Verb
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive, UK dialectal) To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of).
(obsolete, transitive, UK dialectal) To learn by trial; experience.
(transitive, obsolete) To seek to learn; ask; inquire.
(transitive, obsolete) To seek; be eager for; desire.
(intransitive, obsolete) To go forth on an expedition; sally forth.
Source: en.wiktionary.org