ecces- ("k") (þ) vb. "to find out, bring out by examining, or eyeing[?]" (PE17:156). Pa.t. probably *eccensë; compare ces-.
Quenya
ces-
verb. to search, examine (in order to find something)
ces-
to search (for something), to examine (something) in order to find (something)
ecces-
to find out, bring out by examining, or eyeing[?]
ces- (Þ) ("k"), "to search (for something), to examine (something) in order to find (something)"; the root meaning is given as "enquire of, question, examine" (something). Cesë parma "to look in a book" (for a passage or information required); here the aorist stem cesë is used as infinitive. Notice that ces- here takes a simple direct object parma (not locative *parmassë, despite the translation). Past tense cense (Þ) given, replacing the phonologically expected form centë (also cited). (PE17:156)