speir

speer

/ (spiːr) /

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verb

Scot to ask; inquire

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Word Origin for speir

Old English spyrian to seek after, search for

Words nearby speir

speedwell, speedwriting, speedy, speel, speer, speir, speiss, spek, Speke, spelaean, speleology

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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 MacDonald
This same "Daft Will Speir" was passing the minister's glebe, where haymaking was in progress.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character|Edward Bannerman Ramsay
Dry 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|Various
Relative 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