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ETYMOLOGY from under- (From E-NED: In Old English, various secondary meanings of under- are represented by such verbs as under(be)ᵹinnan to begin or attempt, underfón to receive, underᵹietan, -niman, -standan to understand, undersécan to investigate. Several of these survive in ME., as underfo, underᵹete, -nim, -stand,underseche; and a few more are added, as underfind, -grope, -take. In later examples the sense is usually that of (secret) investigation, as underfeel, -look, -search, -watch, or of unobserved action, as underhear. In addition to the verbs some agent-nouns occur, as under-dealer, -plotter, -puller.) Cf. Dutch. ondervinden EXAMPLE From: A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham, Lincolnshire By Edward Peacock, 1889
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