(a) To see (sb., sth., a place) with the eyes, catch sight of, notice; also, be able to see (sb., sth., a place); also fig.; (b) with ellipsis of obj. or rel.pron.; -- also in than clause; (c) ppl. sene, visible, seen with the eyes; able to be seen; also fig.; ben sene; ben sene to, to appear to (sb.); (d) ~ mid (at, thurgh) eie, ~ with eie (eien, bodiliche eien, sight, bodi-sight, eie-sight); -- also without obj. after than; (e) to see (God, Christ, the Holy Ghost); (f) with negative obj.: to see (nothing of sth., nothing but sth., no one but sb., nobody), not see (sb. or sth.); ~ non in sight; also with negative subj.: no-more (no-thing) sene; (g) of the eye(s: to see (sb. or sth.), look at; see visual evidence of (sth.); also fig.; also in proverb.

(a) To look at (sb. or sth.), gaze upon; examine (sth.), inspect; look (sb. in the face); ~ herte blod, kill (sb.); (b) to view (a place, town, etc.), visit; also, go to (heaven).

(a) To observe (an event or action, events or actions in general, a sight, a state of affairs), witness; also, observe (one's own words and deeds) at Doomsday [quot.: a1225(?c1175)]; (b) with ellipsis of obj. or rel.pron.; -- also in as clause; (c) ~ at eie (with eien, with sight, etc.); -- also without obj. [quot.: Cloud]; (d) ~ merveille (miracle, selcouth, selli, signe, wonder); ~ token (tokening); (e) ~ sight (with eien; ~ sight of, to see (sb. or sth.); ~ sight o with ertheli eie, see (sb.).

To see visual evidence of (sorrow, distress, need, magic power, a way of life, etc.), perceive; also fig.; also, see (nothing but sorrow); also, see the source of (a voice).

With compound obj.: (a) with noun or pron. and inf. as obj.: to see with the eyes (sb. or sth. do sth., sb. or sth. doing sth., sb. experience sth., sth. occur), watch; also, see (sb. offered for sale) [quot.: a1387]; ~ with eien; (b) with indefinite hit and inf. as obj.; (c) with ellipsis of obj. before inf.; (d) with comen followed by pr.ppl. or inf.

With compound obj.: (a) with noun or pron. and pr.ppl. as obj.: to see with the eyes (sb. or sth. doing sth.), watch; (b) with noun or pron. and p.ppl. as obj.: to see or watch (sb. or sth. undergoing an action or a process, sth. done); (c) with noun or pron. and p.ppl. used adjectivally: to see (sb. or sth. in a specified condition or state); (d) with noun or pron. and pred.adj. or adv. as obj.: to see or find (sb., sth., oneself in a specified condition or state); (e) with noun or pron. qualified by a prep.phr. as obj.: to see (sb. or sth. in a specified condition or state); (f) with pron. and noun as obj.: to see (sb. to be sth.).

With clause as obj.: (a) introduced by conj. that: to see with the eyes (that sb. or sth. does sth., that sth. is so, etc.), see visual evidence; ~ at eie; (b) with that omitted: to see (sb. is sth., sb. or sth. do sth., sb. has not come, etc.); ~ with eie; (c) introduced by a conj. other than that, an indef. conjunctive adv. or pron., etc.: to see (how sb. or sth. does sth., where sb. or sth. is, when sb. does sth., what one is, etc.); ~ with eie(n; also of the eye.

(a) With noun, pron., or appositive hit as obj. and obj. clause: to see (sb., that she is fair; sb., how they do sth.; a sight, how sth. happens; etc.); (b) with indef. conjunctive adv. and inf. as obj.: to be able to see (where to go).

(a) To be able to see with the eyes; have or employ the faculty of sight; also fig.; also, jocularly, of a cheese [quot.: ?1440]; ~ in sight, ~ with eie, ~ with (bodiliche, fleshlich) eien; ppl. seinge, able to see; also, while seeing [quot.: a1450, 2nd]; also, as noun: persons able to see; (b) as thou seest, as you see, as you can see; as we sene, so we haven sene, as ye mouen ~, as ye sene (at eie, as men mighten ~, etc.; (c) of the eye: to be able to see; also fig.; ppl. seinge, able to see; (d) in name of an allegorical character.

(a) To look, observe, watch; haven eien to ~, have eyes with which to observe; (b) impv. se, sene, seis, etc.: look! take a look! lö behold! se her; (c) ~ in, to look on (sb.); ~ in-to, look into (heaven); -- used fig.; also, look on (sb.); ~ of, look on (sb.), watch (an action); ~ of with eien; ~ on, look on (sb. or sth.); also, see visual evidence of (sorrow); also fig.; ~ on thurgh fleshes eie-sight; ~ ther-of (ther-on); ~ to, look at (sth.); also with both obj. and obj. clause; ~ upon, look on (sb. or sth.); also of the eyes.

In phrases using the inf. or infl. inf.: (a) fair (god, smal, sorweful, etc.) to ~, fair (good, small, sorrowful, etc.) to look at; hidous (loveli, meke, etc.) for to ~, hideous (lovely, meek, etc.) to look at; lik an asshe to ~, lik a daies-ie for to ~; (b) ben joie (merveille, a wonder sight, etc.) to ~, ben reuthe for to ~, to be a joy (marvel, wondrous sight, pity, etc.) to see or observe; -- also without ben; (c) fair (lothli, semeli, etc.) on to ~, fair (ugly, seemly, etc.) to look at; grisli on (upon) to ~; of bras upon to ~; sondri to ~ upon; (d) with nouns and pronouns: for) to ~, to look at; for to ~ to, to ~ on.

(a) To discover (sth.) by observation or examination; determine (sth.) from visual evidence; ~ ivele, err in the observation of (sth.); ~ with eie(n; (b) with clause as obj. introduced by conj. that; -- also without that; also with clause understood after question; (c) with clause as obj. introduced by a conj. other than that or an indef. conjunctive adv. or pron.; also with clause understood after question; (d) to check by observation, see for oneself; ~ with eien; (e) to be aware of the presence of (sb.) by touching; (f) to learn by experience.

(a) To encounter (sb. or sth.) in one's personal experience; have personal knowledge of (sb. or sth.), know of; witness (sth.); ~ never; (b) with noun or pron. and inf. or p.ppl. as compound obj.; (c) with clause as obj.; also with inf. phrase as subj. [last quot.]; (d) with obj. and obj. clause.

In comp. or sup. expressions, or with implied comparison: (a) the fairest that ever man saugh, the selcouthest man that ever yet we sei, a semeloker that ever he siȝe, etc.; ever ~ with eie (eie-sight, sight); (b) ~ ever so, ever to encounter so (dull a man); ~ ever swich, ever hear of or witness such (a way of proceeding, distress); (c) never ~ a sharper, ~ never a fairer lond, etc.; never ~ a more worshipful with eie; -- also with one or more further negatives; (d) never ~ so god a sight, ~ never man so light, ~ never-mo so fair a child, etc.; ~ never non swich, ~ never swich a stour, ~ never swich game ne gle, ~ never swich knightes, ~ never swich on, etc.; -- also with one or more further negatives; (e) ne ~ so riche feste, ~ not so mirie a compaignie, ~ not swich a bilde bold, etc.