Old French

Noun

espie m ‎(oblique plural espies, nominative singular espies, nominative plural espie)

1. spy
   • circa 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.

Descendants

• English: spy (borrowed)

Portuguese

Verb

espie

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of espiar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of espiar
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of espiar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of espiar