Á-sécan

According to the Old English Dictionary:

á-sécan

Add: I. to seek out, search for:--Ácsa hine his wísena and áséc his dǽda, Ll. Th. ii. 260, 21. Ðæt seó sáwel dysi forbúge and wísdóm áséce, Hex. 40, 1. II. to search through, explore:--Hí hæfdon þá burh ealle ásóhte, Chr. 1011; P. 142, 2 note. [Goth. us-sókjan: O. H. Ger. ar-suochen expetere, examinare.] a-secan