forseek

Mane (Îngilîzî)

To seek thoroughly (for); seek out.

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From Middle English *forseken (attested in forsoȝt), from Old English forsēcan, forsēċan (“to afflict, attack”), equivalent to for- + seek. Compare West Frisian fersykje (“to request, petition”), Dutch verzoeken (“to request, ask, petition”), German versuchen (“to attempt, try”).