spy
[spahy]
noun, plural spies.
verb (used without object), spied, spy·ing.
verb (used with object), spied, spy·ing.
Origin of spy
1200–50; (v.) Middle English spien, aphetic variant of espien to espy; (noun) Middle English, aphetic variant of espy a spy < Old French espie
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spy out
verb (tr, adverb)
spy
noun plural spies
verb spies, spying or spied
Word Origin for spy
C13 spien, from Old French espier, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German spehōn, Middle Dutch spien
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