English Dictionary: Speir | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Speir \Speir\, v. i. To ask. See {Spere}. --Sir W. Scott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Spere \Spere\, v. i. [AS. spyrian to inquire, properly, to follow the track; akin to D. speuren, G. sp[81]ren, Icel. spyrja. [root]171. See Spoor.] To search; to pry; to ask; to inquire. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also {speer}, {speir}.] --Jamieson. |