espie
See also: espié and espíe
Old French
Etymology
See the verb espier. Compare also Italian spia, Spanish espía.
Noun
espie m (oblique plural espies, nominative singular espies, nominative plural espie)
- spy
- c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
- Dez ke Richart le sout, un espie enveia
Saveir u Thiebaut ert, e combien gent il a.- As soon as Richard knew about it, he sent a spy
to know where Thibalt was, and how many people he had with him.
- As soon as Richard knew about it, he sent a spy
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Descendants
- English: spy (borrowed)
Portuguese
Verb
espie
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of espiar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of espiar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of espiar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of espiar