Speir

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spere \Spere\, v. i. [AS. spyrian to inquire, properly, to
     follow the track; akin to D. speuren, G. sp["u]ren, Icel.
     spyrja. [root]171. See Spoor.]
     To search; to pry; to ask; to inquire. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
     [Written also {speer}, {speir}.] --Jamieson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Speir \Speir\, v. i.
     To ask. See {Spere}. --Sir W. Scott.
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