épier

See also: êpier

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.pje/
  • (file)

Etymology 1

From Middle French espier, from Old French espier, from Vulgar Latin *spiāre (compare Italian spiare, Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan espiar), from Frankish *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (to spy), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to look). Cognate with Middle Dutch spien (to spy), German spähen (to peek, peer, spy). More at spy.

Verb

épier

  1. (transitive) to spy on, keep an eye on, watch
  2. (transitive, dated) to watch for

Etymology 2

From Latin spicare.

Verb

épier

  1. (intransitive, agriculture) to ear
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