Espy
Espy , transitive verb
[Old French espier, French épier, from Old High German speh{not transcribed}n to watch, spy, German spahen; akin to Latin specere to look, species sight, shape, appearance, kind. See Spice, Spy, and compare Espionage.]
1.
To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd.
As one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn,... he espied his money.
A goodly vessel did I then espy
Come like a giant from a haven broad.
2.
To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.
He sends angels to espy us in all our ways.
Espy , intransitive verb
To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.
Stand by the way, and espy.
Espy (#) , noun
[Old French espie. See Espy, v., Spy.]
A spy; a scout. [Obsolete] — Huloet