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speer

[speer]

verb (used without object), verb (used with object)

Chiefly Scot. to ask; inquire.

Also, speir, spier.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English speren, spiren, Old English spyrian to make tracks, trace, ask about; cognate with German spüren, Old Norse spyrja to ask; akin to spoor

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speir or speer (spiːr)

—vb
	(Scot) to ask; inquire

[Old English spyrian to seek after, search for]

speer or speer

—vb

[Old English spyrian to seek after, search for]

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