon"
          },
          "expansion": "Haitian Creole: espyon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Haitian Creole: espyon"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-lor",
            "2": "h'pié",
            "3": "khpiyé",
            "4": "khpwé"
          },
          "expansion": "Lorrain: h'pié, khpiyé, khpwé",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lorrain: h'pié, khpiyé, khpwé"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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        }
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      "text": "Norman: êpier"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pcd",
            "2": "èpieu"
          },
          "expansion": "Picard: èpieu",
          "name": "desc"
        },
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            "1": "Athois"
          },
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          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Picard: èpieu (Athois)"
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            "2": "spwè"
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          "name": "desc"
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle English: aspien, aspyen, espien, espyen, spien",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Middle English: aspien, aspyen, espien, espyen, spien"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "depth": 2,
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "fro-conj-er",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "espier",
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        "infinitive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "espions",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "espioies",
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "espïeies",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "espiot",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "espïeve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "espiiiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiiiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espioient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espioent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïevent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espias",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espia",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiames",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiastes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïerent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïerai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeras",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïera",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïerons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeroiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïereiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïerez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeront",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeroie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïereie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeroies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïereies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeroit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïereit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeriiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeriens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeriiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeriez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeroient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïereient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preterite tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espions",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiasses",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiissons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiissiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiissoiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiissez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiissiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiassent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espions",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "espier",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fro-conj-er"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French verbs ending in -er",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French verbs with weak-a preterite",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to watch"
      ],
      "id": "en-espier-fro-verb-Zfjqciut",
      "links": [
        [
          "watch",
          "watch"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "espie"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "esguarder"
        },
        {
          "word": "reguarder"
        },
        {
          "word": "aspier"
        },
        {
          "word": "espeier"
        },
        {
          "word": "espoier"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "espier"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-ang",
            "2": "échaupier"
          },
          "expansion": "Angevin: échaupier",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Angevin: échaupier"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-bbn",
            "2": "épiger"
          },
          "expansion": "Bourbonnais-Berrichon: épiger",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Berrichon",
            "2": "Bourbonnais"
          },
          "expansion": "(Berrichon, Bourbonnais)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bourbonnais-Berrichon: épiger (Berrichon, Bourbonnais)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "frm",
            "2": "espier"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle French: espier",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle French: espier"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "épier"
          },
          "expansion": "French: épier",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: épier"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ht",
            "2": "espyon"
          },
          "expansion": "Haitian Creole: espyon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Haitian Creole: espyon"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-lor",
            "2": "h'pié",
            "3": "khpiyé",
            "4": "khpwé"
          },
          "expansion": "Lorrain: h'pié, khpiyé, khpwé",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lorrain: h'pié, khpiyé, khpwé"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nrf",
            "2": "êpier"
          },
          "expansion": "Norman: êpier",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norman: êpier"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pcd",
            "2": "èpieu"
          },
          "expansion": "Picard: èpieu",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Athois"
          },
          "expansion": "(Athois)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Picard: èpieu (Athois)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "wa",
            "2": "spwè"
          },
          "expansion": "Walloon: spwè",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Walloon: spwè"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "aspien",
            "3": "aspyen",
            "4": "espien",
            "5": "espyen",
            "6": "spien",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle English: aspien, aspyen, espien, espyen, spien",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle English: aspien, aspyen, espien, espyen, spien"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "aspy",
            "3": "espy",
            "4": "spy"
          },
          "expansion": "English: aspy, espy, spy",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: aspy, espy, spy"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "aspy",
            "3": "espy",
            "4": "spy"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: aspy, espy, spy",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: aspy, espy, spy"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cy",
            "2": "sbio",
            "3": "ysbïo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Welsh: sbio, ysbïo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Welsh: sbio, ysbïo"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*spiō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to spy, espy"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *spiō (“to spy, espy”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*spehōn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to spy, watch"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *spehōn (“to spy, watch”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Vulgar Latin *spiō (“to spy, espy”), from Frankish *spehōn (“to spy, watch”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fro-conj-er",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espier",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avoir espïé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en espiant",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gerund of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiant",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïé",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espions",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espioie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espioe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espioies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espioes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeves",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espioit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiot",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiiiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiiiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espioient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espioent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïevent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espias",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espia",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiames",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiastes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïerent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïerai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeras",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïera",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïerons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeroiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïereiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïerez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeront",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeroie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïereie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeroies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïereies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeroit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïereit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeriiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeriens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeriiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeriez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïeroient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïereient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preterite tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espions",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïent",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiasse",
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiasses",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiissons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiissiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiissoiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiissez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiissiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espiassent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espions",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espïez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "espier",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fro-conj-er"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "espie"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old French first group verbs",
        "Old French lemmas",
        "Old French terms derived from Frankish",
        "Old French terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
        "Old French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
        "Old French verbs",
        "Old French verbs ending in -er",
        "Old French verbs with weak-a preterite"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to watch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "watch",
          "watch"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "esguarder"
    },
    {
      "word": "reguarder"
    },
    {
      "word": "aspier"
    },
    {
      "word": "espeier"
    },
    {
      "word": "espoier"
    }
  ],
  "word": "espier"
}

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