speir
speer
/ (spiːr) /
Scot to ask; inquire
Origin of speir
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How to use speir in a sentence
Here's An'ra, sir, come to speir efter the yoong minister and Isy: am I to gar him come in?
Salted With Fire | George MacDonaldThis same "Daft Will speir" was passing the minister's glebe, where haymaking was in progress.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character | Edward Bannerman RamsayDry up zour tears, my winsome dame, Ze neir can heal the wound; Ze see his head upon the speir, His heart's blude on the ground.
A Book of Ballads, Volume 3 | VariousRelative to her abstinence from food, I quote the following conversation between the reporter and Dr. speir.
Fasting Girls | William Alexander Hammond"Ye'll know me the noo if ye'll speir lang enoo," he squealed ironically when I had stared for some moments.
The Haunts of Old Cockaigne | Alex Thompson
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