speer

or speir, spier

[ speer ]

verb (used with or without object)
  1. Chiefly Scot. to ask; inquire.

Origin of speer

1
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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Other definitions for Speer (2 of 2)

Speer
[ speer; German shpeyr ]

noun
  1. Al·bert [al-bert; German ahl-bert], /ˈæl bərt; German ˈɑl bɛrt/, 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.

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How to use speer in a sentence

  • Tragically, speer’s warning is acutely resonant in the 21st-century as technology has been harnessed as an even more efficient tool for manipulation and control of the minds of populations with devastating consequences.

  • Dr. Welner appears to be their star witness, although he might be eclipsed by the widow of Sgt. speer.

  • After a farewell which had more meaning than sound in it, he hastened back to Rings-Hill speer.

    Two on a Tower | Thomas Hardy
  • Dr. speer, who had been watching the strange phenomenon with absorbing interest, asked permission to examine it more closely.

    Psychic Phenomena | Edward T. Bennett
  • A very detailed account of this incident exists in the handwriting of Dr. speer.

    Psychic Phenomena | Edward T. Bennett
  • A corner of the paper I tore off, and handed it to Dr. speer to identify the sheet of paper if necessary.

    Psychic Phenomena | Edward T. Bennett
  • Our wise men may make laws to keep him in his normal speer, but uv wat avail is they?

    Swingin Round the Cirkle. | Petroleum V. Nasby