seech
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- ""I have spokken for misel',—an' for thee too. To th' best o' my thinkin', Jone,—wherever yo finden folk yo'n find foos." "Well; it's th' likeliest shop to seech form 'em in, as how 'tis." "It is, owd lad; an' if yo leeten of onybody at o', yo connot go wrang.""
- "Thereupon I went an' fotch'd Bob Howt an' Jem Ashworth to help me to seech^([sic]) for 'em, but o' to no use. So I said, 'What think'n yo' if they'n getten back to their owd shop? Let us goo seerch^([sic]) for 'em theer.'"
- "His seechin for some time wur like Will Whistler's hunt for crabfish i' Snig Bruck—he couldn't clap his honds on wot he wanted."
- "Aw seeched for him till th' singing wur o'er, an' aw fund aw met as weel give it up; so aw gan it up, an' made mi way eaut o'th' palace. But th' gooin' eaut wurno' like th' gooin' in. Aw'd bowted at th' wrung dur, and getten amung th' carriages; ..."
Etymology
An alternative development of Middle English sēchen, seken, from Old English sēċan. Compare beseech (vs beseek).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sēchen, sēċan