Scan

skan, v.t. to count the feet in a verse: to examine carefully: to scrutinise.— v.i. to agree with the rules of metre:— pr.p. scan′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. scanned.— ns. Scan′ning ; Scan′sion , act of counting the measures in a verse. [Fr. scander , to scan—L. scandĕre , scansum , to climb.]